Course content

NORD1102 includes grammar and pragmatics.

Grammar:

The purpose of the study of grammar is for students to acquire theoretical and analytical knowledge concerning the language system in modern Norwegian, and the ability to use that knowledge to compare central features of the grammar of modern Norwegian with grammatical phenomena in Old Norse. An important objective in this component is for students to share the insight that language is part of the human mental and cognitive endowment. The component reviews central morphological and syntactic structures and phenomena present in modern Norwegian, and gives an introduction to selected grammatical phenomena in Old Norse. The component introduces syntactic theory and analysis, and requires the student to develop and demonstrate skills in practical syntactic analysis. The component highlights how comprehending grammar is a prerequisite to work with language use in a systematic and thorough way.

Pragmatics:

Pragmatics concerns language use, in particular how context affects the interpretation of texts and utterances. The purpose of the course as a whole is for the students to increase their theoretical and analytical knowledge of various approaches to written and oral communication, as well as increased practical skills in performing corresponding analyses.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The candidate has:

• knowledge of theory, concepts, current problems and methods of analysis in grammar and pragmatics
• knowledge of how context affects the interpretation of texts and utterances
• knowledge of the usefulness of grammar in understanding and solving problems of language
• knowledge of a selection of morphological and syntactic phenomena in Modern Norwegian and in Old Norse
• knowledge of language as a part of human cognitive capacity
• knowledge of Scandinavian Languages, including Norwegian as a second language

Skills:

The candidate can:

• define and make use of central notions in linguistic analysis
• compose and analyze written texts
• describe and analyze a selection of pragmatic phenomena
• produce and argue for analyses of Norwegian words and sentences
• analyze and account for a selection of morphological and syntactic phenomena in Old Norse and compare them to corresponding phenomena in Modern Norwegian
• compose coherent texts in accordance with the written norms for bokmål

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and group work with essay writing. Obligatory assignments: Up to 4 short written assignments (1-2 pages). There will be oral/written evaluation (pass/fail) of these assignments. Approved obligatory assignments are valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester). The exam and all obligatory assignments for NORD1102 must be written in bokmål.

Compulsory assignments

• Up to 4 written assignments

Course materials

A reading list for this course will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Credit reductions