ENGL 438 - Seminar: Literary Cognitive Linguistics

FC ARHU WADV

4 credits
This seminar serves as a capstone for both English majors and students completing the college concentration in linguistics. Cognitive linguists see language use as a window into the backstage conceptual processes of the mind, though they also centralize the embodiment of speakers in their approaches to language and thought. Since the field privileges semantics (or meaning) rather than structure alone, the seminar begins with shared readings in conceptual metaphor theory, mental space and viewpoint mapping and blending, and related topics. Students will then apply selected ‘cogling’ approaches for analysis or interpretation of a literary text or other language-based figurative work(s). Field trips required. .
Prerequisites & Notes: Two advanced courses in linguistics and/or English