551.312 (21W) Advanced Topics in Linguistics: Metaphor and the Mind
Overview
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- Lecturer
- 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
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 12.10.2021
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
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
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 schemePosition in the curriculum
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
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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
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2.4 Advanced Topics in Linguistics I (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
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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
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2.5 Advanced Topics in Linguistics II (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
-
Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
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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
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2.6 Advanced Topics in Linguistics III (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
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Subject: Applied Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
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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)
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Advanced Topics in „Applied Linguistics” (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Applied Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)