Discourse analysis examines the relationship between language and its social and cultural context. The use of language is formed by how its users view the world; similarly identity and world views are constructed through discourse. Discourse analysts look at patterns of language across texts or speech using a variety of methods, focusing on sociolinguistic, multimodal, corpus or conversation features. In this seminar, we will examine the various ways in which this linguistic discipline explores language in context with the help of practical examples.
As part of the seminar, students will also perform hands-on research on discourse in various settings, including online communication, by working with examples and data. Course requirements are detailed in the respective module descriptions.
Lecturer contact: s.diemer@mx.uni-saarland.de.
A list of topics for presentations and research will be available in the first seminar session. |
