120226 SE Linguistics Seminar / MA historical & descriptive linguistics (2017S)
Semantic Change
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Do 16.02.2017 00:00 bis Mi 22.02.2017 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Fr 31.03.2017 23:59
Details
max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Please note: the semester schedule for this course includes a seminar conference to be held with Prof. Seidlhofer's seminar, on Friday June 2nd (14.00-20.00) & Saturday June 3rd (9.00-14.00). In exchange for time spent at the seminar conference a number of regular seminar sessions will not be held.
Important: ONLY register for this course if you can make those dates since attendance during the entire seminar conference is mandatory for course completion.
Montag
06.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
20.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
27.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
03.04.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
24.04.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
08.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
15.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
22.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
29.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
12.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
19.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag
26.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
In this course, we attempt to describe and explain changes in the meanings of English words such as 'to cope with', which originally meant 'to fight with' or 'to worry', which originally meant 'to strangle'. We collect evidence from the Oxford English Dictionary Online and from diachronic corpora such as the Corpus of Historical American English, and try to account for it in terms of recent theories of semantic change. We investigate the interplay between pragmatic mechanisms of meaning construction and negotiation and the transmission of conventionalised lexical meanings, identify the mechanisms exploited for semantic innovation and attempt to detect any general principles by which semantic change may be driven.The aim of this course is to develop expertise in the description of word meaning and its situational and historical variability, and in the systematic treatment of dictionary and corpus data. We shall also try to develop an understanding of linguistic meanings as cultural constructs that owe their historical stability to successful transmission, that are highly variable, and that are subject to evolutionary change.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Classroom participation, project proposal (conceptual, bibliographical and methodological), oral presentation at a seminar conference, written bachelor paper.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
(a) regular class attendance (max. 2 absences) and full attendance of seminar conference
(b) handing in project proposal (on time)
(c) giving the oral presentation (on set date)
(d) handing in the bachelor paper (on time)
(e) attaining 60 of the maximum of 100 points.
The pass rate is > 60%.
(b) handing in project proposal (on time)
(c) giving the oral presentation (on set date)
(d) handing in the bachelor paper (on time)
(e) attaining 60 of the maximum of 100 points.
The pass rate is > 60%.
Prüfungsstoff
See 'minimum requirements'.
Literatur
Traugott, Elizabeth Closs and Richard B. Dasher. 2002. Regularity in Semantic Change. Cambridge: University Press.more TBA
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: MA812 [1]; MA 812 [2]; UF 344
Code/Modul: MA 04; UF 222
Lehrinhalt: 12-0368
Code/Modul: MA 04; UF 222
Lehrinhalt: 12-0368
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33