Print syllabusSelected Issues in cognitive linguistics - MA Seminar 1
General data
| Course ID: | 3301-JFS1KO |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
09.305
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| Course title: | Selected Issues in cognitive linguistics - MA Seminar 1 |
| Name in Polish: | Gramatyka kognitywna - Sem. mgr 1 |
| Organizational unit: | Institute of English Studies |
| Course groups: |
(in Polish) Seminaria magisterskie dla studiów dziennych |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
10.00
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| Language: | English |
| Type of course: | Master's seminars |
| Short description: |
The seminar, designed for MA students, is devoted to a discussion of selected topics in cognitive linguistics, with emphasis on: - the general overview of the theoretical foundations of cognitive linguistics - the idea of the embodied mind in semantics - the idea that linguistic meaning is encyclopedic in nature - metonymy as a conceptual mechanism - metaphor as a conceptual mechanism - conceptual blending The remaining part of the course will be devoted to discussing aspects of MA theses that the students are preparing. |
| Full description: |
The seminar, designed for MA students, is devoted to a discussion of selected topics in cognitive linguistics, with special emphasis on the following issues: - the general overview of the theoretical foundations of cognitive linguistics - the idea of the embodied mind and its consequences for the study of meaning - the idea that linguistic meaning is encyclopedic in nature - metonymy as a conceptual mechanism: the reference-point ability; different levels of manifestations of metonymy; the mechanism of conceptual metonymy and indirect speech acts - metaphor as a conceptual mechanism: metaphor as a tool which both shapes and misshapes human understanding of the world; metaphor as a tool of manipulation- conceptual blending: the mechanism of blending; the conceptual effects of blending; blending as a tool of manipulation; blending as a tool for achieving humorous effects The remaining part of the course will be devoted to discussing aspects of MA theses that the students are preparing. |
| Bibliography: |
Evans, Vyvyan and Melanie Green. 2006. Cognitive linguistics: an introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. (selected fragments) Fauconnier, Gilles and Mark Turner. 1998. "Conceptual integration networks". Cognitive science 22 (2). 133 - 187. Panther, Klaus-Uwe and Linda Thornburg. 1998. "A cognitive approach to inferencing in conversation". Journal of pragmatics 30. 755 - 769. Turner, Mark. 1992. "Design for a theory of meaning". In Overton, W and D. Palermo (eds.). 1994. The nature and ontogenesis of meaning. Hillsdale, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 91 - 107. |
| Learning outcomes: |
A student will acquire advanced information about : Selected issues in cognitive linguistics - MA Seminar 1 and will develop his/her analytical skills. Education at language level B2+. 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: |
The basis for the course credit is a short paper (3-4 pages) discussing the main theoretical assumptions of the thesis |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)
| Time span: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26 |
 
MO TU SEM-MGR
W TH FR |
| Type of class: |
Second cycle diploma seminar, 30 hours
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| Coordinators: | Agata Kochańska | |
| Group instructors: | Agata Kochańska | |
| Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
| Examination: |
Course -
Grading
Second cycle diploma seminar - Pass/fail |
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