Магистратура
2021/2022
Функциональные модели в естественном языке
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Статус:
Курс обязательный (Лингвистическая теория и описание языка)
Направление:
45.04.03. Фундаментальная и прикладная лингвистика
Кто читает:
Школа лингвистики
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Коношенко Мария Борисовна
Прогр. обучения:
Лингвистическая теория и описание языка
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course presupposes an introduction to functional and cognitive linguistics as opposed to formal approaches to natural language such as generative grammar. The course comprises several lectures on main tenets, methodological peculiarities and the most important domains of research in functional linguistics, as well as discussions of various case studies and seminal papers. Students enrolled in the course Functional approaches to natural language have to cope with several tasks before and in class: they write analytical and argumentative essays, go over the reading materials that their instructor sends to them, prepare presentations of the given papers in small groups, and discuss problematic issues in class.
Learning Objectives
- to introduce students to theoretical apparatus, key notions, history, heritage and main principles of functional and cognitive linguistics, the form vs. function controversy in modern linguistics
- to introduce students to the mainstream branches and schools of functional and cognitive linguistics
- to introduce students to methodological aspects of functional and cognitive linguistics
- to introduce students to critical thinking and reasoning within and outside cognitive linguistics
- to introduce students to the most salient papers (in English) on various aspects of functional and cognitive linguistics
Expected Learning Outcomes
- is able to collect empirical data and apply methodological principles to various theoretical tasks
- is able to make empirical observations and theoretical generalizations
- is able to understand, interpret and discuss papers (in English) on various aspects of functional and cognitive linguistics
- understands main conceptions of the most significant scientific cognitive linguistics schools
- understands the subject of cognitive linguistics, its fields, connections with other (cognitive) sciences
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Main principles of CL
- Methodological issues
- Cognitive Models of Language Acquisition
- Beyond (spoken) language
Assessment Elements
- Essay 1
- Essay 2
- Oral presentationGroup home assignment: reading and presenting a paper or a case-study in a small group
- Class participationDiscussing problematic issues in class
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.3 * Essay 2 + 0.3 * Essay 1 + 0.2 * Class participation + 0.2 * Oral presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Dąbrowska, E., & Divjak, D. (2015). Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1000461
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Evans, V. Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction / Vyvyan Evans, Melanie Green. - Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006. – 830 p. – ISBN 9780748618323. – Текст: электронный // DB Proquest Ebook Central (ebrary) [сайт]. - URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-