MAs in Language & Cognition at Bangor University

[Vyv Evans]

Dear colleagues,

Applications are invited for Master of Arts (M.A.) programmes in:

    -Cognitive Linguistics
    -Language, Communication & Cognition
    -Anthropological Linguistics

in the School of Linguistics, Bangor University.  Bangor University 
boasts the senior Linguistics department in the UK, and is located on 
the Menai Strait, in North Wales in the ancient cathedral city of 
Bangor.  Bangor is situated adjacent to the Snowdon Mountains, one of 
the most picturesque regions in Europe.

The MA programmes, detailed below, run for 12 months, full time, 
providing a set of core modules and option modules, with a 20,000 
individual research dissertation.   The MA programmes are highly 
distinctive, and are taught by leading experts. 

Web details are available from the School of Linguistics: 
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/linguistics/,
or from here: www.vyvevans.net/CLBangor.htm

Contact the MA programme director, Prof. Vyv Evans with specific 
enquiries (v.evans at bangor.ac.uk).

MA COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS
The MA in Cognitive Linguistics is primarily aimed at those students who 
wish to undertake a taught programme of graduate-level study in order to 
pursue research in some aspect of Cognitive Linguistics.

Cognitive Linguistics is a modern and innovative approach to the study 
of language and mind, and their relationship with embodied experience 
and culture. The MA provides a focused and comprehensive programme of 
graduate-level training in the core subject matter of Cognitive 
Linguistics, including the most important theoretical frameworks. The 
subject matter covered includes conceptual structure and organisation, 
figurative language, grammar and mind, the relationship between 
language, thought and culture, lexical and cognitive compositional 
semantics, the issue of embodiment, and contemporary methodology in 
Cognitive Linguistics. The MA also provides a platform for those 
interested in pursuing an advanced research degree such as a PhD.

The MA in Cognitive Linguistics involves 4 compulsory modules and 2 
options plus a research dissertation of 20,000 words maximum. 

_Compulsory modules (20 credits each):_

    * *Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics *
    * *Metaphor and Thought *
    * *Grammar and Mind *
    * *Language of Space and Time*

_Optional modules (20 credits each)
2 modules from the following:_

    * *Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology *
    * *Language, Thought and Reality *
    * *Linguistic Ethnography *
    * *Language, Mind and Brain *
    * *Language, Culture and Society*

MA LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION & COGNITION

The relationship between language, communication and cognition is 
central to many of the disciplines in the humanities as well as the 
social and cognitive sciences, including studies relating to language, 
culture, media and mind. The MA in Language, Communication and Cognition 
is aimed at those students who wish to undertake a taught programme of 
graduate-level study in the interdisciplinary area of language and mind 
which is not limited to a specific theoretical perspective. The MA 
provides a comprehensive programme of graduate-level training in various 
topics associated with the study of language, culture, communication and 
cognition, approached from the perspective of theories in cognitive 
linguistics, as well as cultural and communication studies. The purpose 
of the MA is to provide students with the necessary tools and skills to 
undertake advanced research in some area of language, culture, 
communication and mind.

Topics covered will include linguistic meaning and structure, cognitive 
linguistics, embodied cognition, linguistic relativity, the nature of 
spatial and temporal representation, the socio-cultural nature and basis 
of language and communication, cross-cultural and cross-linguistic 
diversity especially in communication practices, data collection 
techniques including the collection of qualitative data and experimental 
design, how the mind and brain process language, and linguistic 
anthropology. Students will have ample opportunity to conduct their own 
research, both in course projects and in the final dissertation. The MA 
also provides a platform for those interested in pursuing an advanced 
research degree. 

The MA in Language, Communication and Cognition involves 4 compulsory 
modules plus 2 options plus a research dissertation of 20,000 words 
maximum.

research dissertation of 20,000 words maximum. 

_Compulsory modules (20 credits each):_

    * *Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics *
    * *Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology *
    * *Language, Thought and Reality *
    * *Language, Mind and Brain*

_Optional modules (20 credits each)
2 from the following:_

    * *Metaphor and Thought *
    * *Grammar and Mind *
    * *Language of Space and Time *
    * *Linguistic Ethnography *
    * *Language, Culture and Society*

MA ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS

The MA in Anthropological Linguistics provides a taught programme of 
graduate-level study in the interdisciplinary area of language and 
culture, which is not limited to a specific theoretical perspective. The 
course provides a comprehensive, varied and flexible programme of 
training in multi-disciplinary topics associated with the study of 
language, culture, communication, behaviour, society, and cognition. The 
purpose of the course is to provide students with the necessary 
theoretical, analytical and methodological tools and skills to undertake 
advanced research in an area of language, culture and communication. 

The taught component of the MA takes place over semesters 1 and 2. In 
semester 1, students take two foundational modules: Introduction to 
Linguistic Anthropology and Language, Thought and Reality. The 
Linguistic Anthropology module introduces them to key subjects areas, 
theoretical approaches and methodologies in the discipline, ranging from 
evolutionary questions to culture theories, and social models of 
understanding. Language, Thought and Reality is a theoretical and 
experimental module addressing the triangular relationship between 
language, culture and thought. This module incorporates a methodological 
element. In semester 2, students take two modules covering additional 
core subject areas, including Linguistic Ethnography (a specifically 
methodological module), and Language, Culture and Society. This latter 
module addresses key concerns and facts in linguistic anthropology, 
including diversity, development, multilingualism, and sociolinguistics.  

The MA in Anthropological Linguistics consists of a taught component of 
4 required modules, two option modules and a research dissertation of 
20,000 words maximum.

_Compulsory modules (20 credits each):_

    * *Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology *
    * *Linguistic Ethnography *
    * *Language, Thought and Reality *
    * *Language, Culture and Society*

_Optional modules (20 credits each)
2 of the following:_

    * *Metaphor and Thought  *
    * *Grammar and Mind *
    * *Language of Space and Time *
    * *Language, Mind and Brain *
    * *Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics*




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