36.1251, FYI: Reminder: Online MapLE Masterclass on Epistemicity

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Subject: 36.1251, FYI: Reminder: Online MapLE Masterclass on Epistemicity

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Date: 14-Apr-2025
From: Jenneke van der Wal [maple at hum.leidenuniv.nl]
Subject: Reminder: Online MapLE Masterclass on Epistemicity


*What is this course about?*
When people communicate, they not only exchange information, but they
also indicate how the speaker’s and addressee’s knowledge relate to
that information. What is the source of the information, how certain
is the speaker of it, is it unexpected for the speaker or addressee?
All these aspects fall under epistemicity – the expression of the
speaker’s and addressee’s knowledge in grammar.
In this online masterclass, you will become familiar with the whole
area of epistemicity, learning about evidentiality, epistemic
modality, egophoricity, engagement, mirativity, and information
structure. You will learn what is behind the terms, see different
linguistic strategies to express speaker and addressee knowledge, and
practise recognising and describing this in different languages.
*What to expect*
- The course will cover 8 weeks and is organised around self-study.
Each week you learn by reading articles, watching online video
explainers, and doing exercises, after which there is an online
interactive seminar to discuss what you’ve learned with fellow
participants and instructors.
- Time investment: The course is estimated to take 48 hours in total,
consisting of a 2 hour seminar and 4 hours of self-study per week.
- Schedule: The online seminars will be held on Wednesdays 13:00-15:00
CEST. The preliminary programme is as follows, centred around
questions about speakers’ and addressees’ relationships to
information:
17 September What is epistemicity?
24 September How did you get the information? (Indirect)
1 October How did you get the information? (Direct)
8 October How certain are you about the information?
15 October Do I know more than you do?
22 October Which information is currently in attention?
29 October How surprising is the information?
5 November What does this mean for the conceptual space of
epistemicity?
*Eligibility*
In order to participate, you must have at least an MA level knowledge
of morphosyntax and semantics/pragmatics, as shown on your CV (through
courses and/or publications). You are interested in learning more
about epistemicity, and want to apply the new knowledge in your
research. Points of attention:
- The course will be taught in English, so a decent level of
competence is required to make the most of the course. Assignments may
however be submitted in French or Portuguese too.
- As the course is online, a computer with a good internet connection
is important.
- Preference will be given to applicants working on African languages.
- You are expected to participate for the whole course and will be
awarded a certificate upon successful completion.
*How to apply*
You can indicate your interest by filling in this application form by
*17 May 2025*. In the form, you will be asked to do a little
linguistics quiz, and to indicate
- your motivation for participation, indicating how you will apply
what you learn in the course (max. 500 words);
- a short CV (max 2 A4) indicating your linguistics skills (phonetics
& phonology, morphology & syntax etc.) and previous experience
(qualifications, project participation, publications).
Notification of acceptance will be given around the 14th of June 2025.
*Further information*
This masterclass forms part of the MapLE project (Mapping Linguistic
Epistemicity), funded by the Dutch Research Council NWO and based at
Leiden University. In the second stage of this project, data on
epistemicity will be collected in various African languages, and
positions will be open for collaborators on the project. The
applications for these positions will open towards the end of November
2025.
*Contact*
The course coordinators are Jenneke van der Wal and Håvard
Weiberg-Johansen. For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
us via maple at hum.leidenuniv.nl.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics

Language Family(ies): African Unclassified



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