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Course description:
This course provides an introduction to discourse
analysis and pragmatics. While discourse analysis is a label applied to a
wide variety of work within a wide range of disciplines, we will focus on
linguistically-oriented approaches that investigate the nature of
socially-situated language use. A particular emphasis will be on the
analysis of spoken interaction.
The readings include fundamental theoretical papers as
well as articles that test or critique these “classic” papers,
whether directly or indirectly. These latter papers cover a wide range of
topics and languages, often focusing on cross-cultural comparisons,
contact, and inequality, but also exploring other topics (e.g. language and
gender) and other types of data (e.g. computer-mediated interaction or
media discourse). We will also explore tools for computer-assisted
transcription and analysis of spoken interaction.
Update: We
compiled our experience with different annotation and transcription
software in our own transcription
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