Fall 2018  |  LING 5461 Section 001: Conversation Analysis (33456)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 119
Enrollment Status:
Closed (8 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Discourse processes. Application of concepts through conversation analysis. prereq: 3001 or 3001H or 5001 or instr consent
Class Description:
In this course we will investigate language in its "natural habitat," everyday talk, and attempt to explain how language shapes and is shaped by social interaction. We will discuss basic features of conversational structure, such as turn-taking, adjacency pairs, overall organization, preference organization, pre-sequences and repair. Then we will analyze how participants use linguistic devices, such as syntactic projection, pause, back-channel utterances ('Uh huh'), laughter, etc., to make invitations, requests, present their opinions, tell stories, create humor, etc. We will also consider the role of interruption, overlap, repetition, preference, co-construction, byplay, and participant status in the interaction. If time permits we will analyze how nonverbal behavior (body and hand movements, head nods, gaze, etc.) contributes to the development of the conversation. We will analyze conversations in a variety of languages, including English, Japanese, French, and German. MAIN TEXTS: Coursepack including 1. Levinson, Steven C. 1983. 6 Conversational structure. Pragmatics, 284-370. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2. Schegloff, Emanuel A. 1995. Talk in interaction: An introduction to conversation analysis. (manuscript) and other research papers PREREQUISITE: LING 3001 or 3011 or 5001 OR permission of the instructor.
Grading:
40% Reports/Papers
30% Written Homework
30% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 40% Major paper, abstract, presentation; 30% Written homework and data collection
Class Format:
40% Lecture
30% Discussion
30% Student Presentations
Workload:
40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Pages Writing per Term: paper (undergrad 10-15, grad 20-30) + homework (15 pages)=undergrad 25-30, grad 35-45
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33456/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 April 2014

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