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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Semantics and pragmatics (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S007303
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/01 - HISTORICAL AND GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Period
CuCi IA, CuCi IB
Learning outcomes
This course consists in an introduction to formal semantics, formal pragmatics and to the formal and experimental methods in the study of linguistic meaning, as well as to the relationship between linguistics and cognitive science. The acquisition of these competences constitutes an essential aspect of the learning process envisaged within the course of study in Linguistics. Expected results: - Adequate knowledge of the analyses of meaning produced within the tradition of studies in formal semantics and the philosophy of language - Adequate knowledge of the context-driven aspects of meaning, including the broad cognitive aspects, as investigated in formal and experimental pragmatics - The ability to read and understand even technical contributions in semantics and pragmatics - The skill to use the right concepts and a correct scientific terminology when discussing issues of meaning in natural language, as well as the skill to apply some of the most common experimental methods in this scientific field.
Program
This course is intended to provide an introduction to the concepts and methods of the theories of meaning for natural language.
The first part of the course will consist in an analysis of the compositionality of meaning, involving the notions of reference, truth, logical entailment and functional application. The main technical features of propositional logic and predicate calculus will be introduced and practically trained with exercises and specific applications.
The second part of the course will address the relationship between language and context, by introducing the participants to the main developments in formal and experimental pragmatics, with a focus on post-Gricean models and Relevance Theory.
The third part of the course will consist in an introduction to Formal Language Theory.
The course will include some training and exercises in first-order logic.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Paul R. Kroeger | Analyzing meaning. An introduction to semantics and pragmatics | Language Science Press | 2018 |
Examination Methods
The oral exam will consist in a series of questions aimed at checking whether the participants sufficiently master the notions and the methods in formal semantics and experimental pragmatics presented and discussed during the course.
