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| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Thomas Messerli (thomas.messerli@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| 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). 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. Socio-cognitive theories focus more closely on the dynamic and context-specific construction of meaning in language use. The course sketches various areas of CL, such as language acquisition, cognitive semantics and pragmatics, and linguistic relativity. It provides you with the corresponding theoretical apparatus as well as some basic methods of analysis. In a next step, you will learn to apply this knowledge to the analysis of concrete linguistic data. |
| Learning objectives | - You know the fundamental theoretical concepts of CL. - You can apply these concepts to analyses of linguistic data. - You define and discuss a key theoretical notion in a written assignment. |
| Bibliography | Course readings are accessible on the course platform ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | It is strongly recommended that this course be taken after completion of the "Introduction to Linguistics I + II" proseminars. |
| Course application | Please sign up for this course in services.unibas.ch. In order to ensure a good learning environment, we aim at no more than 25 students per class (3 sections). For this reason, please also sign up in this doodle: https://doodle.com/poll/uxxrbuwmqwx3wzbs **You may only register TWICE: once for the class section of your best choice and once for a class that is already filled up beyond 25 people** Multiple voting (more than twice) will be removed and you will be assigned a place in a class with free seats after registration has closed. Should you have not made it into one of the courses and you are only in positions after 25 (i.e. the waiting list), we guarantee that we will take you in the course with the least student numbers. The doodle will open on August 2, 2022, 10am (CEST) and close on September 12, 2021, 2pm (CEST) in order to finalize student distribution in the week before term starts. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 22.09.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 29.09.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 06.10.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 13.10.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 20.10.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 27.10.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 03.11.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 10.11.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 17.11.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 24.11.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 01.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 08.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 15.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 22.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Modul: Introduction to English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| 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 |