Learning outcomes
The course aims to describe a topic of English linguistics with special reference to its acquisitional, sociolinguistic, pragmatic, cross-linguistic, and cross-cultural dimensions.
Course contents
The course offers a description of the structure and the main processes of conversation among English native speakers and examines some of the devices which govern the interpersonal function and linguistic politeness in face-to-face interaction. The course covers the main features of the grammar and the lexicon of spoken English and their co-relation with the situational and interactional features. At the beginning of the course, a list of activities on various aspects of spoken English identifiable in contemporary American and British films will be distributed. Attending students will choose an activity on which they will present a paper in the seminar at the end of the course.
Reccomended or required readings
Bibliografia
Studenti frequentanti
1.Levinson, S, 1983. Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 6.
2.Carter, R., McCarthy, M. 2006. Cambridge Grammar of English. A comprehensive guide. Spoken and Written English Grammar and Usage. Chapter on “Spoken language” (pp. 164-240).
3.Thomas, J. 1995. Meaning in interaction. An introduction to pragmatics. London, Longman. Chapter 5, chapter 6.
Studenti non frequentanti
1.Levinson, S, 1983. Pragmatics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 6.
2.Carter, R., McCarthy, M. 2006. Cambridge Grammar of English. A comprehensive guide. Spoken and Written English Grammar and Usage. Chapter on “Spoken language” (pp. 164-240).
3. Thomas, J. 1995. Meaning in Interaction. An Introduction to Pragmatics. London, Longman. Chapter 3, chapter 5, chapter 6.
4. Quaglio, P., Biber, D. 2006. “The grammar of conversation”. In B. Aarts, A. McMahon (eds.), The Handbook of English Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell
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