AJ22044 Cognitive Approaches to Meaning in Language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Laura Janda (lecturer), doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 17. 10. 10:50–12:25 VP, 14:10–15:45 VP, Tue 18. 10. 10:50–12:25 VP, 14:10–15:45 VP, Wed 19. 10. 9:10–10:45 VP, Thu 3. 11. 15:50–17:25 VP, Mon 7. 11. 12:30–14:05 VP
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
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Course objectives
The intensive course is an introduction to current cognitive approaches to analyzing meaning in language at all levels, including morphological, lexical, phrasal and sentential. The course will be co-taught by Prof. Laura Janda (Tromsø, Norway), Dr. Wei-lun Lu (Department of Chinese, Masaryk University) and Doc. Naděžda Kudrnáčová (Department of English and American Studies, Masaryk University). Students are required to attend seminar sessions taught by Prof. Janda (Sessions 1-5), Doc. Kudrnáčová (Session 8) and Dr. Lu (Session 9) and the entire conference of Cog Ling in Brno 2016, co-organized by the English Department and the Chinese Department, in order to understand the applications and values of cognitive linguistics (Sessions 6-7). There will be two class meetings (Sessions 11-12) dedicated to student presentations of their class projects. Students are encouraged to set up an appointment with Dr. Lu or Doc. Kudrnáčová to discuss their class project if in any doubt (Session 10).
Syllabus
  • Session 1: Introducing Construction Grammar (17 Oct)
    Session 2: Aspect (17 Oct)
    Session 3: Synonymy (18 Oct)
    Session 4: Word Classes(18 Oct)
    Session 5: Methodological Issues in Cognitive Linguistics (19 Oct)
    Session 6: Morning talks of Cog Ling Brno (19 Oct)
    Session 7: Afternoon talks of Cog Ling Brno (19 Oct)
    Session 8: Applications of cognitive linguistics (3 Nov)
    Session 9: Applications of cognitive linguistics (7 Nov)
    Session 10: Individual consultations
    Session 11/12: Final project presentation Follow the link below for a poll for the time of final presentation. http://doodle.com/poll/ig3a3hk72fyhhthb
Assessment methods
A class project is required. Students need to present the project orally (20%) and to hand in a final written paper (50%, 10 pages for MA, 5 pages for BA). Students also need to select three sessions from Sessions 1-9 and write a one-page summary of each (30%), preferably including how the three talks might relate to their class project and their own research interest.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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