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Projektseminar: Semantics | Aufbaumodul 1 | Struktur der englischen Sprache - Details
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Veranstaltungsname Projektseminar: Semantics | Aufbaumodul 1 | Struktur der englischen Sprache
Veranstaltungsnummer ANG.05269.03 | ANG.03224.01
Semester WS 2016/17
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 7
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 35
Heimat-Einrichtung Anglistik / Sprachwissenschaft
Veranstaltungstyp Projektseminar in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Erster Termin Montag, 10.10.2016 10:15 - 11:45, Ort: (t.b.a.)
Art/Form Aufbaumodul 1 | Struktur der englischen Sprache
Teilnehmende BA Anglistik und Amerikanistik 60 und 90 LP
LAS, LAG, LAF
Voraussetzungen Introduction to English Linguistics passed
Lernorganisation oral presentation | written exam | required readings | class discussions | collaborative tasks and assignments
Leistungsnachweis Studienleistung (oral presentation) | written exam
Studiengänge (für) BA Anglistik und Amerikanistik 60 und 90 LP
LAS, LAG, LAF
SWS 2
ECTS-Punkte 5

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(t.b.a.)
Montag: 10:15 - 11:45, wöchentlich (13x)

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“Gosh, semantics totally jargogles my mind!” Even though we may find semantics difficult to grasp, we are not likely to use ‘jargogle’ to refer to our ‘confused’ state of mind; to us, ‘jargogle’ is nothing more but a non-sense string of letters. Thus, it contrasts with a vast range of meaningful words that we store in our minds and dictionaries to describe both 'puzzle-' and 'enlightenment', and the shades in between. Semantics is a branch of linguistics which systematically studies those 'meaningful' entries in a language’s lexicon.
In this class, we will come to terms with the seemingly slippery notion of meaning. Having sketched out the broader picture of meaning-making with the help of semiotic concepts such as symbolic, iconic and indexical signs, we will delve into the realms of linguistic description. Here, as a first step, we will make use of 'sense,' 'reference,' 'intension,' 'extension,' 'denotation,' and 'connotation' as tools to pinpoint the semantic potential of single words. Terms like 'synonymy,' 'antonymy,' 'hyponymy' or 'meronymy' shall serve to relate individual concepts to one another to form more complex structures within the language system. As a second step, we will move by approaching semantics from a cognitive perspective as we deal with 'Prototype Theory,' 'metaphor' and 'metonymy'. Finally, we will link up semantics to other areas of linguistic description such as morphology and historical linguistics.
By the end of term, we will be capable of describing why and how words mean something to us as we encounter them in our everyday lives – and we will also be able to trace how words change their meaning over time, or even loose it. Our example of ‘jargogle’ belongs here since the verb used to denote ‘to confuse’ but got extinct some 300 years ago. Knowing this, our introductory sentence is rendered meaningful. Chances are good, however, that, as you complete the class, statements like these will no longer be needed anyway.

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