NLEK-271 - Nle'Kepmxcin Structure & Analysis II - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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This course will expose the student to an advanced analysis of word-formation and introductory analysis of Nle'kepmxcin sentence structure. Topics to be discussed will include various word-structures, basic to more-complex sentence types, and an introductory analysis of traditional narratives. Comparisons will be made with the immediate neighboring languages.
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Part of the:UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
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Prerequisites : NLEK 270, or permission of the instructor.
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 per week.
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %.
Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
articulate components of Nle’kepmxcin structure including word, sentence and morphological structure;
articulate the various structural components of the Nle’kepmxcin structure including morphological structure;
analyze the structure of various forms of text: conversational, traditional stories;
perform an analysis of language word formation structures on an advanced level; and
discuss similarities and differences between Nle’kepmxcin and the neighboring Interior Salish languages as related to this course.
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Text and Materials:
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Thompson, L.C., Thompson, M.T., Egesdal, S.M. “Sketch of Thompson, a Salishan Language," in Ives Goddard (ed.) Handbook of North American Languages. (Vol. 17, pp 609-643): Languages. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
Instructor handouts.
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Other Resources:
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Egesdal, S.M. (Current Edition). Stylized Characters' Speech in Thompson Salish Narrative. Missoula, MT: University of Montana.
Kroeber, P. (Current Edition). The Thompson language : Reconstructing Syntax. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.Thompson, L. C. (Current Edition). Thompson River Salish Dictionary: Nle’kepmxcin. Missoula, MT: University of Montana.Thompson M.T. & Egesdal, S.M. eds. (Current Editions). Salish Myths of Legends: One People's Stories (Native Literatures of the Amerticas Series). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.Gardiner, D., Matthewson L., and Davis H. (Current Edition). "A Preliminary report on word order in Northern Interior Salish, In International Conference on Salishan and Neighboring Languages”. (28, pp. 139-157).
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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