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| Semester | spring semester 2015 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Danièle Klapproth Muazzin (daniele.klapproth@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The theory of intertextuality suggests that texts, rather than existing as self-contained, autonomous entities, are formed by the repetition, recontextualisation, and transformation of other textual structures, prior text. Originating in the fields of semiotics and post-structuralist theory (and being closely associated with the names of Julia Kristeva and Mikhail Bakhtin), the concept of intertextuality has been taken up also within linguistically oriented frameworks, where it has been further enhanced by discourse scholars, linguistic anthropologists, sociocultural linguists and scholars of cognitive linguistics. Drawing on these rich and multifaceted theorical backgrounds, we will seek to operationalise the notion of intertextuality to analyse a wide range of discursive practices (including, for instance, speakers' incorporation of media texts into their private conversations, family members' recycling of prior text in the negotiation of a family argument, the parodic reanimation of a politican's words by a protest movement, or the role of master narratives in newspaper reporting or in the construction of racism in conversational narratives). |
| Learning objectives | We will aim to deepen our understanding of the very nature of communicative interaction as we seek to understand how all 'languaging' (in the words suggested by Alton Becker) may be thought of as "taking old language and pushing it into present contexts". |
| Bibliography | Reading material will be made available online (using ADAM). |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level: for BA05 students those who have completed their proseminar paper in linguistics; for BA13 students those who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register by sending an e-mail to Daniele.Klapproth(at)unibas.ch. |
| 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 | Course requirements: reading assignments, regular and active participation, oral presentation, optional seminar paper |
| 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 |