| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMJ00101 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
言語構造論 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ゲンゴコウゾウロン |
Subject Name in
English |
The Structure of Language |
| Instructor |
OSHIMA HIROMI,KAWAKAMI CARINE |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
オオシマ ヒロミ,カワカミ カリン |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Weds5-6：IAS K104 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture-based, PowerPoint, Discussion |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
|
| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Linguistics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Asian languages, French, English, Phonology, Phonetics, Theoretical linguistics |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
In this course we will study language structure from various perspectives such as phonology, phonetics, lexical semantics and constructions. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson1 Orientation, Word Order and Structures in World Languages (Oshima)
Lesson2 Word Order and Structures in Asian Languages (Oshima)
Lesson3 Phonology and Phonetics in Asian Languages (Oshima)
Lesson4 Japanese and Chinese Phonology (Oshima)
Lesson5 Japanese and Chinese Phonetics (Oshima)
Lesson6 Pronouns in Asian Languages (Oshima)
Lesson7 Numeral Classifiers in Asian Languages (Oshima)
Lesson8 Meaning and Structure of Verbs (Kawakami)
Lesson9 Lexical Conceptual Strucutre and Meaning of Verbs (Kawakami)
Lesson10 Causative / Inchoative Alternation (1) (Kawakami)
Lesson11 Causative / Inchoative Alternation (2) (Kawakami)
Lesson12 Causative / Inchoative Alternation (3) (Kawakami)
Lesson13 Causative / Inchoative Alternation and Spychological Vebrs (1)(Kawakami)
Lesson14 Causative / Inchoative Alternation and Spychological Vebrs (2)(Kawakami)
Lesson15 Course Summary (Oshima, Kawakami)
Reports |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
M. Hashimoto. 1978. Gengo Ruikeiron. Koubundou Publishing.
K. Matsumoto. 2007. Sekai Gengo no Naka no Nihongo. Sanseidou.
T. Kageyama. 1996. Doushi Imiron. Kuroshio Publishing.
W. Croft. 2012. Verbs: Aspect and Causal Structure. Oxford University Press.
A.-E. Goldberg. 1995. Constructions: A Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure. University of Chicago Press. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, moodle |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Instructions will be provided during the class as needed. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Two reports are required to submit in the course.
The grading will be based on class participation (30%) and reports (70%). |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
The class format is face-to-face, however online classes will be conducted via Zoom or Teams, depending on the virus infection situation. |
| Other |
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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. |