161-011 Manners of Meaning

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161-011 Manners of Meaning
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Prof Barry Taylor
Prerequisites	At least one first-year single-semester philosophy, anthropology or linguistics subject, or permission from the Head of Department or subject coordinator.
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures per week for the first 11 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the third week of semester
Subject Description	This subject is a survey of the philosophy of language in the 20th century and its antecedents, aiming at a description of the main trends, their ambitions, and the difficulties associated with them. Students of the subject should attain a broad knowledge of these trends, and be in a position to study them in further detail either within philosophy, or in related fields such as anthropology or linguistics.
Assessment	Written work totalling 4000 words, plus regular participation in tutorials.

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