7231007Linguistics (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET29 67231 LJ37 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.5 | |
| Instructor name | TANIGUCHI KAZUMI (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | In this course, we will focus on cognitive semantics and examine various phenomena related to the expansion of meaning in language, such as metaphor, metonymy, and subjectivity. | |||
| Course Goals |
・To understand the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics, and learn points of view to apply to linguistic research. ・To cultivate powers of observation for linguistic matters. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
In class, we will cover several major cognitive linguistics (especially cognitive semantics) topics below according to students' interests and prior studies, and closely read works on these topics. The plan is to cover each topic over the course of about two weeks. 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical overview of cognitive linguistics 3. Connections between linguistics and psychology (1): Differentiation of diagrams and land (introduction) 4. Connections between linguistics and psychology (1): Differentiation of diagrams and land (inquiry) 5. Connections between linguistics and psychology (2): Gaze and subjectivity (introduction) 6. Connections between linguistics and psychology (2): Gaze and subjectivity (inquiry) 7. Categorization and language (1): Prototypes, categories (introduction) 8. Categorization and language (1): Prototypes, categories (inquiry) 9. Categorization and language (2): Abstraction and schemas (introduction) 10. Categorization and language (2): Abstraction and schemas (inquiry) 11. Images, schemas, and the meaning of language (introduction) 12. Images, schemas, and the meaning of language (inquiry) 13. The expansion of meaning: metaphor and metonymy 14. Grammar, syntax, and meaning 15. Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be assessed comprehensively on end-of-term reports (70%) and efforts in class (30%). | |||
| Course Requirements |
・Basic general linguistics knowledge, or cognitive linguistics knowledge. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Approach class sessions having read the assigned paper and clarified its problem points. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Others, copies of papers and PDF files will be distributed. | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
