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120133 SE Linguistics Seminar (222) = Seminar 1/2 MA (Historical & Descriptive Linguistics) (2009S)

Stylistics and Iconicity

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Diese LVA gilt für das Masterstudium English Language and Linguistics nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 18 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 19.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 26.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 02.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 23.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 30.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 07.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 14.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 28.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 04.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 18.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Donnerstag 25.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Talented writers/speakers often break the rules of language to create effect. Often when they do so, their language use is nevertheless 'imitative', albeit in a more general sense, i.e. it is 'iconic'. Iconic words or structures are attempts to represent the way in which we perceive the world more concretely; they aim to give a text more palpability. Iconic structures are encountered in all areas of language, i.e. on the typographical level (special use of fonts, of spacing in poetry), on the phonetic level (meter, rhyme, sound symbolism), in syntax (changes in regular word order, distancing, proximity), in word formation, in literary or narrative discourse, or in the overall shape or organization of a text, short story or novel.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The assessment will be based on an oral presentation in class and a seminar paper on the same topic.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The aim of this course is to gain deeper insight into the way language is manipulated by orators, poets, novelists, advertisers, etc. to enrich the text and convey meaning through form. Special attention will be paid to how language is used in an imitative way or, in semiotic terms, 'iconically'. The idea is to gain an understanding of in how far our use of language is dictated by the rules of the internal grammar and the lexicon and in how far we are allowed to play with language rules, overcome their restrictions, and, in doing so, add extra meaning to a text.

Prüfungsstoff

We will read a number of articles each week (which will be posted in Fronter), which deal with the way language is used both in normal language use (lingusitic articles) and in literary usage (literary articles); attention will be paid to all the different levels of language (the typographical, the phonetic, morphosyntactic, lexical, discourse etc.) systematically. Students will be expected to study the articles beforehand and hand in questions for discussion. Next to the articles we will look, at a later stage in the course, at literary texts (mainly poems) and analyse them in the light of the articles read.

Literatur

see course methods

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

2041, 2042, 222, 821, 238, 722

Letzte Änderung: Do 09.01.2025 00:15