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36505-01 - Seminar: Language and Sensory Perception (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2014 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Catherine Diederich (catherine.diederich@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The aim of this BA seminar is to examine the relationship between language, cognition, and sensory perception, thereby gaining a better understanding of how language serves as an accessible representation to examine how different cultures sense their environment. We will discuss early research on linguistic realizations of sensory experience such as the work on color perception, as well as more recent typological studies on how languages vary in their encodings of percepts. Particular attention will be given to the methodological approaches to capture the interrelation between language and the senses. |
| Learning objectives | To introduce students to research at the interface between language and sensory perception; to understand different research perspectives to how various languages encode sensory perception: to become familiar with universalist and relativist approaches to study linguistic representations of percepts. |
| Bibliography | All texts will be made available on ISIS. Further readings will be made available at the seminar’s library. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | Open to post-introductory students (3rd year onwards) who have completed all the necessary requirements of the first two years of their studies in English linguistics. |
| Course application | Please enrol on ISIS by February 3, 2014 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 Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Student evaluation will be based on regular attendance, active participation and student-led discussions on an assigned topic. |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |