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| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Heike Behrens (heike.behrens@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Cognitive Linguistics addresses the structure and emergence of meaning and grammar from a functionalist, usage-based perspective. In this seminar, we will go into more depth regarding issues of Cognitive Grammar and Construction Grammar to see how syntax encodes certain perspectives on an event, and how the speakers of a language conventionalize ways of expression, leading to low-level generalizations rather than “rules”. Regarding semantics, we will look at processes of meaning extension (metaphor, metonymy, polysemy). |
| Learning objectives | The seminar will deepen insights from the PS “Language and the mind”, and the lecture “Usage-based models of language” by focusing on some of the key concepts and seminal articles or books. Students will learn on what evidence grammatical theories are developed, and how they help to unravel the processes that underly human cognition. |
| Bibliography | Dąbrowska, E., & Divjak, D. (Eds.). (2019a). Cognitive Linguistics I: Foundations of Language. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. Dąbrowska, E., & Divjak, D. (Eds.). (2019b). Cognitive Linguistics II: A Survey of Linguistic Subfields. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. Dancygier, B. (Ed.) (2017). The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Diessel, H. (2019). The Grammar Network. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Evans, V. (2019). Cognitive linguistics: A complete guide (2 ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Schmid, H.-J. (2020). The Dynamics of the Linguistic System: Usage, Conventionalization, and Entrenchment. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Zima, E. (2021). Einführung in die gebrauchsbasierte Kognitive Linguistik. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. |
| Admission requirements | BA in English or related fields with modules on linguistics |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 21.09.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 28.09.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 05.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 12.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 19.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 26.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Sitzungsraum S 184 |
| Wednesday 02.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 09.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 16.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 23.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 30.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 07.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 14.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Wednesday 21.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Modules |
Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Research in English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Sprache als System (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Students write a research report on a topic of their choice (3-5pp.) and present it in the seminar. To this end, we will have sessions on using bibliogrphies as well as recent handbooks or textbooks to get a survey of the development of a research question. |
| 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 |