COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MIHRIBAN AYDIN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

Aims to make students comprehend the language's features of flexion and production(aggligunating,using affix-root relations,being fusional etc.),comprehend word types and structures of subordinatives and sentences,learn new ways of Word production/creating in the light of comparative studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Anttilo, R. (2009). Historical and Comparative Linguistics. Amsterdam/Philadephia: John Benjamins Pub.
Comrie, B. (ed.) (2009). The World s Major Languages. USA and Canada: Routledge.
Freidin, R. (ed.) (1996). Current Issues in Comparative Grammar Studies. Dordrecht: Kluwer Pub.
Gildea, S. (ed.) (1999). Reconstructiong Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub.
Lehmann, W. P. (ed) (1981). Syntactic Typology. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Shopen, T. (ed.) (1994). Language Typology and Syntactic Description: Volume II Complex Constructions. Australia: Cambridge University Press.
Shopen, T. (ed.) (1996). Language Typology and Syntactic Description: Volume I Clause Structure. Australia: Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1- Lecture
2. 2- Presentation
3. 3- Question and answer
4. 4- Discussion

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,will be evaluated via via homework assignment/Project
1. (thay stands for final)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1- 80% class attendance is obligatory.
2. 2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. 3- Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.4.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes