Master
2026/2027
Typology
Type:
Elective course (Linguistic Theory and Fieldwork)
Delivered by:
School of Linguistics
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 1, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the study of linguistic diversity by focusing on a specific domain / parameter of variation. Parameters are subject to yearly change and are chosen to be basic enough to be universal and easy to grasp for speakers with various native languages, and students of different background. An example of such universal basic parameter, are lexical and grammatical variation in the domain of basic motion verbs. The course is essentially based on students’ readings of scholarly research in the domain, their presentation and classroom discussions and quizzes.
Learning Objectives
- The objectives of the course is to introduce the students to the methods and practicalities of research of language diversity and language description. During the course, a position paper is presented by the instructor. The rest if the course is based on reading, presented by the students and discussed in classes. The course is built on the topics selected for the specific year, from two to four.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students are good at critical academic reading.
- Students more generally, understand the principles of the study of cross-linguistic variation and comparison.
- Students understand the principles of variation in the domains selected for the course in the current year.
Course Contents
- Linguistic Typology: Introduction
- Talmian typology of motion events.
- Caused motion and verbs of transport.
- Grammaticalization paths characteristic to verbs of motion.
- Associated motion: an overview of the category.
- Filmorian typology of deictic verbs; andative and ventive categories grammaticalized.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Сб., с. /. Типология и теория языка: от описания к объяснению. К 60-летию Александра Евгеньевича Кибрика = Typology and Linguistic Theory: From Description to Explanation : сборник научных трудов / с. /. Сб. , редакторы Е. В. Рахилина, Я. Г. Тестелец. — Москва : Языки славянских культур, 1999. — 640 с. — ISBN 5-7859-0097-1. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/136912 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Шафиков, С. Г. Лингвистическая типология и языковые универсалии : монография / С. Г. Шафиков. — 2-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2018. — 142 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-4057-6. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/116116 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.