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| Semester | fall semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Lorenza Mondada (lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar aims at showing a range of questions that can be tackled by linguistics by using video data. The use of video is not only related to methodological issues but also to fundamental theoretical assumptions. The use of video introduces a new focus on not only auditive but also visual feature of language. It invites to conceptualize the embodied dimension of linguistic practice and their impact on grammar and cognition. The seminar will offer some examples of contemporary conceptualizations of the body in relation with language. On the basis of a rich diversity of empirical materials, the seminar will show how various fields of linguistics can benefit from video data : hands on sessions will be focused on the analysis of spoken corpora on the one hand, and on the analysis of written corpora on the other hand. The former will show the importance of gesture and other embodied conduct as they are finely timed with linguistic production and comprehension ; the latter will show the importance of considering processes of text production and not only texts as a finite product. The seminar will also introduce to issues of corpus linguistics and to basic methodological skills in video recordings and transcripts, on the basis of a short fieldwork experience. |
| Bibliography | Goodwin, C. (2000). Action and embodiment within situated human interaction. Journal of Pragmatics, 32, 1489-1522. Heath, C., Hindmarsh, J., & Luff, P. (2010). Video in qualitative research: analysing social interaction in everyday life. London: Sage. Knoblauch, H., Raab, J., Soeffner, H.-G., Schnettler, B. (eds). Video Analysis, Bern : Lang Mondada, L. Schmitt, R. (eds.) (2010). Situationseröffnungen: Zur multimodalen Herstellung fokussierter Interaktion. Tübingen : Narr Mondada, L. (2012). The dynamics of embodied participation and language choice in multilingual meetings, Language in Society, 41/2, 213-235. Streeck, J., C. Goodwin, C. LeBaron (eds.), Embodied Interaction, Language and Body in the Material World. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Lehrveranstaltungen Doktorat an der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät (Doctorate Philosophy (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | an essay including an analysis of empirical data. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |