ENG 236: SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS
Department
of English Studies , University of Cyprus
http://www.punksinscience.org/kleanthes/courses/UCY04S/SP
Office: Room M 004, Phone: x2106 — Consultation: MON & THU 3.00-5.00 pm
DESCRIPTION
The course
aims to provide an understanding of the principles underlying the expression
of meanings through language. It surveys basic topics in semantics such as
sense and reference, lexical semantics and basic sense relations, semantics
and grammar, simple logic. It also provides an introduction to pragmatics
and the negotiation of interpersonal meanings in contexts of situation. This
course rounds off the students' introduction to theoretical linguistics and
allows them to participate actively in further electives in linguistics.
ASSESSMENT
Regular attendance is strongly suggested! Besides the
lectures, there will be evaluation for:
1. one mid-term exam covering the first part of the course (Mid-Term Exam counts 20%)
2. one final exam covering the second part in the exam period (Final Exam counts 40%)
3. one take-home exam covering the entire course (Take-Home Exam counts 40%)
4. presence and class participation (evaluation up to discretion
of instructor)
The format of the in-class exams will be very similar to the exercises wešll be doing in class. The take-home exam goes beyond practicing semantics and pragmatics as done in class.
READING
There is one required textbook [available from Moufflon Bookshop] that means, every student must have his/her own copy!
Further references will be given in Class 1; selected
readings will be distributed in class.
SYLLABUS
Below you find the class-by-class outline of the course. There wonšt be regular handouts, so youšre advised to prepare your readings for each class accordingly: keep the syllabus handy; click here for the PDF-version of the outline & syllabus. Sometimes I will make handouts available, especially in the beginning and for exercises; just click on the highlighted class topics to download the PDF-file. Click here for the up-to-date readings required for each class! Click here for the new information update sheet. The take-home exam can be downloaded here. Go here for info and readings for the pragmatics part! [UPDATED INFORMATION: APRIL 17!]
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January 26: CLASS 1 Semantics and Pragmatics
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January 29: CLASS 2 Meaning and Semantics
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February 2: CLASS 3 Types of Meaning
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February 5: CLASS 4 Meanings and Readings
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February 9: CLASS 5 Meaning
and Logic
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February 12: CLASS 6 Logic and Meaning
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February 16: CLASS 7 Meaning
Relations
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February 19: CLASS 8 Discussion
and Review
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February 23: NO CLASS GREEN
MONDAY
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February 26: CLASS 9 MID-TERM EXAM
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March 1: CLASS 10 Semantics of Tense and Aspect I [Prof. Lucko]
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March 4: CLASS 11 Semantics of Tense and Aspect II [Prof. Lucko]
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March 8: CLASS 12 Predication
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March 11: CLASS 13 Predication
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March 15: CLASS
1 Approaches to Semantics
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March 18: CLASS 15 Meaning and Cognition
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March 22: CLASS 16 Formal
Semantics
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March 25: NO CLASS GREEK INDEPENDENCE
DAY
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March 29 : NO CLASS —
CANCELLED —
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April 1: NO CLASS APRIL FOOL'S DAY
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April 3-18: NO CLASSES — EASTER BREAK |
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April 19: CLASS 17 Meaning and Discourse
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April 21 [WED!]: CLASS 18 Conversational Implicature
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April 22: CLASS 19 Speech Act
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April 26: CLASS 20 Discourse Analysis
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April 29: CLASS 21 Relevance Theory
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May 3: CLASS 22 Discussion
and Review
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READING PERIOD: MAY 8-16 — EXAM PERIOD:
MAY 17-30
TAKE-HOME EXAM DUE DATE: MAY 19, 10AM
IN MY OFFICE