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    Sten VIKNER
    Department of English
    Inst. of Language, Literature and Culture
    University of Aarhus
    DK-8000 Århus C
    Denmark

Classes taught in previous semesters

University of Aarhus (1998, 2001- )
University of Stuttgart (1990-2001, 2006)
University of Geneva (1984-1990)
Other universities (Marburg 2009, Cambridge 2009,
Rutgers 1996, Girona 1994, Vienna 1993)

 

University of Aarhus (1998, 2001- )

Autumn 2009 / Efterår 2009

Spring 2008:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester, only hovedfag)
       Monday 10:15-11:00, Lecture Hall A1, Building 1441
Syntax & Morphology (2nd semester, only sidefag)
       Wednesday 9:15-10:00, Room 416, Building 1463
Syntax & Morphology (Group A, 1st semester, only hovedfag)
       Wednesday 11:15-12:00, Room 215, Building 1453
Subjects, Objects, and Objects that Turn into Subjects (kandidatemne)
       Thursday 10:15-12:00, Room 416, Building 1463

Autumn 2007:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester, only hovedfag)
       Monday 10:15-11:00, Lecture Hall A1, Building 1333
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Monday 12:15-14:00, Lecture Hall A1, Building 1441, Oct. 8 & 22 only.
Syntax & Morphology (1st semester, only sidefag)
       Tuesday 9:15-10:00, Room 223, Building 1453
Comparative Syntax (Valgfag, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 10:15-12:00, Room 416, Building 1463
Syntax & Morphology (Group A, 1st semester, only hovedfag)
       Tuesday 13:15-14:00, Room 215, Building 1453
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 15:15-16:00, Room 131, Building 1453, Oct. 9 & 23 only.

Spring 2007:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester, only hovedfag)
       Monday 10:15-11:00, Lecture Hall A1, Building 1333
Syntax & Morphology (2nd semester, only sidefag)
       Wednesday 9:15-10:00, Room 218, Building 1465
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 2nd semester, only hovedfag)
       Wednesday 10:15-11:00, Room 218, Building 1465
Negation and the Syntax of Negation (Upper level course)
       Friday 10:15-12:00, Room 223, Building 1453

Autumn 2006:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester, only hovedfag)
       Monday 11:15-12:00, Lecture Hall A1, Building 1333
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Monday 12:15-14:00, Lecture Hall A1, Building 1441
Comparative Syntax (Valgfag, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 10:15-12:00, Room 227, Building 1453
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 1st semester, only hovedfag)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room 129, Building 1455
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 15:15-16:00, Room 339, Building 1453
Syntax & Morphology (1st semester, only sidefag)
       Wednesday 10:15-11:00, Room 129, Building 1455

Spring 2006:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Tuesday 11:15-12:00, Room A1, Building 1333
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 10:15-11:00, Room 218, Building 1465
Syntax & Morphology (Group C, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 11:15-12:00, Room 215, Building 1465

Autumn 2005:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester)
       Monday 11:15-12:00, Room A1, Building 1333
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Monday 14:15-16:00, Room A1, Building 1333
English syntax compared to Danish syntax (Lower level course)
       Tuesday 10:15-12:00, Room 416, Building 1451
Syntax & Morphology (Group C, 1st semester)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room 129, Building 1455
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 1st semester)
       Tuesday 13:15-14:00, Room 416, Building 1451
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 14:15-15:00, Room 116, Building 1455

Spring 2005:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Monday 11:15-12:00, Room 025, Building 324
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Tuesday 14:15-16:00, Room 025, Building 324
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 10:15-11:00, Room 218, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group A, 1st semester)
       Wednesday 11:15-12:00, Room 215, Building 465
Optimality Theory (Upper level course)
       Firday 10:15-12:00, Room 218, Building 465
Clause Structure of English and Danish (Lower level project course)
       Friday 12:15-13:00, Room 226, Building 465

Autumn 2004:
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Monday 10:15-12:00, Room 013 (fysiologisk auditorium), Building 162
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester)
       Monday 12:15-13:00, Room 013 (fysiologisk auditorium), Building 162
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room 116, Building 467
Clause Structure of English and Danish (Lower level project course)
       Tuesday 14:15-16:00, Room 215, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group A, 1st semester)
       Friday 10:15-11:00, Room 116, Building 467
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 1st semester)
       Friday 11:15-12:00, Room 218, Building 465

Spring 2004:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Monday 11:15-12:00, Room 025, Building 324
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Tuesday 14:15-16:00, Room A1, Building 333
Syntax & Morphology (Group D, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 10:15-11:00, Room 116, Building 467
Syntax & Morphology (Group C, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 11:15-12:00, Room 216, Building 467
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 2nd semester)
       Thursday 10:15-11:00, Room 116, Building 467
Comparative English and Danish Syntax (Lower level project course)
       Friday 09:15-10:00, Room 226, Building 465
The Syntax of Negation (with Ken Ramshøj Christensen, upper level course)
       Friday 10:15-12:00, Room 226, Building 467

