We talk about life as full , something you can get the most out of , or empty , as if it were a container. The course will incorporate work from the fields of psychology, anthropology, philosophy, literary studies, and linguistics, and so will provide an interesting starting point for further study in these fields. Metaphors We Live By. A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor. Additional readings will be on reserve in the library, both on paper and electronically, and may be downloaded and printed out.
Enrollment is limited to freshmen only.
The seminar will frequently involve group work as well as cooperative critique of written work to improve students' written analyses. Students will also be expected to present some of the readings in class themselves, and we will talk about effective methods for leading and participating in discussions throughout the semester. This course introduces students to linguistics, the scientific study of human language systems. We will emphasize the fundamentals of descriptive linguistics, the diversity of world languages, and the culturally-specific functions of speech. Additional topics include historical linguistics, language typology, sociolinguistics, and multilingualism.