Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory.

First term
Friday from 11:00 to 13:00 at 109 Marais 410
Friday from 11:00 to 13:00 at 109 Marais 410

The course is taught in English.

By the end of the course the students are expected to be able to:
- Master the terminology and main concepts of pragmatics
- Illustrate and analyse a number of pragmatic phenomena
- Be able to read scientific articles in the field of pragmatics
- Discuss the type of data and the methods used in empirical studies in the field

For the Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General :

For the Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English :

For the Bachelor in Philosophy :

None

The first part of the course aims to define and situate the field of pragmatics within the broader domain of linguistics. It introduces and defines key concepts and founding theories. The course then gives an overview of different aspects which are the object of active research in pragmatics: the phenomenon of politeness and impoliteness, the “universality” of pragmatic norms, pragmatic differences across languages and cultures and variation across discourse domains (spontaneous conversation, healthcare telephone calls, classroom language etc.).
The course includes scientific articles which present the results of empirical studies in pragmatics. These articles aim to develop critical thinking in terms of the different methodologies used in the field (corpus linguistics, discourse completion tasks, role plays) and also serve to illustrate how to describe and interpret results in linguistics.

The course is organised in a seminar format with discussions about the theory presented and the scientific articles read by the students. The students also give in-class presentations of articles reporting on empirical research in the field. Audio-visual material is sometimes used to illustrate some of the phenomena discussed.

Individual presentation: 40 % of the total mark
Written exam at the end of term: 50% of the total mark
Active participation in the lectures: 10% of the final mark

O'Keefe, A., Clancy, B. and Adolphs, S. 2011. Introducing Pragmatics in Use. London & New York: Routledge.
Birner, B.J. 2013. Introduction to pragmatics. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell
Adolphs, S., Crawford, P., Brown, B., Sahota, O., and Carter, R. (2004). Applying corpus linguistics in a health care context. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 1(1): 44-49.
Bardovi-Harlig, K. (2009). Conventional expressions as a pragmalinguistic resource: recognition and production of conventional expressions in L2 pragmatics. Language Learning 59(4):755-795.
Economidou-Kogetsidis, M. (2013). Strategies, modification and perspective in native speakers' requests: A comparison of WDCT and naturally occurring requests. Journal of Pragmatics 53, 21-38.
Culpeper, J. (2005). Impoliteness and entertainment in the television quiz show: The Weakest Link. Journal of Politeness Research 1:35-72.
Kim, J. (2014). How Korean EFL learners understand sarcasm in L2 English. Journal of Pragmatics 60, 193-206.
Schauer, G. A. and Adolphs, S. (2006). Expressions of gratitude in corpus and DCT data: vocabulary, formulaic sequences, and pedagogy. System 34, 119-134.

PowerPoint presentations, work documents, scientific articles and audio-visual aids.