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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
LING0009-1  Introduction to general linguistics and language typology
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd yearToute l'année3
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd yearToute l'année3
Bachelor in philosophy, 1st yearToute l'année4
Bachelor in philosophy, 3rd yearToute l'année4
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 3rd yearToute l'année3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in LinguisticsToute l'année4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, germanic orientationToute l'année4
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics, Research Focus, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, Teaching Focus, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, ClassicsToute l'année5
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Studies, Teaching Focus, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Studies, Teaching Focus, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental LanguagesToute l'année5
Holder(s) :  Michel Kefer
Language :  French language
Course contents :  An introduction to what the world's languages have in common and in what aspects they can differ as well as to the main principles underlying language.
Tools applied to exercises and potentially to be used to a grammatical phenomenon of the student's choice.
Course objective :  See above
Prerequisites :  None.
Organization :  30 hours;
1st and 2nd semester;
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Written notes :  Recommended work: Radford et al.: Linguistics: An Introduction.CUP. 1999. ISBN 0 521 47854 5 paperback.
Some lecture notes as well as exercise sheets will be available..
Assessment :  Written examination (as a rule, the aim of the questions is to check the student's understanding and ability to apply.
June
Contacts :  Enseignant titulaire
Michel KEFER, chargé de cours
Département de Langues et littératures germaniques
Place Cockerill, 3, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 54 09
E-mail Michel.Kefer@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat
Myriam BLUM
Place Cockerill 3, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 54 66
Remarks :  Concrete examples will be used as a basis of reflexion to introduce theoretical concepts.
Exercises to be done at home will be proposed. It is important for the students to do these exercises in order to be able to understand the explanations in class; it is also necessary as a preparation for the examination.


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