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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Lorenza Mondada (lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course proposes an overview of the diversity of issues and phenomena covered by the notion of deixis in linguistics. Deixis refers to linguistic phenomena that are contextually dependent for their interpretation and reference (e.g. let’s meet here, supposes a contextual access to the place where the sentence is uttered in order to understand where here is). So, deixis has been a crucial phenomenon to recognize the importance of context within the linguistic system, and more generally to acknowledge the role of situated action and the body (e.g. pointing gestures—and more generally body postures— accompanying deictic expressions). Deixis is also a fascinating phenomenon for showing the richness of linguistic diversity (e.g. where German has 3 terms, hier, da, dort, Tolai, an Oceanic language, has 32 terms for referring to place). The course will show how deixis has been discussed in various sub-disciplines of linguistics (linguistic anthropology, psycholinguistics, typology, interactional linguistics) and the variety of phenomena it has highlighted (the role of culture, cognition and embodiment in the conception of language). The course will also discuss different areas concerned by deixis — such as reference to space, time, and person — and the kind of issues it raises for analysis in texts and spoken interaction. |
| Learning objectives | see Contents |
| Bibliography | A rich bibliography will be available on ADAM |
| Admission requirements | open to BA students and MA students. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20.09.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 27.09.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 04.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 11.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 18.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 25.10.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 01.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 08.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 15.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 22.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 06.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 13.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Wednesday 20.12.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
| Modules |
Modul: Du système linguistique à la parole situèe: Contextes (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Du système linguistique à la parole située: Pratiques (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Du système linguistique à la parole située: Système (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) 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: Nordic Philology (Start of studies before 01.08.2022)) 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 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 MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology (Start of studies before 01.08.2022)) 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: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Spécialisation en linguistique française (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Sprache als System (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written exam on the last week of the semester. The exam consists in 1 general question (theory) and 1 analysis of an empirical example. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |