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Literature proseminar tutorials
Two tutorials (course no. 43647) accompanying the proseminar Introduction II: Literary Theory (course no. 36485) have now been added to the course catalogue. They take place on Wednesdays 16-18h and Fridays 16-18h, respectively. …/ Info
Early closure on 26th January
Please note that the Department of English will close at 12:00 h on Friday 26th January./ Research
Special issue on Language and Health appears in open access
Miriam Locher and Franziska Thurnherr have edited and published a special issue on “Language and health online: Typing yourself healthy!”/ Studies
Exam retake: 26 and 28 February 2018
Research methodology in linguistics Documentary Arts and Ethics
Alexa, Do I Understand You?
Steve Duman writes a post for the university’s science blog ‘Sci Five’ covering ongoing research by the Cognition, Language, and Interaction with Machines Research Group regarding interaction with virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa./ Research, People
Pynchon on Record, Vol. 4
Christian Hänggi publishes an exhaustive list of musicians, works of music, and record labels inspired by the work of Thomas Pynchon.
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Miriam A. Locher publishes handbook on Pragmatics of Fiction
Published with de Gruyter Mouton, this collection was co-edited with Prof. Andreas H. Jucker from the University of Zurich and features many chapters by international and local experts.