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Übersicht über die Modulgruppen
Übersicht über die Module in den Modulgruppen
06M-7273i01Typological and Documentary Linguistics
06M-7273i02Indo-European Studies
06M-7273i03Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
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06SM272-513 Field Methods: Elicitation Techniques
Moduldetails: 06SM272-513 Field Methods: Elicitation Techniques
| Modulgruppe |
Typological and Documentary Linguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Übung |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
Participants learn and practice how to elicit and analyze language data in cooperation with native speakers. Various tools (e.g. questionnaires and production stimuli) are presented and their use practiced. |
| Lernziel |
Participants are able to detect and analyze linguistic structures through elicitation. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis.
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio (50% oral work, 50% written work) |
| Notenskala |
bestanden/nicht bestanden |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Frühjahrssemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-514 Grammar Writing
Moduldetails: 06SM272-514 Grammar Writing
| Modulgruppe |
Typological and Documentary Linguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Selbststudium |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
Students collect and analyze linguistic structures (via elicitation, corpus analysis, analysis of published data etc.) and describe the results and the resulting empirical evidence in the form of a short grammar or grammar section. |
| Lernziel |
Ability to write up an independently conducted linguistic analysis and its evidence in the form of a grammar; ability to argue for a linguistic analysis and support the argument with data. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch - gemäss individueller Absprache mit der Betreuungsperson |
| Voraussetzungen |
advanced knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis;
it is recommended students book this module after or at the same time as one or more modules in the module group Typological and Documentary Linguistics
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
written paper |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes Semester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-515 Linguistic Analysis and Annotation – Practical Application
Moduldetails: 06SM272-515 Linguistic Analysis and Annotation – Practical Application
| Modulgruppe |
Typological and Documentary Linguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Übung |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
Students analyze and gloss recordings, texts and/or corpora of a selected language with the help of word lists or dictionaries. In the process, they become acquainted with the structure of the language on all levels and acquire skills in handling raw linguistic data. |
| Lernziel |
Ability to make linguistic raw data accessible and to annotate them on the basis of an analysis (glossing). |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis.
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
documented practical work in the form of glossed, analyzed data |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-516 Written Paper in Typological and Documentary Linguistics
Moduldetails: 06SM272-516 Written Paper in Typological and Documentary Linguistics
| Modulgruppe |
Typological and Documentary Linguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Selbststudium |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
Students choose a topic in agreement with their supervisor. They then immerse themselves into the topic with the help of literature and potentially language data of their own, and critically summarize results in the form of a self-guided written paper. |
| Lernziel |
Ability to independently create a critical synthesis of the current state of the art on the basis of language data and published literature, in the form of a scientific paper. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch - gemäss individueller Absprache mit der Betreuungsperson |
| Voraussetzungen |
basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
written paper |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes Semester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-517 Structures in Language Families and Areas
Moduldetails: 06SM272-517 Structures in Language Families and Areas
| Modulgruppe |
Typological and Documentary Linguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
The course introduces the main structures of a selected language family and/or of a selected linguistic area. Students read relevant literature and work with different datasets, which they present orally and summarize in the form of a written paper. |
| Lernziel |
Participants gain an overview of the main linguistic structures in a selected language family and/or a selected linguistic area and can apply that knowledge to the analysis of individual languages. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio (50% oral work, 50% written work) |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Frühjahrssemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-518 Typologies of Linguistic Structures
Moduldetails: 06SM272-518 Typologies of Linguistic Structures
| Modulgruppe |
Typological and Documentary Linguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
The course introduces the typological diversity of selected linguistic structures. Students read relevant literature and work with different datasets, which they present orally and summarize in the form of a written paper. |
| Lernziel |
Participants know the current state of the art in our understanding of the typological diversity of selected linguistic structures and can apply this knowledge to the analysis of individual languages. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio (50% oral work, 50% written work) |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-504 Conditions of Language Dynamics
Moduldetails: 06SM272-504 Conditions of Language Dynamics
| Modulgruppe |
Indo-European Studies |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
The course introduces the current state of research on selected cognitive-biological and sociocultural conditions that constrain or shape language change. It teaches in particular how to conceive of theoretical approaches as well as how to choose appropriate methods. |
| Lernziel |
Knowledge of the major cognitive-biological and socio-cultural conditions that constrain or shape language change; knowledge of the methods with which these conditions are researched; ability to formulate research questions to study these conditions. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis; knowledge of key concepts of language relatedness and language change.
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio: 50% presentation (several short presentations or one longer presentation), 50% written paper |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-506 Statistical Modeling of Language Dynamics
Moduldetails: 06SM272-506 Statistical Modeling of Language Dynamics
| Modulgruppe |
Indo-European Studies |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Übung |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
This exercise group treats the main statistical methods for modeling language dynamics in space and time. This includes teaching and developing the theoretical basis and assumptions of the models as well as the application of methods to suitable datasets and critical evaluation of the results. |
| Lernziel |
Knowledge of the main statistical methods to model language dynamics in space and time; ability to apply these methods to suitable data and critically evaluate the results. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of statistics and probability theory; basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis; knowledge of key concepts of language relatedness and language change.
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio (20% written exercises, 80% written paper) |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Frühjahrssemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-519 Diversity of Indo-European Languages
Moduldetails: 06SM272-519 Diversity of Indo-European Languages
| Modulgruppe |
Indo-European Studies |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
9 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
This course treats the diversity of Indo-European languages and the relevance of mechanisms that are responsible for diversity or uniformity. The course also teaches how the Indo-European language family and its member languages differ from other language families, how these profiles change through space and time, and how this can be interpreted to inform reconstruction. |
| Lernziel |
Overview of the diversity of structures in Indo-European languages, and overview of the mechanisms of language change that are responsible for these structures. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch/Englisch |
| Voraussetzungen |
keine |
| Leistungsnachweis |
oral exam |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes 2. Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-521 Qualitative Reconstruction
Moduldetails: 06SM272-521 Qualitative Reconstruction
| Modulgruppe |
Indo-European Studies |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
9 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
The course treats methods of qualitative reconstruction within the Indo- European language family, and teaches the skills that are necessary to evaluate reconstructions and to conduct work on reconstructions. It foregrounds the relevance of different data types, reconstruction methods and principles. It covers single branches as well as the whole language family. |
| Lernziel |
Ability to evaluate and discuss reconstructions of the protolanguage and internal protolanguages and to conduct work on qualitative reconstructions. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch |
| Voraussetzungen |
keine |
| Leistungsnachweis |
documented practical work |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes 2. Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-507 Mechanisms in Child Language Development
Moduldetails: 06SM272-507 Mechanisms in Child Language Development
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
The course introduces different theories prevalent in research on language development, with special attention on the acquisition mechanisms (e.g. statistical learning, generalisation mechanisms) that individual theories postulate. Particular focus is put on the status of cognitive prerequisites in early childhood. |
| Lernziel |
Knowledge of the cognitive-biological and socio-cultural foundations of child language development. In-depth understanding of the basic prerequisites and cognitive mechanisms that underlie language development during ontogeny. Knowledge of the factors (e.g. quantity and quality of the input) that can influence development mechanisms. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis; knowledge of the central aspects of language development in children and the main methods of their study (corresponding to the content of the BA module "Language Development") |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio: 50% presentation (several short presentations or one longer presentation), 50% written paper |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Frühjahrssemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-509 Variation in Child Language Development
Moduldetails: 06SM272-509 Variation in Child Language Development
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
The course introduces selected topics of language development research, in particular with regard to variation and its reasons. This includes the causes of speaker-specific variation as well as the role of cross-linguistic variation in child language development. |
| Lernziel |
Understanding of the role of individual and cross-linguistic variation in early childhood development, of the environmental factors that can influence individual variation, and of the relevance of research into language development for the understanding of language evolution. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of key concepts in linguistic analysis; knowledge of the central aspects of child language development and the main methods of their study (according to the content of the BA module "Language Development"). |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio: 50% presentation (several short presentations or one longer presentation), 50% written paper |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-522 Practical Exercises in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
Moduldetails: 06SM272-522 Practical Exercises in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Übung |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
This exercise group teaches how to design and execute neurolinguistic or psycholinguistic research projects with experimental and/or observational paradigms. Students learn how to empirically analyze and operationalize research questions and how to present this research in scientific writing. |
| Lernziel |
Ability to address a neurolinguistic or psycholinguistic research question empirically. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Knowledge of key concepts of neurolinguistic or psycholinguistic research; basic knowledge of statistic methods; basic knowledge of linguistic data science.
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
documented practical work |
| Notenskala |
bestanden/nicht bestanden |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes Herbstsemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-523 Written Paper in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
Moduldetails: 06SM272-523 Written Paper in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Selbststudium |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
Students choose a topic in agreement with their supervisor, into which they immerse themselves with the help of literature and potentially their own language data, and which they critically summarize in a self-guided written paper. |
| Lernziel |
Ability to independently write a critical synthesis of the current state of the art on the basis of published literature, in the form of a scientific paper |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch - gemäss individueller Absprache mit der Betreuungsperson |
| Voraussetzungen |
knowledge of key concepts of neurolinguistic or psycholinguistic research
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
written paper |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes Semester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-524 Language and Cognition
Moduldetails: 06SM272-524 Language and Cognition
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
This seminar teaches the current state of the art on selected relationships between linguistic and cognitive processes and categories. Students familiarize themselves independently with the specialized literature on the topic. The focus is on the impact that language-specific grammatical and semantic particularities can have on non-linguistic conceptualization, as e.g. examined in research on linguistic relativity. |
| Lernziel |
Knowledge of the main relationships between linguistic and cognitive processes and categories. Understanding how empirical research and theoretical models overlap with conceptual assumptions. Ability to critically evaluate empirical evidence and its interpretation. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Knowledge of the main (neuro-)cognitive processes of language processing and their interaction with non-linguistic cognition and perception; basic knowledge of the corresponding research methods (according to the content of the BA module "Language and Cognitive Processes") |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio (50% oral work, 50% written work) |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Frühjahrssemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-525 Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
Moduldetails: 06SM272-525 Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Seminar |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
This course teaches the current state of the art on selected mechanisms of language production and comprehension. Students familiarize themselves with the specialized literature on the topic. |
| Lernziel |
Knowledge of the main mechanisms of language production and language comprehension |
| Unterrichtssprache |
English |
| Voraussetzungen |
Knowledge of the main (neuro-)cognitive processes of language processing and their interaction with non-linguistic cognition and perception; basic knowledge of the corresponding research methods (corresponding to the content of the BA module "Language and Cognitive Processes").
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Portfolio (50% oral work, 50% written work) |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
2-semestrig (Beginn im Frühjahrssemester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-526 Assessed Work Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
Moduldetails: 06SM272-526 Assessed Work Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahlpflicht |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Praktikum |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
Students familiarize themselves with a current topic of research independently but with guidance, and prepare a larger-scale research project, with the aim of learning how to formulate hypotheses, how to test their predictions, how to conduct pilot studies and how to write a project proposal. This course lends itself to the preparation of an MA thesis research question. |
| Lernziel |
Advanced knowledge of a sub-field of neurolinguistics or psycholinguistics and practical experience in designing and presenting research questions |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Deutsch oder Englisch - gemäss individueller Absprache mit der Betreuungsperson |
| Voraussetzungen |
This module is open only to Master's students. It may not be booked by Bachelor's students as a pre-Master's module. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
documented practical work |
| Notenskala |
bestanden/nicht bestanden |
| Repetierbarkeit |
einmal wiederholbar, erneut buchen |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (jedes Semester) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
06SM272-613o Brain, Language, Experiments
Moduldetails: 06SM272-613o Brain, Language, Experiments
| Modulgruppe |
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| Modultyp |
Wahl |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lehrform |
Vorlesung mit integrierter Übung |
| Allgemeine Beschreibung |
To study the brain-language relationships a lot of different measurement techniques (electroencephaolgraphy, structural and functional neuroimaging, non-invasive neuromodulation, brain lesion mapping, functional near-infrared spectroscopy etc.) have meanwhile been established. The course is meant to theoretically introduce the various approaches. When possible hands on training will be included in the classes. The goal is to acquire a solid theoretical and practical knowledge about the pros and cons of the various techniques and to learn which imaging approach should be used to answer specific questions when running experimental studies in neurolinguistics. |
| Unterrichtssprache |
Englisch |
| Voraussetzungen |
keine |
| Leistungsnachweis |
schriftliche Arbeit |
| Notenskala |
1-6, in Halbschritten |
| Repetierbarkeit |
keine Wiederholungsmöglichkeit |
| Angebotsmuster |
1-semestrig (einmalig) |
| Organisation |
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution |
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