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Cross-Cultural Semantics

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Course ID:	3301-JF2634
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.303 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	Cross-Cultural Semantics
Name in Polish:	Semantyka międzykulturowa
Organizational unit:	Institute of English Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Fakultatywne przedmioty dla studiów dziennych z językoznawstwa opisowego i teoretycznego
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The purpose of this course is to introduce the participants to the basic assumption, scope, and methodology of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) project, focusing on the empirical search for semantic primes and universals in natural human languages.
Full description:	The purpose of this course is to introduce the participants to the basic assumptions, scope, and methodology of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) project, focusing on the empirical search for semantic primes and universals in natural human languages. The Natural Semantic Metalanguage research framework has clear implications for language teaching, cross-cultural communication and education. 1. Basic theoretical assumptions of the NSM approach to cross-linguistic semantics. An overview of the NSM primes & universals research to date. Languages studied so far. 2. Identifying semantic primes and their exponents. The expanding set of NSM primes & universals: some history. 3. Cross-linguistic testing for semantic primes: the ''canonical contexts''. Examples of morphosyntactic, semantic, and pragmatic problems encountered in research. 4. Contrasting three parallel NSM texts: English, Mandarin Chinese, and Polish. 5. Semantic primes and their grammar: the essential elements. Semantic explications and cultural scripts as NSM texts. 6. NSM view of the mental lexicon: beyond semantic primes.
Bibliography:	Goddard, C. 2002. The Search for the Shared Semantic Core of All Languages. In: C.Goddard, A. Wierzbicka (eds.), Meaning and Universal Grammar, Vol.1. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 5-40. Goddard, C., A. Wierzbicka. 2002. Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar. In: C.Goddard and A. Wierzbicka (eds.), Meaning and Universal Grammar, Vol.1. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 41-85. Goddard, C., A.Wierzbicka. 2016. Words and Meanings. Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages and Cultures. Oxford University Press. Wierzbicka, A. 1996. Semantics: Primes and Universals. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Learning outcomes:	A student will acquire advanced information about cross-cultural semantics within the Natural Semantic Metalanguage theory and will develop his/her analytical skills. English language instruction at the B2+ level. In class discussions students acquire skills of expressing their thoughts in a clear, coherent, logical and precise manner, with the use of language which is correct grammatically, lexically and phonetically.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Two midterm assignments Semester paper

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH CW FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Paweł Kornacki
Group instructors:	Paweł Kornacki
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