I've put my Masters dissertation up online for all and sundry to read. It was a fun study to run, and I learned a massive amount about a side of linguistics I hadn't studied before, so even if you...
I've put my Masters dissertation up online for all and sundry to read. It was a fun study to run, and I learned a massive amount about a side of linguistics I hadn't studied before, so even if you just read the lit review, there's some interesting stuff in there. I'd be interested to hear what fellow linguists make of the essay!
There's a bit of fluff describing how the topic came about here for some extra context.
Congratulations! I skimmed it, as linguistics is not my area at all, and it seemed clearly presented and well-written to me. I hope it opens whatever doors you want it to. Quoting from you "fluff"...
Congratulations! I skimmed it, as linguistics is not my area at all, and it seemed clearly presented and well-written to me. I hope it opens whatever doors you want it to.
Quoting from you "fluff" link above:
I was hoping for something much grander… Or at least, less forgone.
This is one of the reasons I spent 9 years in a PhD program. It took me a long time to understand this limitation and an even longer time to reconcile myself to it. I wish there was more communication of (limited) expectations with grad student candidates early on. But maybe then there would be a lot fewer grad students.
I'm glad you got good guidance on scope and expectations early on. So much better to grind through it quickly and move on.
Thank for you for sharing, and congrats on completing it! I did a quick read through of the lit review, and I found the topic of communication/understanding to be quite interesting. It's not...
Thank for you for sharing, and congrats on completing it!
I did a quick read through of the lit review, and I found the topic of communication/understanding to be quite interesting. It's not unrelated to my job now, but very unrelated to what I actually studied in school.
Dont suppose you have suggestions for reading more on the subject? (could be lighter or denser, I'm used academic writing styles)
Oooh, now you're testing me, it's been a while since I wrote this! Trawling through my references and working from memory, I would say that the texts that gave me the best grounding in the subject...
Oooh, now you're testing me, it's been a while since I wrote this! Trawling through my references and working from memory, I would say that the texts that gave me the best grounding in the subject were:
Clark, Billy, 2013. Relevance Theory. Cambridge University Press.
Clark, Herbert H., 1996. Using Language. Cambridge University Press
Glenberg, Arthur M., Meyer, Marion, and Lindem, Karen, 1987. Mental models contribute to foregrounding during text comprehension. Journal of Memory and Language,26, pp.69–83
Graesser, Arthur C. & Bower, Gordon H., eds, 1990. Inferences and Text Comprehension. Academic Press Inc.
Noveck, Ira A. and Sperber, Dan, eds, 2005. Experimental Pragmatics. Palgrave Macmillan.
Sperber, Dan and Wilson, Deirdre, 1986. Relevance: Communication & Cognition. Oxford: Blackwell.
Oh wow, thank you for taking the time to share such an in-depth list! I was able to most quickly get my hands on a copy of Sperber & Wilson, so by chance, looks like I'll starting chronologically :)
Oh wow, thank you for taking the time to share such an in-depth list! I was able to most quickly get my hands on a copy of Sperber & Wilson, so by chance, looks like I'll starting chronologically :)
I've put my Masters dissertation up online for all and sundry to read. It was a fun study to run, and I learned a massive amount about a side of linguistics I hadn't studied before, so even if you just read the lit review, there's some interesting stuff in there. I'd be interested to hear what fellow linguists make of the essay!
There's a bit of fluff describing how the topic came about here for some extra context.
Congratulations! I skimmed it, as linguistics is not my area at all, and it seemed clearly presented and well-written to me. I hope it opens whatever doors you want it to.
Quoting from you "fluff" link above:
This is one of the reasons I spent 9 years in a PhD program. It took me a long time to understand this limitation and an even longer time to reconcile myself to it. I wish there was more communication of (limited) expectations with grad student candidates early on. But maybe then there would be a lot fewer grad students.
I'm glad you got good guidance on scope and expectations early on. So much better to grind through it quickly and move on.
Thank for you for sharing, and congrats on completing it!
I did a quick read through of the lit review, and I found the topic of communication/understanding to be quite interesting. It's not unrelated to my job now, but very unrelated to what I actually studied in school.
Dont suppose you have suggestions for reading more on the subject? (could be lighter or denser, I'm used academic writing styles)
Oooh, now you're testing me, it's been a while since I wrote this! Trawling through my references and working from memory, I would say that the texts that gave me the best grounding in the subject were:
Oh wow, thank you for taking the time to share such an in-depth list! I was able to most quickly get my hands on a copy of Sperber & Wilson, so by chance, looks like I'll starting chronologically :)