729G29 · 6 credits · Basic level (G2X) · Kognitionsvetenskap
Language, Culture and Cognition
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About the course
Aim
On completion of the course, the student should be able to - identify and describe different types and social and cultural aspects of linguistic meaning and be able to discuss the similarities and differences that exist between different linguistic expressions for social and cultural phenomena, - discuss and critically analyse the concepts of language, culture, meaning, discourse and cognition, - review and present current research in the subject area.
Content
The aim of the course is that the student should acquire knowledge about the relationship between language, culture and cognition from a linguistic perspective. The course contains - Introduction to the field language, culture and cognition - Language, culture and cognition from an evolutionary perspective - Language, culture and thought from a language-typological perspective - Language and social relations - Spoken and written language - Language and society
- Examiner
- Mathias Broth
- Main field of study
- Kognitionsvetenskap