Master
2024/2025
Influential ideas in Linguistics
Type:
Elective course (Applied Linguistics and Text Analytics)
Area of studies:
Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
Delivered by:
School of Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
When:
1 year, 1 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
everyone
Instructors:
Гладкова Анна Николаевна
Master’s programme:
Прикладная лингвистика и текстовая аналитика
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course introduces and discusses main ideas in the study of language. It covers several periods in the history of linguistics from the Enlightenment to present days. It explores the birth of linguistics and the shift from diachronic to synchronic studies, Chomskyan linguistics, the relationship between language and thought, structuralism and functionalism in Europe. It also pays attention to the current situation in linguistic studies, in particular the cognitive turn, pragmatics, ethnolinguistics, decolonization and digitization. The course gives an opportunity to critically evaluate different approaches in linguistics and understand links between time, space and culture in this regard.
Learning Objectives
- After successfully completing this course, you will be able to • identify and explain key ways in which theories of language can differ • trace a broad history of modern linguistics, from the seeds present in the 18th century to current theories in the 21st • synthesize material from seminar discussion into cogent reports • Apply critical thinking skills in order to assess the relevance of different types of linguistic phenomena to particular theoretical approaches
Expected Learning Outcomes
- After successfully completing this course, you will be able to • identify and explain key ways in which theories of language can differ • trace a broad history of modern linguistics, from the seeds present in the 18th century to current theories in the 21st • synthesize material from seminar discussion into cogent reports • apply critical thinking skills in order to assess the relevance of different types of linguistic phenomena to particular theoretical approaches
- • trace a broad history of modern linguistics, from the seeds present in the 18th century to current theories in the 21st
Course Contents
- The Birth of Linguistics
- Structuralism
- Language and Thought
- Chomskyan rationalism and innatism
- The cognitive turn
Assessment Elements
- Class participation
- Report
- Essay/TestWriting an essay on a given topic in a restricted period of time.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 9783110292022 - Dabrowska, Ewa; Divjak, Dagmar - Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics - 2015 - De Gruyter - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1000461 - nlebk - 1000461
- An introduction to language and linguistics, , 2011
- Assunção, C., Fernandes, G., & Kemmler, R. (2016). History of Linguistics 2014 : Selected Papers From the 13th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XIII), Vila Real, Portugal, 25–29 August 2014. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1336735
- Barnes, H. (2017). Linguistics : Past, Present and Future Perspectives. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1530916
- Chomsky, N., & Foucault, M. (2006). The Chomsky-Foucault Debate : On Human Nature. New York: The New Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=516587
- Croft, W., & Cruse, D. A. (2004). Cognitive Linguistics. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=148123
- Evans, V., & Green, M. (2006). Cognitive Linguistics : An Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=163366
- Fuchs, Z., Gries, S. T., & Brdar, M. (2011). Cognitive Linguistics : Convergence and Expansion. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=401190
- Handbook of cognitive linguistics, , 2015
- Hengeveld, K., & Baker, A. (2012). Linguistics. Malden, Mass: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=421931
- James McGilvray. (2014). Chomsky : Language, Mind and Politics: Vol. Second edition. Polity.
- Joseph, J. E. (2002). From Whitney to Chomsky : Essays in the History of American Linguistics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=395313
- Language and time : a cognitive linguistics approach, Evans, V., 2013
- Laura A. Janda. (2013). Cognitive Linguistics – The Quantitative Turn : The Essential Reader. De Gruyter Mouton.
- Pullum, G. K. (2018). Linguistics : Why It Matters. Cambridge, UK: Polity. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1910481
- Rowe, B. M., & Levine, D. P. (2018). A Concise Introduction to Linguistics (Vol. Fifth edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1775794
- Systemic functional linguistics : exploring choice, , 2013
- Ten lectures on applied cognitive linguistics, Taylor, J. R., 2018
- The Cambridge dictionary of linguistics, Brown, K., 2013
- Understanding language : a basic course in linguistics, Winkler, E. G., 2012
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- The languages and linguistics of Europe : a comprehensive guide / ed. by Bernd Kortmann . (2011). Berlin [u.a.]: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.313154872
- The Oxford handbook of the history of linguistics, , 2013