120133 SE Linguistics Seminar (222) = Seminar 1/2 MA (Historical & Descriptive Linguistics) (2009S)
Stylistics and Iconicity
Continuous assessment of course work
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Diese LVA gilt für das Masterstudium English Language and Linguistics nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 16.02.2009 14:00 to Mo 23.02.2009 09:00
- Registration is open from We 25.02.2009 14:00 to We 04.03.2009 23:59
- Registration is open from Fr 06.03.2009 12:30 to Tu 10.03.2009 13:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.03.2009 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
19.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
26.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
02.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
23.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
30.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
07.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
14.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
28.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
04.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
18.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Thursday
25.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
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.
Assessment and permitted materials
The assessment will be based on an oral presentation in class and a seminar paper on the same topic.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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.
Examination topics
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.
Reading list
see course methods
Association in the course directory
2041, 2042, 222, 821, 238, 722
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