Mersin University
ENGLISH LINGUISTICS PROGRAM
COURSE OUTLINE
| COURSE INFORMATION | |
| Year | 2013-2014 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Course Code | İDB 222 |
| Course Title | Anthropology of Language |
| Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem KURTOĞLU |
| Office Hours | Friday 14:50 – 16:30 |
| OBJECTIVE(S) OF THE COURSE | |
| The aim of the course is to provide students a theoretical training in understanding language from an anthropological point of view. Students will be able to examine the issues arising from both anthropology and linguistics. | |
| WEEKLY TOPICS | ||
| DATE | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENT/READING |
| – 13.02.2014 | Introduction | Foley, A. (1-3), Duranti, A. (1-4) |
| – 20.02.2014 | Definitions: Anthropology of Language, Anthropological Linguistics, Linguistic Anthropology | Duranti, A. (5-22) |
| – 27.02.2014 | Meaning, Cognition and the Domain of Anthropological Linguistics, The Nature of Linguistic Sign: Icon, Index, Symbol | Foley, A. (3-40) |
| – 06.03.2014 | The Evolution of Language | Foley, A. (43-78) |
| – 13.03.2014 | Mind, Universals and the sensible world / Structuralism / Cognitive Anthropology | Presentation
Foley, A. (81-91), (92-105), (106-130) |
| – 20.03.2014 | Kinship / Color | Presentation Foley, A. (131-149), (150-165) |
| – 27.03.2014 | MID-TERM EXAM | |
| – 03.04.2014 | On Relativist Understanding / Models and Metaphors/Linguistic Relativity and the Boasian Tradition | Presentation
Foley, A. (169-178), (179-191), (192-214) |
| – 10.04.2014 | Space / Classifiers | Presentation Foley, A. (215-229), (230-245) |
| – 17.04.2014 | Speaking as a Culturally Constructed Act / Politeness, Face and the Linguistic Construction of Personhood | Presentation Foley, A. (249-259), (260-285) |
| – 24.04.2014 | Language and Gender / Language and Social Position | Presentation Foley, A. (286-306), (307-343) |
| – 08.05.2014 | Language Socialization / Contact Induced Language Change / Language Contact and Contact Languages | Presentation Foley, A. (345-358), (381-397),
Garrett, P. B. (46-72) |
| – 15.05.2014 | Review | |
| – 29.05.2014 | FINAL | FINAL |
| REFERENCES | |
| Textbook(s) | Foley, W. A. (2001). Anthropological Linguistics: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell. |
| Supplementary Reading(s) | Duranti, A. (1997). Linguistic Anthropology. New York: CUP.
Garrett, P. B. (2004) Language Contact and Contact Languages. In Duranti, A. (Ed.) A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology. Oxford: Blackwell. |
| GRADING |
% |
| Mid-Term |
40 |
| Final |
60 (48% presentations + 12% exam) |
| Total |
100 |
| STUDENT REQUIREMENTS |
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- It is the student’s responsibility to record and follow his own attendance. (For the percentages, refer to the University’s Education Guide.)
- Students should not enter the classroom after the class has been started.
- Students who do not bring their course materials are not allowed to enter the class.
- Cell phones should be turned off, or set to vibrate for emergency during the class. Camera, tape or video recording is not allowed if not stated otherwise.
- Assignments should be prepared in accordance with the Department’s Assignment, Research Paper and Thesis (A.R.T.) Preparation Guide. (can be accessed from the department’s site; http:www.mersindilbilim.info)
- It is the student’s responsibility to practice the highest standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism and any other form of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
- Assignments submitted later than the indicated dates are not accepted. Deadlines should strictly be followed.
It is the student’s responsibility to obtain missed information from another student, not from the instructor