Tutorial Classics of General Linguistics

Course

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/L_TAMATWS007

Course Objective

To familiarise the student with the classics of general linguistics to prevent students form re-inventing linguistic wheels.

Course Content

Guided reading of major works by Bloomfield, the Saussure, Jakobson, Jespersen and Chomsky.

Teaching Methods

Tutorial; number of meetings per period to be decided upon by student and supervisor.

Method of Assessment

Essay and/or assignments and/or portfolio. To be decided upon by student and supervisor.

Literature

To be determined after consultation with the student.

Target Audience

Master's students in Linguistics (specialisation Language Description and Comparative Linguistics); Research Master's students in Humanities (specialisation Linguistics).

Additional Information

This option is only available if elective modules chosen by students of the master Linguistics are cancelled or co-incide with modules of the obligatory program.
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level6.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English

Study type

  • Master