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Vorheriges Semester
Contrastive linguistics
DozentIn: Sandra Handl
Veranstaltungstyp: Seminar
Ort: nicht angegeben
Zeiten: Fr. 14:00 - 16:00 (wöchentlich)
Beschreibung: Contrastive linguistics deals with the synchronic comparison of languages and highlights the structural differences – but also the similarities – between them. In this class, we will focus on the comparison of English and German. However, to enlarge the scope of the seminar, students who speak other languages as well as English and German are particularly welcome. After a short consideration of language typology, we will concentrate on some central branches of linguistics, such as phonology, morphology, semantics, lexicology and syntax, and contrast the English system with the German one. Culturally and socially determined linguistic phenomena will also be discussed, such as (dis)similarities regarding categorization, the use of linguistic politeness, the characteristics of different text-types, etc.
