Introduction to the Linguistics of Texts (SoSe 11)

John Bateman

Schedule of Class Meetings

Introduction, Aims, Organisation
1 5.4.2011

Introduction + Organisation + Basics

Basic Linguistic Properties of Texts
2 12.4.2011 Macro structure
3 19.4.2011 Thematic Structure
4 3.5.2011

Approaches to Relational Structure: questions, methods, problems

5 10.5.2011 Rhetorical Structure Theory
6 17.5.2011

Rhetorical Structure Theory: Practice and Examples

Preparation of Projects and Presentation of Aims
7 24.5.2011 Determination of groups and allocation of 'commentators'
8 31.5.2011

Preparing analysis results

Presentation of Analyses: Analysis + Commentary/Counter-Analysis

9 21.6.2011

Rhetorical Analysis Presentations

10 28.6.2011 Rhetorical Analysis Presentations
11 5.7.2011 Rhetorical Analysis Presentations  
12 12.7.2011 Rhetorical Analysis Presentations + Wrapup

Materials (more are available on Stud.IP because of copyright issues)

Instructions for the Course Assignment

The Computer Program for Preparing the final RST Analyses