122221 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper (2022W)
Linguistic categorization
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 05.09.2022 00:00 to Mo 19.09.2022 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2022 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
13.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
20.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
27.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
03.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
10.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
17.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
24.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
01.12.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
15.12.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
12.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
19.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
26.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students are assessed on the basis of assignments, a project proposal, a presentation and a seminar paper. Project proposal, presentation and seminar paper are based on a small-scale research project that each student will work on individually.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Course requirements:
a) regular class attendance (max. 2 absences) + preparation
b) mid-term assignment (20%)
c) project proposal (10%)
d) oral presentation (20%)
e) BA paper (50%)Students need an average of 60 pts (out of 100) to pass; the final paper needs to be a pass (60 pts)Grading scale:
90-100 pts: 1
80-89 pts: 2
70-79 pts: 3
60-69 pts: 4
0-59 pts: 5
a) regular class attendance (max. 2 absences) + preparation
b) mid-term assignment (20%)
c) project proposal (10%)
d) oral presentation (20%)
e) BA paper (50%)Students need an average of 60 pts (out of 100) to pass; the final paper needs to be a pass (60 pts)Grading scale:
90-100 pts: 1
80-89 pts: 2
70-79 pts: 3
60-69 pts: 4
0-59 pts: 5
Examination topics
Readings, assignments, project proposal, oral presentation, seminar paper
Reading list
Textbook:
John Taylor (2003). Linguistic Categorization. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Articles/book chapters:
Aarts, B. (2004). Modelling linguistic gradience. Studies in Language 28(1): 1-50.
Crystal, D. (1967). English. Lingua 17: 24-56.
Ibbotson, P. & M. Tomasello (2009). Prototype constructions in early language acquisition. Language and Cognition (1): 59-85.
Lakoff, G. & M. Johnson (1980). Metaphors we live by. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (NB: a second edition, with a new afterword, appeared in 2003) (Ch. 4)
Langacker, R.W. (1987). Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, Vol. 1. Stanford CA: Stanford University Press. (Ch. 4, Sections 4.1 and 4.2)
Rosch, E. (1978). Principles of categorization. In: E. Rosch & B.B. Lloyd (eds.), Cognition and Categorization. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 24-48.
Tyler, A. and V. Evans. 2001. Reconsidering prepositional polysemy networks: the case of over. Language 77/4, 724-765.
John Taylor (2003). Linguistic Categorization. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Articles/book chapters:
Aarts, B. (2004). Modelling linguistic gradience. Studies in Language 28(1): 1-50.
Crystal, D. (1967). English. Lingua 17: 24-56.
Ibbotson, P. & M. Tomasello (2009). Prototype constructions in early language acquisition. Language and Cognition (1): 59-85.
Lakoff, G. & M. Johnson (1980). Metaphors we live by. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (NB: a second edition, with a new afterword, appeared in 2003) (Ch. 4)
Langacker, R.W. (1987). Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, Vol. 1. Stanford CA: Stanford University Press. (Ch. 4, Sections 4.1 and 4.2)
Rosch, E. (1978). Principles of categorization. In: E. Rosch & B.B. Lloyd (eds.), Cognition and Categorization. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 24-48.
Tyler, A. and V. Evans. 2001. Reconsidering prepositional polysemy networks: the case of over. Language 77/4, 724-765.
Association in the course directory
Studium: BA 612
Code/Modul: BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222
Code/Modul: BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222
Last modified: Mo 12.09.2022 17:08
The notion of categorization plays a crucial role in any approach to linguistic analysis, whether descriptive, generative, functional or cognitive: one cannot do linguistics without assuming the existence (in some form or other) of linguistic categories. What linguists disagree about, however, is the nature of those categories. Are they discrete and clear-cut, i.e. is category membership a matter of all or nothing? Or are linguistic categories blurred at the edges, with some members being better examples than others? And if the latter, is it always possible (and desirable) to determine category membership at all? In this course, two basic approaches to categorization – the classical approach and the prototype approach - are compared and tested on categories within the fields of semantics, morphology, syntax and phonology.Course aims:
The aim of this course is to provide insight into the process of linguistic categorization, i.e. in the way humans use language to categorize objects and events from the external world (‘cat’, ‘love’, ‘art’) and in the way the linguistic items used to describe this world are themselves categorized (as nouns or verbs, as subjects or objects, or as vowels or consonants). Students will be made aware of the kind of criteria used for distinguishing linguistic categories and the problems involved in applying and evaluating these criteria.Course methods:
Readings, exercises, assignments, classroom discussions, presentation, project proposal, individual research project.