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Studierende erhalten einen Einblick in aktuelle linguistische Forschungs- fragen und -ergebnisse und arbeiten unter Anleitung an einer konkreten wissenschaftlichen Fragestellung

Politeness and humour require a special interpretation effort and thus strongly challenge pragmatic theories. In pragmatics and sociology, linguistic politeness is seen as "face-work" in the tradition of Erving Goffman (1967).

The seminar will deal with this approach, with pragmatics of politeness, historical change, institutional communication and cultural comparisons. We also work on newer approaches. Special types of activities such as compliments and forms of rudeness (e.g. on the internet) are also discussed, for example in funny packaging. Humorous communication invites laughter and amusement and somehow deviates from a normal expectation, be it of a linguistic-discursive or non-discursive nature.

Joke with its punch line structure is best explored, but teasing or bantering are also very common in everyday life and play with expectations of politeness. Concrete text and conversation analyses will be carried out during the seminar, also using your own recordings.

Für jede Seminarsitzung gibt es allgemeine Lektüre (AL), die von allen zu lesen ist. Kurzreferate werden auch gehalten.

Aktive Teilnahme in der VU, Arbeitsaufgaben, Lektüreaufgaben, Präsentationen, kürzere schriftliche Stellungnahmen.

Angaben in der LV