The successful participant:
- has command of the basic theoretical concepts of syntax, morphology, and phonology;
- can apply these concepts in the analysis of data sets from natural languages (with a focus on English);
- can identify the theoretical and methodological issues involved in linguistic research and
- report on these in academic English appropriate for a research plan, a methodology section, and a research proposal.
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This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It provides an introduction to core concepts in the areas of syntax, morphology, phonology and phonetics, aiming at a sophisticated understanding of native speakers' unconscious knowledge of the structure of English words and sentences. Students are familiarised with linguistic methods of data analysis, including the analysis of speech and corpus data, and acquire research writing skills. Students learn to write a research plan (250-300 words), a methodology section (500 words), and a research proposal (700 words) on the basis of a practical research project.
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Priority rules apply to this course. Make sure you register for this course before 15 November 2021 12:00h (noon) to be considered for enrollment. The following students are guaranteed a place:
- BA English Language and Culture
- BA TCS or LAS
- pre-master’s students
- exchange students
Other students will be placed by means of random selection.
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