COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 5056 LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

Identifying the theories on language families and language classification by learning the classification of the language in various methods. With the help of this method gaining information on the typological classification of languages via phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identfying the language classification typology
2   Language Classification according to language families
3   Language Classification according to linguistic features
4   Knowing the language classifications which are made via linguistic features such as phonology, syntax, pragmatics etc. that are considered to be the criteria for linguistic typology
5   Infere or analyse the typological features of a language in the base of acquired knowledge.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Language and language Universals
2 Language families of the world
3 Evaluating the debates on world Language Families
4 What is language typology and how it should be made
5 Phonological criteria on language typology
6 Morphological and Lexicological criteria on language typology
7 Syntactic criteria on language typology
8 Midterm
9 Semantic and Pragmatic criteria on language typology
10 Identifying the typologic features of an unknown language
11 Typologically examining the languages in the Altaic Language Family
12 Typologically examining the languages in the Altaic Language Family
13 Typologically examining the languages in the Altaic Language Family
14 Comparing and contrasting the typological features of Turkish and another language
15 General Evaluation and Review
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

BENVENISTE, Emile (1966) Problèmes de Linguistique Générale. Paris: Gallimard.
BOYER, Henri; CARDY, Hélène (Novembre 2011) Localiser, identifier, valoriser Mots. Les langages du politique, sayı: 97, [5-13].
CALVET, Louis-Jean (1999) Pour une Écologie des Langues du Monde, Paris: Plon.
COMRIE, Bernard (2005) Dil Evrensellikleri ve Dilbilim Tipolojisi, Çeviren:Ismail Ulutaş, Ankara: Hece Yayınları.
CRYSTAL, David (2010) Cambridge Dil Ansiklopedisi, 2. Baskı, Çevirenler: Kurul, Bursa: Uludağ Üniversitesi Yayınları
CRYSTAL, David (2007) Dillerin Katli, Çeviren: Gökhan Cansız, Istanbul: Profil Yayıncılık.
ELOY, Jean-Michel (2010) "Sur quelques discours évaluatifs institutionnels français en politique linguistique , Télescope, vol. 16, n° 3, [175-184].
EXTRA, Guus; YAĞMUR, Kutlay (2013) Dil Zengini Avrupa. Avrupa da Çokdillili Politika ve Uygulama Eğilimleri, Ingiliz Kültür Derneği adına Cambridge Üniversitesi Yayınevi, Rotolito Lombarda SpA, (URL: www.language-rich.eu)
FEUILLET, Jacques (2005) Introduction à la Typologie Linguistique, Paris : Honoré Champion.
FLORICIC, Franck (2010) Essais de Linguistique Générale et de Typologie, Paris : ENS Editions, Centre de Publication linguistique.
HAGEGE, Claude (1987) L'Homme de Parole, Paris : Gallimard.
HAGÈGE, Claude (2000) Halte à la Mort des Langues, Paris: Éditions Odile Jacob.
HAGEGE, Claude (2006) La Structure des Langues. Paris : PUF. Que sais-je .
HAMEL, Rainer Enrique (2010) « L aménagement linguistique et la globalisation des langues du monde », Télescope, vol. 16, n° 3, [1-21].
HÉNAULT- SAKHNO, Christine; Serguei SAKHNO (2001) Typologie des langues et sémantique diachronique: le problème des universaux , Linx, No: 45, [25-35].
LECLERC, Jacques (2014) L'Aménagement Linguistique Dans le Monde, URL: http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca
RAMAT, Paolo (1985) La Typologie Linguistique, Paris : PUF.
SÖRÉS, Anna (2008) Typologie et Linguistique Contrastive. Théories et Applications dans la Comparaison des Langues, Bern / Berlin / Bruxelles / Frankfurt am Main / New York / Oxford / WienPeter Langue Yayınları
HAGEGE, Claude (1987) L'Homme de Parole, Paris : Gallimard.
HAGÈGE, Claude (2000) Halte à la Mort des Langues, Paris: Éditions Odile Jacob.
HAGEGE, Claude (2006) La Structure des Langues. Paris : PUF. Que sais-je .
HAMEL, Rainer Enrique (2010) « L aménagement linguistique et la globalisation des
langues du monde », Télescope, vol. 16, n° 3, [1-21].
HÉNAULT- SAKHNO, Christine; Serguei SAKHNO (2001) Typologie des langues et sémantique
diachronique: le problème des universaux , Linx, No: 45, [25-35].
LECLERC, Jacques (2014) L'Aménagement Linguistique Dans le Monde, URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca
RAMAT, Paolo (1985) La Typologie Linguistique, Paris : PUF.
SÖRÉS, Anna (2008) Typologie et Linguistique Contrastive. Théories et Applications dans
la Comparaison des Langues, Bern / Berlin / Bruxelles / Frankfurt am Main / New York /
Oxford / WienPeter Langue Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation on the subject
2. Narration, discussion and debate via examples
3. Question & answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5: going to be evaluated by the articles which will be prepared for midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 80% attendance is compulsory
2. Attendance to midderm, homework and final exam activities will be considered during evaluation.
3. Plagiarism attempts in midterm, homework and final exams will be evaluated/punished by a grade of "0" (zero)

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Monday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Project Preparation 1 25 25
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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