Autumn 2003:
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Monday 10:15-12:00, Room 112 (A2), Building 441
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester)
       Monday 12:15-13:00, Room 025, Building 324
Syntax & Morphology (Group D, 1st semester)
       Tuesday 10:15-11:00, Room 218, Building 465
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 2nd semester)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room 116, Building 467
Comparative English and Danish Syntax (Lower level project course)
       Thursday 08:15-10:00, Room 218, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group C, 2nd semester)
       Thursday 11:15-12:00, Room 116, Building 467

Spring 2003:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Monday 10:15-11:00, Room 375, Building 343
Clause Structure and Movement in English (Lower level project course)
       Monday 11:15-12:00, Room 120, Building 465
Language History (with Ocke Bohn - Lectures, 4th semester)
       Monday 12:15-13:00, Room 012 (A1), Building 441
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 10:15-12:00, Room 011), Building 324
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 2nd semester)
       Thursday 10:15-11:00, Room 215, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group C, 2nd semester)
       Thursday 11:15-12:00, Room 218, Building 465
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 2nd semester)
       Thursday 12:15-13:00, Room 116, Building 467
Language History (Group B, 4th semester)
       Friday 10:15-12:00, Room 215, Building 465

Autumn 2002:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester)
       Monday 10:15-11:00, Room A1, Building 333
Comparative Syntax English-Danish (Upper level course)
       Monday 12:15-14:00, Room 226, Building 465
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Monday 14:15-16:00, Room 012 (A1), Building 441
Clause Structure and Movement in English (Lower level course)
       Tuesday 10:15-12:00, Room 218, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group C, 1st semester)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room 218, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group B, 1st semester)
       Tuesday 13:15-14:00, Room 215, Building 465
Videnskabsteori (Studium Generale) (Question sessions, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 14:15-15:00, Room 216, Building 465

Spring 2002:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room A1, Building 333
Syntax & Morphology (Group A, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 8:15-9:00, Room 215, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group E, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 9:15-10:00, Room 218, Building 465
Theory of Science (Studium Generale) (Lectures, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 10:15-12:00, Room 012 (A1), Building 441
Syntax & Morphology (Group D, 2nd semester)
       Thursday 11:15-12:00, Room 218, Building 465
Language History (Group E, 4th semester)
       Friday 8:15-10:00, Room 218, Building 465

Autumn 2001:
Syntax & Morphology (Lectures, 1st semester)
       Monday 11:15-12:00, Room A1, Building 333
Theory and Methods of Linguistic Research (Lectures, 3rd semester)
       Tuesday 12:15-13:00, Room A1, Building 333
Phonetics & Phonology (Group "sidefagshold", 1st semester)
       Tuesday 15:15-16:00, Room 218, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group E, 1st semester)
       Wednesday 8:15-9:00, Room 218, Building 465
Syntax & Morphology (Group D, 1st semester)
       Wednesday 9:15-10:00, Room 215, Building 465
Theory and Methods of Linguistic Research (Group D, 3rd semester)
       Wednesday 10:15-12:00, Room 327, Building 451

Spring 2001:
Comparative Syntax English-Danish (B.A.-level)
       Monday 16:15-18:00, Room 226, Building 465
Historical Syntax: The Origin of the English Auxiliary System and Modern English Word Order (M.A.-level)
       Tuesday 14:15-16:00, Room 226, Building 465
Semantics & Pragmatics (Group E, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 12:15-13:00, Room 317, Building 451
Semantics & Pragmatics (Group B, 2nd semester)
       Wednesday 13:15-14:00, Room 317, Building 451

September/October 1998:
Lingvistiske teorier II: Formelle sprogteorier
        (Linguistic Theories II: Formal Theories of Language) (B.A.-level)
Generativ syntaks og de skandinaviske sprog
        (Generative Syntax and the Scandinavian Languages) (M.A.-level)

 

University of Stuttgart (1990-2001, 2006)

Introductory:
Einführung in die Linguistik (für Germanisten), general introduction to linguistics for students of German
        Summer 1991, Summer 1992, Winter 1993-94, Winter 1995-96, Winter 1997-98, Winter 1998-99, Winter 1999-2000
Einführung in die Linguistik (für Linguisten), general introduction to linguistics for students of linguistics
        Winter 1994-95, Winter 2000-01

