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LNGS3601 - Semantics and Pragmatics (2009)

Undergraduate - Senior

Department:	Linguistics
School:	School of Letters, Art and Media
Semester(s):	Semester 1
Year(s) offered:	2009
Credit Points:	6
Co-ordinator:	Dr N Riemer

UoS Description:

Semantics deals with the meaning of words, phrases, sentences and texts, and the relations between those meanings. Pragmatics deals with how speakers use context and shared information to convey information additional to the semantic content of what they say, and with how hearers make inferences on the basis of this information. Our goal is to explore the diversity of ways in which meaning can be expressed linguistically in different languages, as well as of what constitutes evidence for meaning.

Compulsory for Honours students; other students may select as an option. This unit is available as a designated Advanced unit to students enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program.

UoS Learning Situations:

Two 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week

UoS Assessment:

Two 2500 word assignments and one 1000 word class presentation

UoS Readings/References:

Prerequisites:

one of LNGS2602 [Syntax], LNGS2603 [Functional Grammar], ENGL2619 [Semiotics of Language] and ENGL2653 [Varieties of English Grammar]

Prohibition:

LNGS3026, LNGS3006