The summer school course in language description and linguistic fieldwork will give you a broad introduction to the practical and methodological aspects of fieldwork, and the art of language description. It will also provide insight in the structures of two unfamiliar languages. The course consists of two parts: a structural course of a non-familiar language and fieldwork methods workshops with a speaker of an underdescribed language.The language chosen will have a range of properties unfamiliar from European languages. This course will teach the structure of Seychelles Creole, a French-based creole spoken in the Indian Ocean. The course is not geared towards conversational competence in that language, but to structural insights in this language and the effects of multilingualism to its documentation. Phonology, morphology, syntax and more will be covered.In the fieldwork methods workshop you will learn theoretical, ethical, methodological and ethnographic aspects of linguistic fieldwork. The course is aimed at the grammatical description and documentation of a non-Indo-European or non-European language. Students will learn how to organize a fieldtrip, collect linguistic material, and analyze aspects of the sound system and grammatical structure of a language. The use of recording equipment, available software and other practical matters will also be dealt with. The workshop will consist of classes by an experienced teacher and fieldworker and practical sessions with a speaker of a non-European or non-Indo-European language. The workshop language will be different from the language in the structure course. Students enrolled in the course will receive a reading package and online assignments, which they will have to have read and completed before the beginning of the course.

Course leader
Teacher:Susanne Maria Michaelis:Eeva Sippola: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/linesippola@dac.au.dk

Target group
Master students with an interest in practical and methodological aspects of fieldwork, and the art of language description.

Credits info
9.9 ECTS Master's Level

Fee info
EUR 333: Price: Students holding a preapproval including exchange students do not pay for the course.ONLY Free-mover students and Tomplads students MUST pay for the course: Danish and EU/ES (tomplads): 333 EURNON-EU-ES students (free-mover): 998 EURBooks, course materials, social programme, and housing are not included in the tuition fee. Also be aware of course specific expenses mentioned in the description. EUR 998: Price: Students holding a preapproval including exchange students do not pay for the course.ONLY Free-mover students and Tomplads students MUST pay for the course: Danish and EU/ES (tomplads): 333 EURNON-EU-ES students (free-mover): 998 EURBooks, course materials, social programme, and housing are not included in the tuition fee. Also be aware of course specific expenses mentioned in the description.

Scholarships
No scholarships

Aarhus University
Address: International Centre, H%C3%B8egh Guldbergsgade 4-6
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: dfs@au.dk
Phone: +4551335274