8B420301 Lectures on linguistics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Morito Institute of Global Higher Education

Lecture Code 8B420301 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 言語学講義

Subject Name
（Katakana）ゲンゴガクコウギ

Subject Name in
English Lectures on linguistics

Instructor ISHIHARA JUNYA

Instructor
(Katakana) イシハラ　ジュンヤ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Mon9-10：EDU K308

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 22 : Language Education

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Japanese

Eligible Students general

Keywords linguistics, introduction, syntax, semantics, morphology

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline By analyzing linguistic facts of Japanese and other languages from a linguistic perspective, the goal is to acquire basic knowledge and ideas of linguistics and to grasp a general picture of Japanese grammar.

Class Schedule lesson1Introduction: Communication between Animals and Humans
lesson2 Basic Properties of Language : Conflict and System, Duality ,
Hierarchy in Sentences
lesson3Parts of Speech : What is a Part of Speech?
lesson4 Part of speech, morphology: parts of speech, morphology, word formation
lesson5Adjectives : adjectives as grammatical categories, characteristics of Japanese adjectives
lesson6Nouns, case, verbs : what is conjugation, case frame and structure of related clauses
lesson7Verbs, case : verb meaning and case frame
lesson8The passive voice and the causative voice in Japanese
lesson9esultatives : constructions to express the result in Japanese (so-called "completion" constructions)
lesson10Tense Aspect : what is tense aspect, tense aspect in Japanese and English
lesson11 Logic : propositional logic, modal logic, modality in Japanese, Nawa-bari theory
lesson12Pragmatics : difference between utterance and sentence, power of utterance, speech act
lesson13Particles in Japanese: What is a particle, Functions and classification of particles
lesson14Linguistic Typological Syntax of Japanese : Syntactic features of Japanese from the viewpoint of linguistic typology
lesson15Linguistic Typological Syntax of Japanese : Syntactic features of Japanese from the viewpoint of linguistic typology

Final exam will be given.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No textbook will be used; handouts will be distributed via Moodle as needed.
「初級を教える人のための日本語文法ハンドブック」庵ほかスリーエーネットワーク「よくわかる言語学入門」町田健バベルプレス 1995

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review No prior study or prior knowledge is required, except in the case of assignments given in advance. It is important that students tackle the questions posed in class seriously, learn how to think linguistically in the process, and feel a sense of wonder or serendipity when they are surprised by the freshness of the conclusions and knowledge obtained in the course of the discussion. No preparation is required, so please review the handout posted on moodle after class.

Requirements Students who wish to take this class must fill out the following form to obtain permission to take the class. https://forms.office.com/r/RYdtJtxu4k
The course is also open to general students, including Japanese students, who are interested in the content described in this syllabus. However, depending on the circumstances, we may not be able to accept the course.

Grading Method Final exam 60%, assignment30％、contribution to the class 10%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Morito Institute of Global Higher Education
Lecture Code	8B420301	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	言語学講義
Subject Name （Katakana）	ゲンゴガクコウギ
Subject Name in English	Lectures on linguistics
Instructor	ISHIHARA JUNYA
Instructor (Katakana)	イシハラ　ジュンヤ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Mon9-10：EDU K308
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	22 : Language Education
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Japanese
Eligible Students	general
Keywords	linguistics, introduction, syntax, semantics, morphology
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	By analyzing linguistic facts of Japanese and other languages from a linguistic perspective, the goal is to acquire basic knowledge and ideas of linguistics and to grasp a general picture of Japanese grammar.
Class Schedule	lesson1Introduction: Communication between Animals and Humans lesson2 Basic Properties of Language : Conflict and System, Duality , Hierarchy in Sentences lesson3Parts of Speech : What is a Part of Speech? lesson4 Part of speech, morphology: parts of speech, morphology, word formation lesson5Adjectives : adjectives as grammatical categories, characteristics of Japanese adjectives lesson6Nouns, case, verbs : what is conjugation, case frame and structure of related clauses lesson7Verbs, case : verb meaning and case frame lesson8The passive voice and the causative voice in Japanese lesson9esultatives : constructions to express the result in Japanese (so-called "completion" constructions) lesson10Tense Aspect : what is tense aspect, tense aspect in Japanese and English lesson11 Logic : propositional logic, modal logic, modality in Japanese, Nawa-bari theory lesson12Pragmatics : difference between utterance and sentence, power of utterance, speech act lesson13Particles in Japanese: What is a particle, Functions and classification of particles lesson14Linguistic Typological Syntax of Japanese : Syntactic features of Japanese from the viewpoint of linguistic typology lesson15Linguistic Typological Syntax of Japanese : Syntactic features of Japanese from the viewpoint of linguistic typology Final exam will be given.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbook will be used; handouts will be distributed via Moodle as needed. 「初級を教える人のための日本語文法ハンドブック」庵ほかスリーエーネットワーク「よくわかる言語学入門」町田健バベルプレス 1995
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	No prior study or prior knowledge is required, except in the case of assignments given in advance. It is important that students tackle the questions posed in class seriously, learn how to think linguistically in the process, and feel a sense of wonder or serendipity when they are surprised by the freshness of the conclusions and knowledge obtained in the course of the discussion. No preparation is required, so please review the handout posted on moodle after class.
Requirements	Students who wish to take this class must fill out the following form to obtain permission to take the class. https://forms.office.com/r/RYdtJtxu4k The course is also open to general students, including Japanese students, who are interested in the content described in this syllabus. However, depending on the circumstances, we may not be able to accept the course.
Grading Method	Final exam 60%, assignment30％、contribution to the class 10%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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