551.312 (21W) Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
12.10.2021 10:00 - 12:00 On Campus

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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Alexander Onysko

Course title german

Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind

Type

Seminar (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Attendance-based course

Hours per Week

2.0

ECTS credits

8.0

Registrations

6 (20 max.)

Organisational unit

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Language of instruction

English

Course begins on

12.10.2021

eLearning

Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

English

Intended learning outcomes

-Gain insight in the combination of cognition and language

-Understand conceptual metaphors and their pervasiveness in language use

-Analyzing metaphors and interpreting their functions

-Develop critical skills in language analysis

Teaching methodology

Discussion, lecture, tasks, presentations

Course content

“Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature” (Lakoff & Johnson 1980: 3).

The striking claim of conceptual metaphor theory is that metaphor is not only a poetic and rhetorical device but also a phenomenon of everyday language. In this class, we will explore the relation between language and metaphor, which will add to our understanding of the interplay of language and cognition. Conceptual metaphors occur in all types of language use, and participants will have the opportunity to investigate their functions in a variety of texts and genres such as political speeches, advertisements, commentary, news, and so on. Analyses can also go beyond language and focus on multimodal metaphors that emerge from a combination of image and text.

Literature

-A guide to relevant literature will be discussed in the first sessions

-Some readings and other class material will be made available on Moodle

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

English

Examination methodology

-presentation of research topic

-seminar paper on research topic

Examination topic(s)

-in line with students' choices of research topics

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

-announced in class and on Moodle

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
- Subject: Linguistics (Compulsory elective)
  - 2.4 Advanced Topics in Linguistics I ( 0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 551.312 Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen

Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
- Subject: Linguistics (Compulsory elective)
  - 2.5 Advanced Topics in Linguistics II ( 0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 551.312 Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen

Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
- Subject: Linguistics (Compulsory elective)
  - 2.6 Advanced Topics in Linguistics III ( 0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 551.312 Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen

Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
- Subject: Applied Linguistics (Compulsory elective)
  - Advanced Topics in „Applied Linguistics” ( 0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 551.312 Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2023

551.314 SE Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind (2.0h / 8.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2021

551.312 SE Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphors and the Mind (2.0h / 8.0ECTS)