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120133 SE Linguistics Seminar = Seminar 1/2 MA (Historical & Descriptive Linguistics) (2010W)

Chaucer - Inside Out: the language of the Canterbury Tales

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 18 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 11.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 18.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 25.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 08.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 15.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 22.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 29.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 06.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 13.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 10.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 17.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 24.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 31.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this seminar we shall look at selected passages from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and analyse them in depth. We shall attempt (a) to reconstruct their pronunciation, (b) to produce morph-by-morph glosses, (c) to analyse sentence structures, (d) to determine the semantic and pragmatic meanings of words, (d) to identify discourse strategies, and (e) to relate the passages to the stories in which they are embedded. In short, we shall try to get to know as much as possible about the passages we look at.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participants will be assessed on the basis of (a) class participation, (b) short project outlines and bibliographies, (c) oral presentations and (d) written research papers.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The idea of the seminar is to give students an opportunity (a) to apply and practice their skills in linguistic analysis on all descriptive levels, (b) to develop their skills in tackling a historical, and therefore somewhat exotic but all the more interesting variety of English, and (c) to acquaint themselves with the work of one of the best and at the same time most entertaining authors in the history of English literature.

Examination topics

An introductory phase will familiarise students with the tools and methods required for the multi-level analysis of Middle English texts. Also, students will choose specific text passages for their own analytic work. After that, students will present (aspects) of their analyses in oral presentations, which will focus on those aspects that they find particularly challenging and/or interesting. Written papers will be produced after that and submitted within the course of the term.

Reading list

An introductory list of references will be distributed during one of the first seminar sessions. Intruductory texts and basic reference works will be made available in the departmental library.

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, ME 812;
Code/Modul: 222, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, 821, ME4;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0168

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