Undergraduate Course: Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics (LASC10069)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides a detailed exploration of current issues in current semantics and pragmatics. Topics covered may be drawn from the following:
- philosophical foundations of semantics and pragmatics;
- formal theories of semantics;
- quantification and plurality;
- anaphora and definiteness;
- tense, aspect and event theory;
- intensionality and possible worlds;
- Grice and Relevance Theory;
- presupposition;
- information structure. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
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| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
169 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
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Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics (LASC10069) | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To be able to read current primary literature in semantics and pragmatics; to formulate and evaluate analyses of linguistic data in the light of theoretical proposals; to reason critically; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses; and to compare and evaluate competing hypotheses and theories. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (40%)
Exam (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | linguistics; semantics; pragmatics; logic |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ronnie Cann
Tel: (0131 6)51 1839
Email: r.cann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Francesca Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3961
Email: Frankie.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
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