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| Semester | fall semester 2013 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Thomas Messerli (thomas.messerli@unibas.ch) |
| Content | This course is an introduction to the cognitive dimensions of language. It focuses on the ways people use linguistic structures to produce and construe meaning by providing an outline of the central concepts of cognitive linguistics (CL) and pragmatics. CL describes linguistic patterns on the basis of general cognitive processes of knowledge formation; it thus offers an interesting model of how our use of words and syntactic patterns is derived from basic experiences and concepts. Pragmatics focuses more closely on the dynamic and context-specific construction of meaning in language use. The course sketches various areas of CL and pragmatics. Initially it provides you with the corresponding theoretical apparatus as well as some basic methods of analysis. You will then learn to apply this knowledge to the analysis of concrete linguistic data. |
| Learning objectives | - You know the fundamental theoretical concepts of CL and pragmatics. - You can apply these concepts to analyse linguistic data. - You become able to conduct a small independent study in a work group. |
| Bibliography | A course reader is accessible on the course platform. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | Old BA curriculum (2005): This course may only be taken after successful completion of the first-year module "Learning about Linguistics". New BA curriculum (2013): It is strongly recommended that this course be taken after completion of the "Introduction to Linguistics I + II" proseminars. |
| Course application | Please enrol at: www.isis.unibas.ch. The courses are limited to 23 students per course. |
| 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 Introduction to English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Refining Skills in Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) (Pflicht) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | - Attendance and active participation - Written assignment - Group presentation |
| 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 Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |