• Thu 12-14 A07 (PAHTA)

This course examines the various methods that can be used in analyzing the language, texts and discourses in the Internet. Web-based linguistics is a new and rapidly developing field, which offers interesting opportunities for examining the forms and functions language in a new channel of communication. The course will explore the application of a range of methods used for analyzing speech or writing in other context, including discourse-pragmatic analysis and corpus methods. The course is related to an ongoing research project with Professor Sirpa Leppänen (JyU) and it will run simultaneously in two locations with the help of video conferencing, one group in Tampere and one in Jyväskylä. Course work includes weekly sessions, background reading, and a mini project and its report.

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