120054 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA-Seminar/BA-Arbeit / MA-Seminar applied linguistics & TEFL (2010W)

early topics

Early seminar paper topics:

1. The relation of discourse analysis to the neighbouring disciplines (text linguistics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics)
2. The functions of language
3. Various approaches to the notions of text and discourse
4. The differences between spoken and written discourse
5. On referring to linguistic and extra-linguistic reality: the notion of reference
6. On referring to linguistic and extra-linguistic reality: the notions of deixis and anaphora

Selected bibliography:

de Beaugrande, R. & W. Dressler. 1981. Introduction to text linguistics. London.
Biber, D. 1986. Variation across speech and writing. Cambridge.
Brown, G. & G. Yule.1983. Discourse analysis. Cambridge.
Coulthard, M. 1977/1985. An introduction to discourse analysis. London.
van Dijk, T. 1977. Text and context. Explorations in the semantics and pragmatics of discourse. London.
Halliday, M.A.K. 1985/1989. Spoken and written language. Oxford.
Halliday, M.A.K. & R. Hasan. 1976. Cohesion in English. London.
Longacre, R.E. 1983. The grammar of discourse. New York.
Schiffrin, D. 1996. Approaches to discourse. London.
Stubbs, M. 1983. Discourse analysis. Oxford.
Tannen, D. (ed.). Coherence in spoken and written discourse. New Jersey.
Tannen, D. (ed.). 1993. Framing in discourse. Oxford.