37.621, FYI: Online Course on Epistemicity

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LINGUIST List: Vol-37-621. Fri Feb 13 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.621, FYI: Online Course on Epistemicity

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Date: 13-Feb-2026
From: Jenneke van der Wal [maple at hum.leidenuniv.nl]
Subject: Online Course on Epistemicity


The MapLE Masterclass is now available online for everyone who is
interested in an accessible introduction to epistemicity. Send an
e-mail to maple at hum.leidenuniv.nl to get access!
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 consists of 8 modules about all the areas of epistemicity.
On the platform Coursera, you learn by reading articles, watching
online video lectures, interviews with experts, thinking along with
case studies and doing exercises and a final quiz.
The course is aimed at Master level - basic linguistic knowledge is
assumed and necessary to be able to follow the course.
See also: https://epistemicity.net/masterclass/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Typology




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