Лингвокреативность

2023/2024

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 1, 2 модуль

Онлайн-часы: 20

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Нагорная Александра Викторовна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 6

Контактные часы: 40

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course addresses the phenomenon of linguistic creativity, which is seen as a complex type of mental and speech activity resulting in an unusual interpretation of an object or a phenomenon and its unconventional representation in speech. Linguistic creativity inevitably involves the “breaking, restructuring and transformation of stable patterns” (S.K. Maynard) and saves the language from “IKEAfication” (T. Veale), preventing it from becoming a set of ready-made parts which are put together mechanically, according to the preset scheme and make up practical but primitive structures. This activity, however, is not fully arbitrary and it follows certain rules which are shaped by cultural and language traditions and are largely determined by the social function of communication. Within the course, linguistic creativity is interpreted as a systemic phenomenon which is observed at all the levels of the language system: from phonetics to syntax. Special emphasis is laid on metaphorical creativity understood as an ability to construct new metaphors at the conceptual (mental) and verbal levels. The course rests upon the most recent theories, hypotheses and approaches advanced in Western Linguistics. The language material comes from fiction, as well as mass media and academic texts.

Learning Objectives

to lay theoretical foundations for conducting research in the sphere of linguistic creativity
to teach the basic principles and procedures of interdisciplinary research
to develop and refine linguistic creativity skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

The students detect creative language forms in context, assess the degree of their novelty, analyze the processes underlying the creation of a new element
The student identifies creative similes, creates similes of different types, constructs ironic similes
The student identifies conventional and creative metaphors, analyzes the mechanisms of creativity, explains the peculiarities of metaphors, creates metaphors of their own
The student identifies morphologically creative forms, analyzes their semantic peculiarities, makes up new forms themselves
The student constructs phrasal epithets

Course Contents

The Concept of Linguistic Creativity
Creative Similes
Metaphorical creativity
Morphological creativity
Syntactical Creativity

Assessment Elements

project
The student does research into manifestations of linguistic creativity and presents it in class
participation
test

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 2nd module
0.3 * participation + 0.4 * project + 0.3 * test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

A critical introduction to syntax, Miller, J., 2011
Afef Badri. (2017). Emergentist Metaphorical Creativity: Towards A Model Of Analysing Metaphorical Creativity In Interactive Talk. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1128846
Aljukić, L. (2020). Metaphorical creativity in british political discourse on Brexit ; Metaforička kreativnost u britanskom političkom diskursu o Brexitu.
Constructional change in English : developments in allomorphy, word formation, and syntax, Hilpert, M., 2013
Derivations : exploring the dynamics of syntax, Uriagereka, J., 2011
Fournier, M., & Sales, A. (2007). Knowledge, Communication and Creativity. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=258458
Introducing Syntax. (2017). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.repository.ubn.ru.nl.2066.170565
Margolin, J., Witztum, E., & Lerner, V. (2017). Genius, Creativity and Madness. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Martin Haspelmath, & Andrea D. Sims. (2010). Understanding Morphology. Routledge.
Morphology in English : word formation in cognitive grammar, Hamawand, Z., 2011
Pritzker, S. R., & Runco, M. A. (2011). Encyclopedia of Creativity (Vol. 2nd ed). San Diego: Academic Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=368694
Rakhilina, E., Vyrenkova, A., & Polinsky, M. (2016). Linguistic Creativity in Heritage Speakers. https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.90
Sawyer, R. K. (2012). Explaining Creativity : The Science of Human Innovation (Vol. 2nd ed). New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=433909
Seuren, P. A. M. (2018). Semantic Syntax (Vol. Second revised edition). Leiden: Brill. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1627187
Uzzi, B., & Spiro, J. (2005). Collaboration and Creativity: The Small World Problem. American Journal of Sociology, 111(2), 447–504. https://doi.org/10.1086/432782
Weisberg, R. W., & Reeves, L. (2013). Cognition : From Memory to Creativity. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=531239
YOKOTA Gerry. (2020). Featured Speaker Talk Metaphorical Creativity for Intercultural Communication.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Creative knowledge environments : the influences on creativity in research and innovation, , 2004
Explaining creativity : the science of human innovation, Sawyer, R. K., 2012
Exploding the creativity myth : the computational foundations of linguistic creativity, Veale, T., 2012
Exploring creativity : evaluative practices in innovation, design, and the arts, , 2013
Knowledge, communication and creativity, , 2007
The international handbook of creativity, , 2006
The invention of creativity : modern society and the culture of the new, Reckwitz, A., 2017
The neuroscience of creativity, Abraham, A., 2019
The Routledge companion to creativity, , 2009

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