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| Semester | spring semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Lorenza Mondada (lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This lecture explores the relations between knowledge and language and discourse, in linguistics but also within an interdisciplinary perspective (e.g. philosophy, sociology of science, anthropology and psycho-sociology). How is knowledge expressed by language? How does language and discourse reveal that a sentence is already known or is new for the recipient, or that what is being said is known for sure or uncertain for the speaker? First, the course will give a general introduction discussing issues of knowledge in relation to scientific and ethno-scientific knowledge, propositional and praxeological knowledge, common sense and shared knowledge, and their linguistic manifestations. Second, the course will focus on linguistic markers of knowledge, based on typology (how is evidentiality expressed in different languages) and pragmatics (how new vs. known referents are coded in e.g. noun phrases vs. anaphoric pronouns). Third, we will discuss expressions such as “I know”, “you know” or “I don’t know” and what they do in discourse and interaction. Finally, we will focus on how knowledge issues transpire and are negotiated in social interaction: we will consider how in ordinary conversations two speakers might compete for displaying who knows best, how in institutional talk actions are built in a way that manifests who knows and who does not know. Examples will be discussed from professional meetings, classroom and other learning environments, as well as service encounters, in order to observe how knowledge is asymmetrically distributed and how this can be challenged by participants. |
| Learning objectives | see Contents |
| Bibliography | A reference list will be available on ADAM, as well as the pdf of the corresponding texts |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Modules |
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 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 Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) 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: Nordic Philology) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft BA (Bachelor'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: English) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish 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 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)) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Validation: final written exam (last week of the semester) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |