Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics (U04195)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-4-CISP-LI

The course provides a detailed exploration of current issues in current semantics and pragmatics. Topics covered may be drawn from the following:
- philosophical foundations of semantics and pragmatics;
- formal theories of semantics;
- quantification and plurality;
- anaphora and definiteness;
- tense, aspect and event theory;
- intensionality and possible worlds;
- Grice and Relevance Theory;
- presupposition;
- information structure.

? Keywords : linguistics; semantics; pragmatics; logic

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : This course requires English Language 2 or Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L or equivalent. This course has a named level 11 version, if you are a Postgraduate Student you must take the PG version.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
13/01/2009	11:00	13:00	Room 7.01, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Class locations:

Tues: 7.01 DHT
Thurs: 3.11 Dugald Stewart Building

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To be able to read current primary literature in semantics and pragmatics; to formulate and evaluate analyses of linguistic data in the light of theoretical proposals; to reason critically; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses; and to compare and evaluate competing hypotheses and theories.