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Introduction to the Linguistics of Text and Discourse (English spoken)
Seminar
ECTS: 3
Dates:
wöchentlich Di 12:15 - 13:45 SFG 1030 (2 Credit hours)
How do sentences function together in order to create text rather than just sequences of unrelated sentences? In this course, we introduce and practice basic accounts of text structure, focusing particularly on accounts that have been developed for written texts. We will start from Theme-rheme structure as known in Systemic Functional Grammar (Eggins 2000, Thompson 2004). Next, we will investigate several different means to create cohesion, for example repetition, vocabulary chains or ellipsis. The last third of the course will be dedicated to Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST, Mann & Thompson 1988). You will learn to analyse texts together in class, as well as individually at home, using and evaluating different approaches.
Requirements
Finding and reading the texts on the different theories.
Do analyses at home and in class, partly with the support of a little software programme.
Active participation in all class work, working through texts / exercises / discussions. You are expected to attend class on a regular basis.
Students who take this class as part of the WD2 Module in the BA ESC will do an oral presentation.
Students who take this class as part of the LS1 Module in the BA Linguistics are expected to write a term paper.
Recommended Literature (no need to buy any)
Eggins, Suzanne. 2000. An Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics, 2nd ed. London: Pinter.
Mann, W.C. and Thompson, S.A. 1988. Rhetorical Structure Theory: Toward a Functional Theory of Text Organization, Text 8 (3): 243-281.
Salkie, Raphael. 1995. Text and Discourse Analysis. London; New York: Routledge.
Thompson, Geoff. 2004. Introducing Functional Grammar, 2nd ed. London: Arnold.
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Anke Schulz, M.A.
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Requirements
Finding and reading the texts on the different theories.
Do analyses at home and in class, partly with the support of a little software programme.
Active participation in all class work, working through texts / exercises / discussions. You are expected to attend class on a regular basis.
Students who take this class as part of the WD2 Module in the BA ESC will do an oral presentation.
Students who take this class as part of the LS1 Module in the BA Linguistics are expected to write a term paper.
Recommended Literature (no need to buy any)
Eggins, Suzanne. 2000. An Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics, 2nd ed. London: Pinter.
Mann, W.C. and Thompson, S.A. 1988. Rhetorical Structure Theory: Toward a Functional Theory of Text Organization, Text 8 (3): 243-281.
Salkie, Raphael. 1995. Text and Discourse Analysis. London; New York: Routledge.
Thompson, Geoff. 2004. Introducing Functional Grammar, 2nd ed. London: Arnold.