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17697-01 - Lecture: Usage-based models of language (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Heike Behrens (heike.behrens@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Based on insights from cognitive linguistics, usage-based models of language now offer a unified account for phenomena as diverse as language evolution and change, structure and meaning, language learning and processing. The basic assumption is that the structural and communicative properties of language are a product of its use. In this lecture I will address the following issues: How did language evolve from earlier communication systems? What are the cognitive properties that allow children and adults to learn languages from language use? How does language use shape and change the system of a language? How do form and function interact? |
| Learning objectives | This survey is intended to familiarize students with the one of most thriving linguistic paradigms. Students will learn about the basic assumptions of contemporary linguistic theories and how it explains how cognition and communication lead to the emergence, entrenchment and change of linguistic structures. |
| Bibliography | Bybee, J. (2010). Language, usage and cognition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Dąbrowska, E., & Divjak, D. (Eds.). (2019a). Cognitive Linguistics I: Foundations of Language. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. Dąbrowska, E., & Divjak, D. (Eds.). (2019b). Cognitive Linguistics II: A Survey of Linguistic Subfields. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. Dancygier, B. (Ed.) (2017). The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Diessel, H. (2019). The Grammar Network. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Evans, V. (2019). Cognitive linguistics: A complete guide (2 ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Schmid, H.-J. (2020). The Dynamics of the Linguistic System: Usage, Conventionalization, and Entrenchment. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Tomasello, M. (2019). Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Tomasello, M.l (2014). A natural history of human thinking. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Zima, E. (2021). Einführung in die gebrauchsbasierte Kognitive Linguistik. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Successful completion of "Introduction to English Linguistics I: Structure and use" (course no. 35015) or other introductions to linguistics |
| Course application | not necessary |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, optional |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 22.09.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 29.09.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 06.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 13.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 20.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 27.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 03.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 10.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 17.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 24.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 01.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 08.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 15.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 22.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Nordic Philology (Start of studies before 01.08.2022)) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology (Start of studies before 01.08.2022)) Modul: Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | test / written assessment in the final session |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |