15DFJ9 - Contrastive Lexicology of English and Serbian

Course specification
Course title Contrastive Lexicology of English and Serbian
Acronym 15DFJ9
Study programme Language and Literature
Module
Type of study third degree doctoral academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 10.0 Status
      Condition Completed MA study programme in English Language and Literature. Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal Students should gain theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge of cognitive semantics and contrastive linguistics. On the basis of this knowledge they should be able to analyze similarities and differences in the conceptual systems of English and Serbian and to get an insight into how these two languages segment and conceptualize extralinguistic reality.
      The outcome Theoretical: Students have acquired the relevant knowledge, concepts and terms. Practical aspects: Students are able to actively apply the acquired knowledge to concrete tasks with examples from English and Serbian; students are able to conduct research independently.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures Contrastive analysis of L1 (English) and L2 (Serbian); tertium comparationis (TC). The conceptual and lexical levels of contrasting. Cognitive semantics: semantic and conceptual structure; encyclopedic knowledge, meaning construction. Metaphor and metonymy as cognitive and cognitive-cultural phenomena (cultural symbols and stereotypes). Universality and variation in metaphorical conceptualization in different cultures. Lexical meaning in cognitive semantics: lexical concepts and cognitive models. Words as radial networks – polysemy; literal and transferred meanings; the central sense (prototypicality, salience). Conceptual metaphor and metonymy as mechanisms for expanding lexical meaning. Contrasting English and Serbian along the following dimensions: conceptual domains and lexical fields, concepts and their lexicalization (e.g. the concepts of colour, emotions, kinship, importance, ...); lexical and conceptual gaps.
      Contents of exercises Discussing the relevant topics; presenting and analyzing the results of students` independent research projects.
      Literature
      1. Evans,Vyvyan&Green, Melanie. (2006). Cognitive Linguistics. An Introduction. Edinburgh:Edinburgh University Press Ltd. (Original title)
      2. Evans, Vyvyan. (2009). How Words Mean: Lexical Concepts, Cognitive Models, and Meaning Construction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Original title)
      3. Goatley, Andrew. (2007). Washing the Brain Metaphor and Hidden Ideology. Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins. (Original title)
      4. Goddard, Cliff. (2011). Semantic Analysis. A Practical Introduction. 2nd edition. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. (Original title)
      5. Klikovac, Duška. (2004). Metafore u mišljenju i jeziku. Beograd: Biblioteka XX vek: Knjižara Krug. (Original title)
      6. Krzeszowski, Tomasz P. (1990). Contrasting Languages. The Scope of Contrastive Linguistics.Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter (Original title)
      7. Kövecses, Zoltan. (2005). Metaphor in Culture. Universality and Variation. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press. (Original title)
      8. Kövecses, Zoltan. (2006). Language, Mind and Culture. A Practical Introduction. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. (Original title)
      9. Kövecses, Z.(2010). Metaphor. A Practical Introduction. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Original title)
      10. Taylor, John R. (2003). Linguistic Categorization. Prototypes in Linguistic Theory. 3rd edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press (Original title)
      11. Wierzbicka, Anna. (1997). Understanding Cultures through their Key Words. English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      5 2
      Methods of teaching Independent learning; discussions about relevant articles, research results and tasks.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures Test paper
      Practical lessons Oral examination 60
      Projects
      Colloquia
      Seminars 40
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