Cognitive Linguistics - MA Seminar 1 3301-JFS1ROS

Knowledge
Students will be able to:
K_W01 Identify and characterize on an advanced level the place and status of cognitive and conceptual metaphor theory linguistics within the field of discourse analysis
K_W02 Describe on an advanced level the current trends in metaphor research within cognitive linguistics
K_W04, Characterize on an advanced level the principles of research design in linguistics, with special focus on the application of methods and tools in formulating research problems and testing hypotheses in cognitivie linguistics
K_W05, Identify the notions and principles pertinent to intellectual property and copyright
K_W06, Characterise economic, legal and other factors relevant for various kinds of professional activities related to linguistics

Abilities
Students will be able to:
K_U01 Apply advanced terminology and notions pertinent to cognitive linguistics, and the thoeries of conceptual metaphor and metonymy
K_U02, Apply advanced research methodology within linguistics and English studies, respecting ethical norms and copyright law
K_U03 Apply knowledge obtained during the course of studies to account for phenomena taking place in multimodal discourse, thereby completing a research task on language use through the lens of cognitive semantics
K_U04 Analyze linguistic, literary and cultural phenomena and draw generalizations on their basis in the context of societal, factors on an advanced level. Specifically they should be able to compare different types of discourse
K_U05 Discern alternative methodological paradigms within the analysis of discourse and figurative language
K_U06, Find information in various sources and critically assess its usefulness for research related to the topic of the MA project
K_U07, Use modern technology in the process of learning and communicating with academic teachers, colleagues, representatives of various institutions and fellow participants in classes and projects, applying various channels and techniques of communication
K_U08 Participate in group projects, related to the collection and analysis of linguistic data; collaborate with others and be a team leader in conducting collaborative research, presentations and other tasks included in the curriculum
K_U09 Present knowledge in a coherent, precise and linguistically correct manner in English on level C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, ensuring an appropriate register and form, especially in the context of explaining problems within linguistics and discourse analysis
K_U011, Design one’s own development

Social competences
Students will be ready to:

K_K02 Apply knowledge and skills obtained during the course of studies to undertake lifelong learning, as well as personal and professional development, especially with the skills related to reading and analyzing scientific academic literature
K_K03 Take responsibility for performing one’s professional duties, with due respect for the work of others during the course, obey and develop the ethical norms in professional and academic settings related to the disciplines included on the curriculum of English studies
K_K04 Assess critically one’s own knowledge and skills related to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of linguistic data

Discussion during seminar is based on the reading assignments; work in "subgroups"; students' oral presentations based on selected literature on the subject; written assignment at the end of the term.
Up to three absences are allowed.

Selected bibliography (the relevant parts):
Evans, Vyvyan and Melanie Green. (2006). Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction. Edinburgh University Press.
Evans, Vyvyan. (2007). A Glossary of Cognitive Linguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Cienki, A., & Müller, C. (Eds.). (2008). Metaphor and gesture. John Benjamins Pub. Co.
Górska, Elżbieta. (2008). "Four arguments for patterns of metaphorical thought". Acta Philologica 35, 15-31.
Górska, Elżbieta and Günter Radden (eds.). (2005). Metonymy-Metaphor Collage. Warszawa: Warsaw University Press.
Kövecses, Zoltán. (2002 [2010]). Metaphor. A Practical Introduction.Oxford: Oxford UP.
Kövecses, Zoltán and Günter Radden. (1998). “Metonymy: Developing a cognitive linguistic view”. Cognitive Linguistics 9/1, 37-77.
Lakoff, George. 1987. Women, Fire and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal about the Mind. Chicago/London: The University of Chicago Press.
Lakoff, George and Mark Johnson. (1980). Metaphors we Live by. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Lakoff, George and Mark Johnson. (1999). Philosophy in The Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought. New York: Basic Books.
Lee, David. (2001). Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mittelberg, I., & Waugh, L. (2014). Gestures and metonymy. In C. Müller, A. Cienki, E. Fricke, S. Ladewig, D. McNeill, & J. Bressem (Eds.), Handbook of linguistics and communication science (pp. 1747–1766). Mouton de Gruyter.
Núñez, R. E., & Sweetser, E. (2006). With the future behind them: Convergent evidence from aymara language and gesture in the crosslinguistic comparison of spatial construals of time. Cognitive Science, 30(3), 401–450.
Radden, Günter. (2011). Spatial time in the West and the East. W M. Brdar, M. Omazic, V. P. Takac, & T. Gradecak Erderljic (ed.), Space and time in language (s. 1–40). Frankfurt am Main; New York: Peter Lang.
Radden, Günter and René Dirven. (2007). Cognitive English Grammar. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Taylor, John R. (2002). Cognitive Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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