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This course will cover the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics, the study of language use, with a focus on the processes of meaning creation, transfer, and interpretation in interaction. We will discuss seminal and more recently emerging literature from a number of intersecting disciplines including theoretical linguistics, interactional linguistics, field and corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics and conversation analysis in order to arrive at an understanding of the fundamental rules and principles that govern communication, mutual understanding, and the organization of conversation in social encounters. Students will learn how to conceptualize language use as a form of action that calls for joint coordination of speakers and how coordination is achieved. Students will be graded in a final take-home exam after active in-class participation and two individual tasks during the semester (e.g. presenting additional literature, moderating a group discussion, writing a literature review, etc.), which are necessary for students to earn the participation certificate. The class will be taught synchronously via ZOOM. |
