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 175-435 Advanced Semantics

Note

Available as 175-335 at 3rd-year level.

Availability

Not available in 1998

Credit Points

16.7 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator

Lesley Stirling

Prerequisites

Students must have completed "Semantics" (175-212/312).

Contact

3 seminar hours including 1 practical hour

Subject Description

An introduction to formal semantics and consideration of a range of topics in semantic theory including the major problems of analysis and description, and the competing approaches which have been taken to these problems in linguistics and related disciplines such as philosophy. It will also involve formal semantic analysis.

Assessment

Regular practical exercises and two written-up class presentations, totalling no more than 5000 words at third-year level and 6000 words at fourth-year level.

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