Linguistics: Meaning and Use

Uitgebreide vaknaam	English Linguistics: Meaning and Use
Leerdoelen	• Students can explain basic-level semantic and pragmatic terms, themes, tools and theories. • Students can apply these terms, themes and theories to analyze the meaning of English words and sentences in their context of use (spoken discourse and texts). • Students can identify original examples as illustrations of the terms and themes in a text of their own choice, and motivate a semantic-pragmatic analysis. • Students can participate in linguistic debate with peers, by convincingly discussing and presenting analyses of original semantic-pragmatic examples.
Omschrijving	This course offers an introduction to the semantics and pragmatics of the English grammatical system. Students become acquainted with important semantic and pragmatic concepts, tools and theories. They learn to apply these to actual English language samples by searching for and analyzing examples in authentic texts. The following topics are covered: sentence meaning, thought and reality; sentence relations and truth; event structure and event participants; context and inference; speech acts. These topics are discussed in theories of lexical meaning components and formal semantics.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	digitale toetsing, wekelijkse opdrachten
Vaksoort	bachelor jr 2
Coördinator	dr. A.M.H. van Hout
Docent(en)	dr. A.M.H. van Hout
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Semantics (4th edition) This book is available as e-book through the RUG library, during the block as well as during the digital exam. John Saeed 978-1-118-43016-3 €  34,00
Entreevoorwaarden	45 ECTS of the propedeutic phase of the Major English Language and Culture
Opmerkingen	80% Compulsory attendance in seminars. This module can be taken as an elective, if the student meets the entrance requirements. Major students take precedence.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Course units for exchange students 2 semester I b intm Ba English Language and Culture 2 semester I b verplicht Facultaire Minor English Studies  (English Literature and Linguistics: advanced track) 3 semester I b verplicht Facultaire Minor English Studies  (English Linguistics) 3 semester I b verplicht