MA Linguistics Language and Communication Ronny Boogaart & Emily Bernstein @MastersInLeiden #Masterdag @LeidenHum Masters in Leiden
Overview Language and Communication in Leiden Structure of the programme Overview courses Student s voice: Emily Bernstein
MA Linguistics Theoretical Linguistics and Cognition Translation in Theory and Practice Dutch/ English Chinese Linguistics Comparative Indo-European Linguistics Language Diversity of Africa, Asia and Native America Language and Communication MA Linguistics German Language and Linguistics Italian Language and Linguistics English Language and Linguistics French Language and Linguistics
Specialisation Theoretical Linguistics and Cognition Language Diversity of Africa, Asia and Native America Language and Communication Translation in Theory and Practice Dutch/ English Chinese Linguistics Language MA Linguistics and German Language and Linguistics Italian Language and Linguistics Comparative Indo-European Linguistics Communication English Language and Linguistics French Language and Linguistics
What is specific about L&C in Leiden? L&C is a specialisation within the MA Linguistics Diversity and variation (sociolinguistics) Retorics and argumentation theory Usage-based approach to language
Language and communication
Structure of programme 1 year, 60 ec 20 ec: MA-thesis 40 ec course work 10 ec: obligatory for specialisation (either Pragmatics or De sturende kracht van taal ) 20 ec: to be chosen from dedicated specialisation courses 10 ec: freely chosen (to be approved by faculty)
Core courses (1 of 2) Pragmatics: introduction to classic and modern Pragmatics (Grice, Searle, neo-griceans, Relevance, Politeness) De sturende kracht van taal (Argumentative semantics, special topic language and emotion )
Emotion in Grammar (insubordination constructions) Dat je dat durft! Wie dat niet leuk vindt! Als dat toch eens waar mocht zijn! Als je dat doet Dat het maar een mooi jaar mag worden! Maar of hij dat durft En óf hij dat durft! Alsof ik dat niet weet! Zoals die vrouw zich kleedt Voordat hij eens een keer klaar is Zolang je maar op tijd thuis bent Waarom ze nou zo ongeduldig is? Wat daar nou zo boeiend aan is? Waar je zin in hebt Of je worst lust
Overview of courses Dedicated courses to choose from (electives) Core courses Pragmatics De sturende kracht van taal Domain Rhetoric/argumentation Stilistiek: formuleringskeuzes en overtuigingskracht Het politiek debat Retorisch Vuurwerk in Den Haag: een canon van Nederlandse toespraken Een argumentatieve benadering van populisme Argumentative and Rhetorical practices: strategic maneuvering with truth
Overview of courses Domain Socio-cultural and communicative diversity Sociolinguistics Non-standard English Sociolinguistics of 2 nd language acquisition Language, Culture and Cognition Oral traditions Amerindian Ethnolinguistics The language of social media Domain Cross-linguistic practices 2 nd Language Learning/Teaching (including Didactiek van het Nederlands als tweede taal) Translation (Dutch) Internship (external/internal)
Non-cooperation Humour, irony Nudging Seduction Strategisch manoeuvreren Framing Fallacy Manipulation Propaganda Deceit Lying Gaslighting
- Hello. Am I speaking to Mr Boogaart? - Yes, that s me. - Am I correct that you are a customer of KNP/Telecom? - Indeed I am - Then I can make you a special offer: you can call for free at night and on the weekend and your monthly subscription will be cheaper. - Fine.
NO! Liquor is not more harmful for your health than beer or wine! Don t let alcohol surprise you! Every drink has its own glass. We call that the standard glass. Every standard glass contains about the same amount of alcohol. The stronger the drink, the smaller the glass. And vice versa. So it does not matter what kind of drink you have, it s the number of standard glasses that counts! Taste differs, alcohol does not. Enjoy but drink in moderation. Drinkwijzer.info
Strategic use of negation (1) Liquor is not more harmful than beer or wine
Strategic use of negation (1) Liquor is not more harmful than beer or wine (2) Liquor is just as harmful as beer or wine (3) Beer and wine are just as harmful as liquor
Strategic use of negation (1) Liquor is not more harmful than beer or wine (2) Liquor is just as harmful as beer or wine (3) Beer and wine are just as harmful as liquor Argumentative orientation NOT (NEGATIVE) = YES (drink!) NEGATIVE = NO (do not drink or drink less!)
Strategic use of negation (1) Liquor is not more harmful than beer or wine (4) Beer and wine are not less harmful than liquor Argumentative orientation NOT (NEGATIVE) = YES (drink!) NOT (POSITIVE(NEGATIVE)) = NO (drink less instead of switching from liquor to beer or wine!)
Context
Context
The examples we have seen often involve conscious (misleading, uncooperative) speakers, but note: their strategies only work because hearers do rely on cooperation in their interpretation Language is never neutral to begin with: perhaps every utterance can be regarded as an argument for a certain (implicit) conclusion that the speaker wants the hearer to infer (Ducrot, Verhagen)
If so, then pragmatics should not be negatively defined as concerned with anything that cannot be explained by grammar (phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics), but getting the point of an utterance is what communication is all about.
What is specific about L&C in Leiden? L&C is a specialisation within the MA Linguistics Diversity and variation (sociolinguistics) Cultural differences, intercultural communication, politeness Retorics and argumentation theory Pragmatics, Usage-based approach to language
Emily Bernstein
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After today: r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl (me) or Pui Chi Lai stucolinguistics@hum.leidenuniv.nl (coordinator of studies)