122223 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper (2015W)
Information packaging
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max. 21 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Dienstag 13.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 20.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 27.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 03.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 10.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 17.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 24.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 01.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Freitag 11.12. 18:00 - 21:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Samstag 12.12. 09:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Dienstag 15.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 12.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 19.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
- Dienstag 26.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
In this seminar we will explore the principles which govern the way that information is structured in English. More specifically, we will discuss the (i) notion of information status together with different classification systems of given and new information, (ii) preferred ordering principles, viz. the given-before-new principle and the end-weight principle, as well as (iii) the topic-comment distinction and how they interact with each other. We will also look at how these principles can explain the existence of so-called information packaging constructions and what the difference in use is between word order alternants such as: "John gave Mary a drink" vs. "John gave a drink to Mary", "John kissed Mary" vs. "Mary was kissed by John"," It is surprising that John went to London" vs. "That John went to London is surprising", etc.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Participants will be assessed on the basis of their oral presentations, written research papers, and in-class participation. All presentations take place during a seminar conference on Friday 11 December (afternoon) and Saturday 12 December.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Participants will...
- develop an understanding of the basic principles of information packaging in English and the use of information packaging constructions
- gain insight into different theoretical treatments of central notions of information structure
- conduct their own empirical investigation an gain insights into the methodology of corpus lingusitics
- develop a better understanding of the communicative functions of specific grammatical constructions and their close link to context and principles of pragmatics
- develop an understanding of the basic principles of information packaging in English and the use of information packaging constructions
- gain insight into different theoretical treatments of central notions of information structure
- conduct their own empirical investigation an gain insights into the methodology of corpus lingusitics
- develop a better understanding of the communicative functions of specific grammatical constructions and their close link to context and principles of pragmatics
Prüfungsstoff
The initial sessions will be used to introduce participants to the topic and help them develop their research questions. This introductory phase involves the discussion of articles and book chapters as well as practical work with computer corpora and other language data. The second phase of the course is reserved for individual project work. In the final phase participants will present their projects and findings in oral presentations and written research papers.
Literatur
Lambrecht, Knud 1994. Information Structure and Sentence Form. Topic, Focus, and the Mental Representations of Discourse Referents. Cambridge: CUP.
Prince, Ellen F. 1981. ‘Toward a taxonomy of given-new information’, in Cole, P. (ed.) Radical Pragmatics. New York: Academic Press, 223-55.
Birner, Betty Jean and Ward, Gregory 2001. ‘Discourse and information structure’, in Schiffrin, Deborah, Tannen, Deborah and Hamilton, E. Heidi (eds.) The Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Oxford: Blackwell, 119-37.
Wasow, Thomas 1997. ‘End-weight from the speaker’s perspective’, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research 26.3: 347-61.
Leech, Geoffrey 1983. Principles of Pragmatics. London: Longman.
Hawkins, John. A. 1992. ‘Syntactic weight versus information structure in word order variation’, Linguistische Berichte 4: 196-219.
Clark, H. H. and Haviland, S. E. 1977. ‘Comprehension and the given-new contract’, in Freedle, Roy O. (ed.) Discourse Production and Comprehension. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1-40.
Winkler, Susanne. 2012. The information structure of English, in: Krifka, M.; Musan, R. (eds.). The expression of Information Structure. Berlin: De Gruyter, 71-94.
Prince, Ellen F. 1981. ‘Toward a taxonomy of given-new information’, in Cole, P. (ed.) Radical Pragmatics. New York: Academic Press, 223-55.
Birner, Betty Jean and Ward, Gregory 2001. ‘Discourse and information structure’, in Schiffrin, Deborah, Tannen, Deborah and Hamilton, E. Heidi (eds.) The Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Oxford: Blackwell, 119-37.
Wasow, Thomas 1997. ‘End-weight from the speaker’s perspective’, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research 26.3: 347-61.
Leech, Geoffrey 1983. Principles of Pragmatics. London: Longman.
Hawkins, John. A. 1992. ‘Syntactic weight versus information structure in word order variation’, Linguistische Berichte 4: 196-219.
Clark, H. H. and Haviland, S. E. 1977. ‘Comprehension and the given-new contract’, in Freedle, Roy O. (ed.) Discourse Production and Comprehension. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1-40.
Winkler, Susanne. 2012. The information structure of English, in: Krifka, M.; Musan, R. (eds.). The expression of Information Structure. Berlin: De Gruyter, 71-94.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33