Objectives and competences
The objectives of the course are:
• to acquire basic knowledge and methods in the field of syntax,
• to identify possibilities for the usage of the acquired methods and knowledge for independent study and vocational work.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Subject and methods of syntax research, syntactic means and their importance for text production and comprehension.
• Definition of the notions sentence, clause and utterance.
• Sentence and clause typology according to form, position and function.
• Operational methods for the identification of clause and sentence elements in Valency theory.
• Word order of clauses, phrase and clause elements
• Similarities and differences between German and Slovene syntax.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures,
• Tutorial.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
• define the concepts of clause and sentence
• define German clause and phrase elements
• distinguish word classes and syntactic functions
• apply methods for the identification of clause elements
• define German syntactic patterns
• apply German intonation patterns on clause level
• identify German clause elements, modifiers and syntactic patterns according to the valency model
• derive semantic and stylistic differences in texts from German syntactic patterns.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
• communication skills: writing skills in the examination and homework assignments, oral skills in seminar discussion,
• use of information technology: search for syntactic contents in the world wide web, use of special linguistic software in electronic dictionary and lexicons,
• organization skills: to work as team leader during seminars,
• solving analytical problems,
• to work creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team during seminars.
Readings
• Eisenberg, P. 31994: Grundriß der deutschen Grammatik, J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart.
• Engel, U. 2004: Deutsche Grammatik, Julius Groos Verlag, Heidelberg.
• Weinrich, H. et al. 2003: Textgrammatik der deutschen Sprache. Olms, Hildesheim.
• Hentschel, E., Weydt, 2003: H. Handbuch der deutschen Grammatik. De Gruyter, Berlin.
• Wöllstein-Leisten, A., Heilmann, A., Stepan, P., Vikner, S. 1997: Deutsche Satzstruktur. Grundlagen der syntaktischen Analyse, Stauffenburg, Tübingen.
Prerequisits
Prerequisites to join the course:
- Accomplished course German Language - Morphology.
Prerequisites to course accomplishment:
- Accomplished obligations given during tutorial and seminar.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • written examination
• homework assignments and active participation.
