English Words
After completing the course, students should have acquired the knowledge and skills listed below.
Knowledge and understanding:
Students should
- know the most important principles of word formation in English
- be familiar with the most important theories about how we acquire, store, and access words
- have a thorough knowledge of the origin of and historical development of the vocabulary of English
Skills/proficiency:
Students should
- be able to present and discuss the knowledge they have acquired in good spoken and written English
Language of instruction and examination is English.
The course is taught in blocks of one to two weeks per month distributed over the whole semester (4- 6 hours per week). The classes will consist of lectures, seminars/exercises, and discussions.
A paper (approx. 2000 words) + a 15 minute oral presentation of this paper.
Assessment method:
4-hour school exam.
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed. A re-examination is offered in the event of an F-grade. The deadline to register for re-examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.
Books:
Aitchison, Jean (2003) Words in the mind. Blackwell. [2nd ed; 1st ed publ. 1987]
Katamba, Francis (2005) English words. Routledge. [2nd ed; 1st ed publ. 1994]
In addition various articles from among others
Allen, Keith (2006) Forbidden words. Cambridge University Press.
Burridge, Kate (2004) Blooming English. Cambridge University Press. [2nd ed; 1st ed publ. 2002]
Hughes, Geoffrey (1991) Swearing. Blackwell.
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Lectures Spring 2011 First lecture: Monday 17 January at 1415 |
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Prof. Toril Swan |
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