B.A.-level:
Grundlagen der Grammatiktheorie: Englische Syntax (Foundations of Grammatical Theory: English Syntax)
        Winter 1990-91
Generative Grammatik II: Englische Syntax (Generative Grammar II: English Syntax)
        Summer 1992
Komparative Syntax (Comparative Syntax)
        together with Dr. Rex A. Sprouse: Summer 1993
        alone: Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000
Einführung in die Phonetik und Phonologie (Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology)
        Winter 1991-92, Winter 1992-93, Winter 1993-94, Winter 1994-95
Grammatische Analyse (Grammatical Analysis)
        Summer 1993
Die romanischen Sprachen und generative Syntax (The Romance Languages and Generative Syntax)
        together with Dr. Federica Venier: Winter 1995-96
        alone: Winter 1997-98
Jiddisch I (Yiddish I)
        together with Dr. Wulf-Otto Dreeßen: Summer 1998, Winter 1998-99, Summer 1999, Winter 1999-2000, Summer 2000, Winter 2000-01
Jiddisch II (Yiddish II)
        together with Dr. Wulf-Otto Dreeßen: Winter 1998-99, Summer 1999, Winter 1999-2000, Summer 2000, Winter 2000-01

M.A.-level:
Vergleichende Grammatik der skandinavischen Sprachen (Comparative Grammar of the Scandinavian Languages)
        Winter 1990-91
Neuere Entwicklungen in der Generativen Grammatik (New Developments in Generative Grammar)
        Summer 1991
Vergleichende Grammatik der germanischen Sprachen (Comparative Grammar of the Germanic Languages)
        Winter 1991-92
Vergleichende Grammatik der romanischen Sprachen (Comparative Grammar of the Romance Languages)
        Winter 1992-93
Grammatiktheorie: haben/sein-Selektion (Grammatical Theory: have/be-Selection)
        together with Dr. Rex A. Sprouse: Summer 1993
Grammatiktheorie: Prinzipienhierarchien und Optimalität in der Syntax (Grammatical Theory: Principle-hierarchies and Optimality in Syntax)
        Summer 1994
Grammatiktheorie: die syntaktische Optimalitätstheorie (Grammatical Theory: Optimality Theory in Syntax)
        Summer 1995, summer 1996
Grammatiktheorie: das minimalistische Programm (Grammatical Theory: The Minimalist Programme)
        Winter 1995-96
Verletzbare Beschränkungen in der vergleichenden germanischen Syntax (Violable Constraints in Comparative Germanic Syntax)
        together with Dr. Gereon Müller: Summer 1998
Optimalitätstheorie in der Phonologie und in der Morphologie (Optimality Theory in Phonology/Morphology)
        Winter 1998-99
Die Syntax der germanischen SVO-Sprachen (Syntax of the Germanic SVO-Languages)
        Summer 1999
Object Shift
        Winter 1999-2000
Die Syntax der Nebensätze in den germanischen Sprachen (Syntax of the Embedded Clauses in the Germanic Languages)
        Summer 2000
Germanische typologische Syntax und verletzbare Generalisierungen (Germanic typological syntax and violable generalisations)
        Winter 2000-01

Ph.D.-level:
The Germanic languages and the SOV/SVO difference
        August 2006, DGfS & GLOW Summer School "Micro- and Macrovariation"

 

University of Geneva (1984-1990)

Introductory:
English Language and Linguistics, general introduction to linguistics for students of English (two-semester class)
        1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89

B.A.-level:
Introduction to English Syntax
        Winter 1984-85
English Syntax I
        Winter 1985-86, Winter 1986-87
English Syntax II
        Summer 1987
English Phonetics and Phonology
        Summer 1985, Summer 1986, Winter 1989-90
Semantics
        Summer 1990

M.A.-level:
Comparative Germanic Syntax (two-semester class)
        1988-89

Ph.D.-level:
Comparative Scandinavian Syntax
        Winter 1989-90
Chair of a weekly workshop for the participants in the one-year post-graduate diploma course Certificat de spécialisation en théorie de la syntaxe et syntaxe comparative.
        Summer 1990

 

Other universities

University of Marburg:
Generative Models and Syntactic Variation: The Germanic languages and the SOV/SVO difference (Ph.D.-level)
        August 2009, Summer School "Models of Language Variation and Change"

University of Cambridge:
The Germanic languages and the SOV/SVO difference (Ph.D.-level)
        Spring 2009

Rutgers University:
Topics in Optimality Theory Syntax (Ph.D.-level)
        Autumn 1996, together with Prof. Jane Grimshaw

University of Girona:
Comparative Germanic (and Scandinavian) Syntax (Ph.D.-level)
        July 1994, Girona International Summer School in Linguistics

University of Vienna:
Probleme der germanischen Verbsyntax (Problems in the Syntax of Verbs in Germanic, Ph.D.-level)
        Summer 1993

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First posted: January 2002   -   Last modified:  August 18, 2009
Comments and suggestions to Sten Vikner