KSCB701 Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics for Chinese majors: Metaphors We Live By

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Vávrová Mašková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 zrusena M12
Prerequisites
KSCA009 Chinese IV
Students are expected to have a good command of Chinese for the purpose of conducting a linguistic analysis. English proficiency is also expected for the purpose of class discussion.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course provides an overview of The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor, a central branch in Cognitive and Cultural Linguistics, and some possible applications of the CTM. In this course, we will go over some selected chapters of Metaphors We Live By (Lakoff and Johnson 1980) and Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: A Perspective from Chinese (Yu 1998), followed by supplementary articles that demonstrate how this analytic framework can be applied to examine real-world language. Students will develop an individual project of their research interest and will present it in-class. After taking this course, students will be equipped with basic skills of uncovering hidden conceptual and inferential patterns underlying real-world language via a CTM approach. The students' final projects are expected to involve Chinese, with a cross-linguistic comparison more than welcomed. The course is taught in English.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introduction Week 2: What is cognitive linguistics? Week 3: Orientational Metaphors Week 4: Metaphor and Cultural Coherence Week 5: Cognitive semantic analysis of space (shang/xia) Week 6: Metaphor in social issues (guest speaker: Chris Hart) Week 7: Tutorials Week 8: Mid-term presentation Week 9: Metaphor in politics Week 10: Metaphor in time Week 11: Tutorials Week 12: Final presentation
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures and class discussions. An individual project is required. A mid-term and a final presentation are required.
Assessment methods
- 12 one-page assignments (5% * 12 = 60%) - Contribution to class discussion (20%) - Mid-term and final presentation of own’s project (10% * 2 = 20%) - Punctual attendance expected, with two excused absences tolerated. - No late assignment accepted. - No written exam or term paper, although the students are invited to turn in a write-up draft of their class project for the instructor’s comments if interested.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
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