ENGL 300: Introduction to Theory of Literature
Lecture 09 - Linguistics and Literature. In this lecture on the work of Roman Jakobson, Professor Paul Fry continues his discussion of synchrony and diachrony. The relationships among formalism, semiotics, and linguistics are explored. Claude Levi-Strauss's structural interpretation of the Oedipus myth is discussed
in some detail. In order to differentiate Jakobson's poetic functions, Professor Fry analyzes the sentence "It is raining" from six perspectives. Significant attention is paid to the use of diagrams in literary linguistic theory.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 09 - Linguistics and Literature |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Synchrony and Diachrony |
| [00:06:47] | 2. The Emergence of Structuralism |
| [00:11:24] | 3. The Relationship Between Formalism and Semiotics |
| [00:17:33] | 4. Levi-Strauss and the Meaning of the Oedipus Myth |
| [00:26:19] | 5. The Poetic Function |
| [00:32:49] | 6. Jacobson's Six Functions |
| [00:43:48] | 7. Metalanguage and Poetic Function |
| References |
| Lecture 9 - Linguistics and Literature Instructor: Professor Paul H. Fry. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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