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28849-01 - Seminar: The Semantics of Taste (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2011 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Catherine Diederich (catherine.diederich@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The main aim of this BA seminar is to investigate the relationship between perception, cognition and language, thereby concentrating on the meaning of taste-related terms. We will discuss the meaning potential of a range of lexical items and analyze in what way their meaning can be identified in usage (e.g. according to form-meaning pairings). Students will apply theoretical concepts from cognitive semantics to data (corpus data) in order to observe the meaning and polysemy of lexical items found in the field of food and taste. One aim hereby, is to discuss methodological issues when doing empirical semantics, such as collecting data and analyzing meaning both qualitatively as well as quantitatively. |
| Learning objectives | To introduce students to the relationship between language and taste perception; to apply cognitive semantic theories to taste-related terms; to examine the linguistic representation of taste from a corpus-based perspective. |
| Bibliography | All texts will be made available on ISIS. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | BA seminar open to third year students specializing in linguistics |
| Course application | Please enrol at www.isis.unibas.ch and send an e-mail to Catherine Diederich (catherine.diederich@unibas.ch) by September 5, 2011 to register for the course. The number of participants is restricted to 25. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Sprache und Kognition (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation, small empirical study (corpus-based, approx. 2000 words) and course work during the semester. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |