Introduction to Cognitive Research on Culture 1500-SZD-WDKBNK
The course is an introduction to the methodology used in cognitive linguistics to analyse human and culture, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of signs, both linguistic and visual. Cognitive linguistics is a field of humanities that was established in the 1980s with the publication of George Lakoff's book Metaphors We Live By (1980, Polish translation of Metafory w naszym życiu, 1988, 2010). Starting from the research of cognitive and developmental psychology, cognitive linguistics studies the relationship between mind and language and other signs on the one hand, and human experience on the other. It assumes that cognition is embodied, so the meaning of the signs is embodied too. During the course three models of the ways in which signs are created will be discussed: conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor, and conceptual blending. These models also allow for the analysis of how the signs are understood and interpreted by the recipients depending on the context. The use of these models allows not only for the analysis of thinking and action within a given culture, but also the comparative studies. The course is divided into two parts: the first introduces the methodology of cognitive linguistics, the second presents examples of cognitive analysis of various cultural phenomena (religious, political, artistic, advertising), also in a comparative aspect (European culture and selected non-European cultures).
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Term 2023L:
The course is an introduction to the methodology used in cognitive linguistics to analyse human and culture, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of signs, both linguistic and visual. Cognitive linguistics is a field of humanities that was established in the 1980s with the publication of George Lakoff's book Metaphors We Live By (1980, Polish translation of Metafory w naszym życiu, 1988, 2010). Starting from the research of cognitive and developmental psychology, cognitive linguistics studies the relationship between mind and language and other signs on the one hand, and human experience on the other. It assumes that cognition is embodied, so the meaning of the signs is embodied too. During the course three models of the ways in which signs are created will be discussed: conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor, and conceptual blending. These models also allow for the analysis of how the signs are understood and interpreted by the recipients depending on the context. The use of these models allows not only for the analysis of thinking and action within a given culture, but also the comparative studies. The course is divided into two parts: the first introduces the methodology of cognitive linguistics, the second presents examples of cognitive analysis of various cultural phenomena (religious, political, artistic, advertising), also in a comparative aspect (European culture and selected non-European cultures). |
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Wiedza. P8S_WG
The student has knowledge of the latest models of thinking developed by cognitive linguistics (conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor, conceptual blending) allowing her for a critical reference to other trends developed in linguistics, semiotics and cultural studies.
P8S_WK
The student knows the latest models of thinking developed by cognitive linguistics (conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor, conceptual blending) and their theoretical foundations. She understands the ways in which signs are created and become meaningful for people and their use in various cultural texts and cultural behaviors (science, politics, religion, art, advertising), as well as how texts and behavior influence and model thinking (from persuasion to manipulation)
Umiejętności. P8S_UW
The student is able to apply models of thinking in the interpretation of texts and cultural behavior. She can explain the meaning of cultural phenomena (texts and behaviors) through the use of these models and the role of the modes of thinking that can be used in these models for mutual understanding and for the sense of belonging to a group. Can explain the causes of misunderstandings and the nature of persuasion and manipulation using these models.
Kompetencje. P8S_KK
The student is ready to critically analyze cultural texts and cultural behaviors and explain their complexities to others.
Assessment criteria
oral continuous assessment (current preparation for classes and activity), number of absences - 2, retake test - the same requirements: cognitive analysis of a selected text of culture
Bibliography
In Polish:
1. Habrajska G., Ślósarska J. (wyd.) 2006. Kognitywizm w poetyce i stylistyce. Kraków:
Universitas
2. Kövecses Z. 2011. Język, umysł, kultura. Praktyczne wprowadzenie. Kraków: Universitas
3. Lakoff G., Johnson M. 1988. Metafory w naszym życiu. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy
4. Lakoff G. 2011. Nie myśl o słoniu! Jak język kształtuje politykę. Oficyna Wydawnicza
Łośgraf, Warszawa
5. Libura A. 2007. (red.) Amalgamaty kognitywne w sztuce. Kraków: Universitas
6. Libura A. 2010. Teoria przestrzeni mentalnych i integracji pojęciowej. Struktura modelu i jego funkcjonalność. Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
In English
1. Fauconnier G., Turner M. 2003. The way we think. Conceptual blending and the mind’s
hidden complexities. New York: Basic Books
2. Johnson M. 1987. The Body in the Mind. The Bodily Basis of Meaning, Imagination, and
Reason. Chicago, London: The University of Chicago Press
3. Lakoff G. 1987. Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things. What Categories Reveal about the Mind. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press
4. Lakoff G., Johnson M. 1980. Metaphors We Live By. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
5. Lakoff G. 2002. Moral Politics. How Liberals and Conservatives Think. Chicago and
London: The University of Chicago Press
6. Semino E. 2008. Metaphor in Discourse. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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