Swedish Vocabulary (5cr)

Evaluation scale

Five step scale

Objective

Learning objectives: The student will deepen his/her knowledge of Swedish vocabulary, its different layers, changes and new words. The student will also deepen his/her knowledge of phraseology and idioms, the stylistic value of words and regional variation (especially in Finnish Swedish and Swedish Swedish). On completion of the course, the student will: - identify the different types of words in Swedish vocabulary (indigenous words, old borrowings, new borrowings) - understanding the causes of vocabulary renewal and the factors influencing vocabulary change - is able to analyse words semantically, i.e. has a command of lexical semantics - can better recognise the stylistic value of words - has a better command of idioms, phraseology and idioms - recognises the specific features of Finnish-Swedish vocabulary and understands the reasons for them. The course develops, inter alia, the following work skills: - Language skills, especially vocabulary.

Methods of completion

Modes of study: Study mode 1: Exercises (approx. 24 hours) with active participation (attendance 80%). Exercises and independent study (approx. 111 t). Assignments and exam. Final assessment according to the teacher's instructions. Study mode 2: Electronic exam. The student will contact the teacher if they want to take the exam course (e.g. for access to the examination material). Assessment criteria: Method 1: Final assessment according to the teacher's instructions. Performance method 2: Electronic exam.

Content

The course deepens the student's previous knowledge of Swedish vocabulary and its various features.

Materials

Literature according to the teacher's instructions and teaching material distributed during the course. For example Edlund, L. & Hene, B. (1992) Lånord i svenskan - om språkförändringar i tid och rum. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Sjöström, S. (2007) Semantisk förändring: hur ord får nya betydelser. Lund: Studentlitteratur. af Hällström-Reijonen, C. (2010) Ett sekel av kamp mot finlandismer. Tre försök att mäta språkvårdens effekter (pdf). (Lehdessä Maal og Minne, Hefte 2, 2010. S. 102-133). https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/66650/finlandismer.pdf?sequence=1%29%3C/p Vogel, A. (2014) Laddade ord: Hur nya uttryck, som kategoriserar människor, tas in i svenskan (pdf). (Lehdessä Språk & Stil, 2014, ss. 72-100). Anna Vogel. Språk & stil NF 24, 2014 (diva-portal.org) Hallström, A. & Östberg, U. (2003) De rätta orden - Svenska betydelsefält. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Hallström, A. & Östberg, U. (2001) Svår grammatik och ordbildning i svenska som främmande språk. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Hallström, A. & Östberg, U. (1999, 2:a uppl.) Svår svenska, Idiom och slang i urval. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Hallström, A. & Östberg, U. (2005) Klara ordtest i svenska som främmande språk. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Written exam: Edlund, L. & Hene, B. (1992) Lånord i svenskan - om språkförändringar i tid och rum. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Sjöström, S. (2007) Semantisk förändring: hur ord får nya betydelser. Lund: Studentlitteratur. af Hällström-Reijonen, C. (2010) Ett sekel av kamp mot finlandismer. Tre försök att mäta språkvårdens effekter (pdf). (Lehdessä Maal og Minne, Hefte 2, 2010. S. 102-133). Vogel, A. (2014) Laddade ord: Hur nya uttryck, som kategoriserar människor, tas in i svenskan (pdf). (Lehdessä Språk & Stil, 2014, ss. 72-100).

Qualifications

Basic studies mainly.