Linguistics: Meaning and Use

Uitgebreide vaknaam	English Linguistics: Meaning and Use
Leerdoelen	• Students will have a thorough knowledge of basic themes in the fields of semantics and pragmatics. As such, they will be familiar with the contents of semantic and pragmatic theories, interpretations, methodologies and techniques, and be able to evaluate them critically. • Students will be able to make small-scale, original contributions about topics in semantics and pragmatics, thus acquiring insights in the complexity of the English language and how it is used in various modes of communication. • Students will be able to independently analyze, think about, and reason with the meaning of English words and sentences in their context of use (as practiced in the weekly assignments). • Students will be able to participate in academic debate with peers and present academic problems convincingly in oral English, making use of their own research results and those of others and evaluate these critically (as practiced in the seminar classes).
Omschrijving	This course offers an introduction to the semantics and pragmatics of English grammar. Students become acquainted with important semantic and pragmatic notions and theories. They learn to apply these to English language in use by finding and analyzing examples and problems in natural communication and written texts. The following topics are covered: Meaning, thought and reality; Word meaning; Sentence relations and truth; Situations and participants in sentence semantics; Context and inference; Speech acts; Meaning components; Formal semantics.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	digitale toetsing, wekelijkse opdrachten
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. A.M.H. van Hout
Docent(en)	dr. A.M.H. van Hout
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Semantics (4th edition) 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