Wykład monograficzny dla 2MA (15-WM205-OG-11)
A short intellectual history of the relation between grammar, words, and meaning. From the Linguistics Wars in America in the 1960’s and 1970’s to where we stand now.
The aim of the lecture series is to provide a general look at the development of our understanding of the ‘grammar – words – meaning’ relation from the 1950’s to its current state.
The first part of the course will zoom on the linguistic revolution of the mid 1950’s, which introduced both sicentific rigor to linguistics as well as number of then novel concepts regarding the relation between thought and grammar. Next, we will have a look at the exciting intellectual debate that began soon after and focused on the relation between grammar and meaning (the so-called Linguistics Wars). We will see how this intellectual debate eventually led to the development of quite radically different approaches to grammar analysis (e.g. modern generative grammar, cognitive linguistics, etc.), which are still with us today. Finally, we will move on to have a look at the state of the art of the relation between the lexicon and grammar (such as Distributed Morphology, Nanosyntax) and will see how much of it has been shaped by the intellectual debate dacades ago.
Credit requirements
Regular attendance and active participation (asking smart questions, etc.) -- no quiz or term paper.
- Teacher: Bartosz Wiland