Introduction to the Linguistics of Text and Discourse (SoSe 12)

BA LgSci: LS1

John Bateman

Schedule of Class Meetings

Introduction, Aims, Organisation: Basic Linguistic Properties of Texts
1 17.4.2012

Introduction + Organisation + Basics: What's a text?

2 24.4.2012 Practice Analyses: cohesion, theme and connectives
  1.5.2012  
3 8.5.2012

The Relational Structure of Discourse: Rhetorical Structure Theory

4 15.5.2012 Rhetorical Structure Theory: Practice and Examples
5 22.5.2012

Rhetorical Structure Theory: Practice and Examples

Preparation of Projects and Presentation of Aims
6 29.5.2012 Determination of groups and allocation of 'commentators'
7 5.6.2012

Preparing analysis results: using the RST computer tool

Presentation of Analyses: Analysis + Commentary/Counter-Analysis

8 19.6.2012

Rhetorical Analysis Presentations + Discussions

9 26.6.2012 Rhetorical Analysis Presentations + Discussions
10 3.7.2012 Rhetorical Analysis Presentations + Discussions  
11 10.7.2012 Rhetorical Analysis Presentations + Discussions
12 17.7.2012 Discussion and Wrap-Up: other forms of textual organisation

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