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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

175-212/312 Semantics

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Nick Evans

Prerequisite/s:

12.5 points of Linguistics at first-year level or Departmental approval.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two lectures and a tutorial a wee k

Subject Description:

An introduction to the study of meaning. It takes a look at the main linguistic approaches to the study of meaning, semantic analysis and argumentation, problems of accounting for some selected areas of linguistic meaning; and the study of linguistic meaning in context with respect to its meaning in other disciplines.

Assessment:

Two written assignments, a tutorial presentation and an essay. There will also be regular non-assessable problems, totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Frawley, Linguistics Semantics
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