後期 水曜日 ３講時. 単位数/Credit(s): 2. 担当教員/Instructor: ＺＩＳＫ ＭＡＴＴＨＥＷ ＪＯＳ. 履修年度: 2024. 科目ナンバリング/Course Numbering: KIC-LIN513E. 使用言語/Language Used in Course: 英語.
大学院専門科目-国際文化研究科専門科目（ＭＣ）
Introduction to Language Sciences (English)
In this course, we will look at the fundamental fields of linguistics such as phonology, morphology, syntax, typology and sociolinguistics, while focusing on the Japanese language as a case study.
The goal of this class is for students to gain a basic understanding of the fundamental fields of linguistics and to acquire the skills to solve simple linguistic problems.
Each week will consist of a lecture on a chapter or section of the textbook. The course is planned to proceed according to the following schedule, although adjustments may be made depending on the pace of the lecture and to accommodate students' interests.
Week 1: Introduction to linguistics
Week 2: Language families of the world and origins, affiliation and typology of the Japanese language
Week 3: Phonetics and phonology I: Fundamentals
Week 4: Phonetics and phonology II: Phonotactics and accent
Week 5: Morphology and syntax I: Parts of speech and word order
Week 6: Morphology and syntax II: Verbal morphology
Week 7: Writing and orthography I: Writing systems of the world
Week 8: Writing and orthography II: Japanese writing
Week 9: Lexicon and word formation I: Derivation, affixation and compounding
Week 10: Lexicon and word formation II: Lexical strata
Week 11: Sociolinguistics I: Gender, age, register and role language
Week 12: Sociolinguistics II: Honorifics, anti-honorifics and politeness
Week 13: Language contact I: Loanwords and borrowing
Week 14: Language contact II: Dialect distribution and formation
Week 15: Language policy: The history of government language reform in Japan
Grades will be calculated as follows:
Participation: 20%
Homework assignments: 40%
Final exam (take-home): 40%
Irwin, Mark & Zisk, Matthew. 2019. Japanese Linguistics. Tokyo: Asakura Publishing.
Students will be assigned readings from the textbook as well as practice questions each week for homework.
While this class is conducted in English, students are free to submit all assignments, including the final exam, in Japanese (この講義の使用言語は英語であるが、期末試験を含むすべての課題は日本語での提出も認める).