Course: Pragmatics

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Course title Pragmatics
Course code KGER/PRAG
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Schuppener Georg, prof. Dr. phil.
Course content
1. Subject, terminology and definition of pragmalinguistics 2. Background of the speech act I: Knowledge of the world 3. Background of the speech act II: knowledge of language 4. Background of the speech act III: contexts 5. Presuppositions and their role in pragmatics 6. Sign theory and linguistic pragmatics 7. Speech research and linguistic pragmatics 8. Conversational maxims according to Grice and their applications 9. Pragmatic approaches to textual analysis I: Theoretical Foundations 10. Pragmatic approaches to textual analysis II: Practical applications 11. Pragmatic approaches to textual analysis III: Examples 12. Pragmatic aspects of stylistics 13. Dimensions of linguistic pragmatics from the perspective of historical linguistics

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course first gives a general overview of pragmalinguistics, i.e. the science of linguistic action. Different fields of application and theoretical approaches will be presented. The topic will then be deepened using the example of politeness, which is of outstanding importance in everyday communication. Since cultural peculiarities are particularly pronounced in this area, the behavior of salutations in different languages will also be examined confrontationally.
The student - has a command of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of pragmatics - is familiar with the history of pragmatics - is able to independently analyse texts from a pragmatic perspective - is able to classify and linguistically evaluate speech acts
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To receive credit - active participation in seminars - in-class presentation with ppt on a subtopic of the discussed material - written assignment - credit test
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