学海初探 | 人文社科学院英语专业公开课

学海初探

What is your view on language? We use language to convey messages and perform everyday tasks. It is so commonly used in our daily life that it is easy to overlook how special it is. Language is the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a conventional and structured way. More importantly, your language use is unique, creating a kind of “linguistic fingerprint” that differentiates you from others. This feature of language has allowed it to be helpful in the legal context, particularly in solving crimes. In this one-hour Open Course, I will demonstrate the power of language analysis in helping demystify puzzling crimes. I will use examples to illustrate how interesting and complex language is and how powerful a resource it can be when it enters the arena of law. We will have case studies and hands-on analysis of crime texts together. I also use this Open Course to share how I became interested in linguistics - the study of language - in the first place. Ultimately, I want to argue that studying language and communication can solve real-life problems, and you can make a difference with the toolkits provided by linguistics. 

语言：英文

时间：8月24日（周三）16:30-17:30

课程形式：线下授课+线上同步直播

线下授课地点：TB105

线上链接：

Zoom Meeting ID: 974 5068 0416（Passcode: hss）