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175-016 Semantics | |
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Note | Formerly available as 175-212/312. Students who have completed 175-212 or 175-312 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Lesley Stirling |
Prerequisites | Completion of 175-004 Introduction to Language or 175-005 English: Its Structure and History or departmental approval. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week. There will be no tutorial in the first week of semester |
Subject Description | This subject is an introduction to the study of meaning, looking at the main linguistic approaches to the study of meaning, techniques of semantic analysis and argumentation, and problems of accounting for some selected areas of linguistic meaning. Topics include classical approaches to meaning, prototype semantics, cognitive linguistics, and linguistic catergorisation across languages. |
Assessment | Two written assignments of 750 words each, and a 2500 word essay. |
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