From Elvish to Klingon: The Science Behind Invented Languages - Einzelansicht

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Veranstaltungsart	Seminar	Veranstaltungsnummer
SWS	2	Semester	WiSe 2017/18
Einrichtung	Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik	Sprache	englisch
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Belegungsfrist	04.10.2017 - 10.11.2017 Belegung über PULS

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		Tag	Zeit	Rhythmus	Dauer	Raum	Lehrperson	Ausfall-/Ausweichtermine	Max. Teilnehmer/-innen
	Seminar	Do	18:00 bis 20:00	wöchentlich	19.10.2017 bis 08.02.2018	1.19.1.22	Penßler-Beyer	21.12.2017: Akademische Weihnachtsferien 28.12.2017: Akademische Weihnachtsferien	40

Kommentar	Please follow the "comment" link above for more information on comments, course readings, course requirements and grading. Hulking Klingon warriors, ancient Elvish dwellers, adventurous Simlish pioneers, and living Esperanto rock stars - the speakers of these and other purposefully constructed languages typically not only put random sequences of sounds or symbols in a row to create meaningful words and sentences, but they evoke entire fictional worlds in the minds of their communities. By doing so, invented languages follow straight scientific rules. This class introduces students to the underlying concepts of constructed languages (ConLangs). In the first part, you will be equipped with the theoretical basis of artificial languages, e.g. inventing a grammar, propositional logic, phonological systems, and different writing systems. Also, we will look at the role of pidgins, creoles, and mixed language systems, and how exactly the Whorfian hypothesis comes into play here. Concluding this first part, you will be equipped with a solid theoretical understanding of the underlying mechanisms of language systems, along with a toolkit that will allow you to either investigate the structures of an invented language of your choice, or even create your own language. The course concludes with a written documentation of your language project, and a very brief presentation of your results. Le cenithon ned lû thent, everyone!
Literatur	In the Land of Invented Languages, Arika Okrent Advanced Language Construction, Mark Rosenfelder Further readings tba in class

Kommentar

Please follow the "comment" link above for more information on comments, course readings, course requirements and grading.

Hulking Klingon warriors, ancient Elvish dwellers, adventurous Simlish pioneers, and living Esperanto rock stars - the speakers of these and other purposefully constructed languages typically not only put random sequences of sounds or symbols in a row to create meaningful words and sentences, but they evoke entire fictional worlds in the minds of their communities. By doing so, invented languages follow straight scientific rules.

This class introduces students to the underlying concepts of constructed languages (ConLangs). In the first part, you will be equipped with the theoretical basis of artificial languages, e.g. inventing a grammar, propositional logic, phonological systems, and different writing systems. Also, we will look at the role of pidgins, creoles, and mixed language systems, and how exactly the Whorfian hypothesis comes into play here. Concluding this first part, you will be equipped with a solid theoretical understanding of the underlying mechanisms of language systems, along with a toolkit that will allow you to either investigate the structures of an invented language of your choice, or even create your own language. The course concludes with a written documentation of your language project, and a very brief presentation of your results.

Le cenithon ned lû thent, everyone!

Literatur

In the Land of Invented Languages, Arika Okrent
Advanced Language Construction, Mark Rosenfelder
Further readings tba in class

Strukturbaum

Keine Einordnung ins Vorlesungsverzeichnis vorhanden. Veranstaltung ist aus dem Semester WiSe 2017/18 , Aktuelles Semester: SoSe 2024