Dear all,

you’ve experienced a mock conference, you’ve seen our post on the NLK, and now you’re about to read about another wondrous event in the linguistic world: Studentische Tagung Sprachwissenschaft aka StuTS!

It’s a conference organised by students for students (mainly BA & MA, but PhD-friendly as well). It takes place every semester at a different university.  And it’s a great opportunity for you to get to learn what linguistic projects are students like you working on at the moment. Moreover, if you’re particularly proud of your term paper, your thesis or another of your linguistic projects, StuTS is the place to present it to a broader audience. And last but not least – you’ll learn a lot of fascinating people!

The next StuTS will be a digital one. In May in Leipzig! Check out the website for more details such as deadlines.

Dear all,

thank you for attending the latest live session on historical linguistics. As always, you’ll find the presentation in the Presentations folder on Blackboard.

If you want to anonymously tell me about something you enjoyed or not enjoyed during the session, feel free to use the feedback form.

Next week, we will wrap up the semester and have a look at all the different topics we’ve discussed so far. Go perhaps through the presentations or your notes to prepare a bit, but don’t worry…

Moreover, instead of a test, there’s the (optional) library project (in form of a test). Have a look at it to learn a thing or two about references and bibliography. It will come in handy in your upcoming courses. Cordially recommended by all of your lecturers^TM!

As always – if you have any questions or want to talk about anything, don’t hesitate to contact me at any time.

Best regards,

Martin

Dear all,

thank you for participating in our last live session! The presentation can be found, as every week, in the folder very practically called Presentations. In preparation for the next session, please do the following:

1. Read the following text:
   • Stefanowitsch, Anatol (2020) Text linguistics
     
2. Watch the following video:
   • Brief introduction to text linguistics
3. Have a look at the sheet with your new homework tasks.
   • You can also find it on Blackboard in Course material/Homework.
4. If you feel like it, fill out this feedback form.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at any time.

Best wishes,

Martin

Dear all,

during the yesterday’s lecture, I noticed a discussion in the chat about the interconnectedness of language, truth, and “real”-world reference. If you want to read a great novel about these issues (and more!), I really recommend China Miéville’s Embassytown (Locus Award, 2012).  This is of course not an academic publication, but Miéville’s done his homework and the book is generally worth your time…

Best wishes,

Martin

Dear all,

thank you for participating in the first live session of our seminar in 2021. The presentation can be found, as every week, in the folder very practically called Presentations. In preparation for the next session, please do the following:

1. Read the following text:
   • Bieswanger & Becker (2017: 141-150), i.e. section 6.3.
     
2. Watch the following videos on semantics:
   • Semantics I: Presupposition & entailment
   • Semantics II: Topic & focus
3. Have a look at the sheet with your new homework tasks.
   • You can find it also on Blackboard in the Course material/Homework folder.
4. If you feel like it, fill out this feedback form.

As always – if you have any questions, feel free to contact me at any time.

Best wishes,

Martin