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| Semester | fall semester 2013 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Lorenza Mondada (lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course focuses on institutional talk as opposed to everyday conversation. What are the characteristics of formal talk, of talk in institutional settings ? how are features of talk restricted and constrained in institutional settings – when compared to ordinary informal conversation ? The course aims at showing a variety of specificities of institutional talk, not only concerning lexis and syntax, but also interaction and multimodality. It focuses on specific turn-taking systems that characterize institutional exchanges, showing their consequences in terms of distribution of rights and obligations to talk as well as of participation. It also discusses various forms of sequence organization, by focusing on openings as well as a range of simple sequences, like questions/answers, requests/compliances, etc. Empirical examples will be given and collectively analyzed, taken from the media (TV, radio), political discourse, medical encounters, call centres, police interrogations, and administrative services. Issues such as the reproduction and transformation of asymmmetries, membership categorizations, rights and obligations, and other relevant features of context will be discussed too. The course will show how these aspects are reflexively achieved within specific organizations of talk and action. The course will be given in English, French and German. |
| Bibliography | Bibliography Atkinson, J. M., & Drew, P. (1979). Order in Court: The Organisation of Verbal Interaction in Judicial Settings. London: Macmillan. Clayman, S. E., & Heritage, J. (2002). The News Interview: Journalists and Public Figures on the Air. In. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Drew, P., & Heritage, J. (Eds.). (1992). Talk at Work. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Heritage, H., & Clayman, S. (2010). Talk in Action. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Heritage, J. C., & Maynard, D. (Eds.). (2006). Communication in Medical Care: Interactions between Primary Care Physicians and Patients. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Language of instruction | French |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
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| Modules |
Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Nordistik (MA) (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Slavistik (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul angewandte französische Sprachwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul deskriptiv-synchronische französische Sprachwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Du système linguistique à la parole situèe: Contextes (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Du système linguistique à la parole situèe: Pratiques (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Du système linguistique à la parole situèe: Système (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Forschung zur Mehrsprachigkeit II / Bilingualität (Master's degree program: Mehrsprachigkeit (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) 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: Slavic Studies) Modul Linguistique française (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Refining Skills in Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Soziolinguistik (Master's degree program: Language and Communication (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Spécialisation en linguistique française (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Sprache und Gesellschaft (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Sprachen in Raum und Zeit (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sprachen und Gesellschaft (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sprachen und Individuum (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Texte und Diskurse (Master's degree program: Language and Communication (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Vertiefung der Fachwissenschaften (Master's degree program: Mehrsprachigkeit (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Validation : final exam |
| 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 Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |