B-KUL-F0VI5A English Linguistics: Selected Topics

General information

Academic year: 2009-2010 Study points: 6 Language: English Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 39.0 hours  Periodicity: Taught in the second semester POC: POC Taal- en letterkunde

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Taught by

Heyvaert Liesbet

Aims

The purpose of this course is to describe a particular domain of English grammar in detail, with a view to exploring its formal properties and the meanings that they encode and mapping out the distinct categories that it consists of.

Previous knowledge

* BA level in English
* Familiarity with the main grammatical categories of the English noun phrase, verb phrase and clause, and, more in general, with the basic notions of English grammar and linguistics.

Content

This year we will consider the linguistic category of -ing forms more closely. We will discuss, among other things, the formal and semantic distinction between nominal and verbal gerunds (e.g. wedding, savings vs. They say [Saddam's targeting of Israel] did not achieve its objective vs. I feel such a mug for [signing the agreement]) and the resemblances and differences between gerundive and participial -ing (e.g. a fast-growing economy, boiling water, my sister is good at arguing, [being a lawyer]). Students will be asked to carry out a small corpus study of -ing forms and present their descriptive findings and categorization in class.  

This course is included in

Master in de taal- en letterkunde   (Taalmodule Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literature: English   (Required)  
Study Abroad Programme in European Culture and Society (PECS)  
Master in de taalkunde  
Master in de taal- en letterkunde  

Course Material

Articles and literature

Activities

		B-KUL-F0VI5a English Linguistics: Selected Topics
	General information Study points: 6.00 Language: English Category: Lecture - responsive lecture - seminars Duration: 39.0 hours  Periodicity: Taught in the second semester POC: POC Taal- en letterkunde Taught by Heyvaert Liesbet Aims The purpose of this course is to describe a particular domain of English grammar in detail, with a view to exploring its formal properties and the semantics that they encode and mapping out the distinct categories within it. Content See above under 'Content' Course Material A reader with relevant articles and book chapters will be made available to the students.

Evaluation

		B-KUL-F2VI5a Evaluation : English Linguistics: Selected Topics
	Evaluation description Examination type:     written When?: interim evaluations plus final examination during examination period Evaluation type:     Closed book     Paper     Participation Explanation The students are assessed partly on the basis of the quality of their input and participation in class and partly on the basis of a written exam.