PHIL 739

Philosophy of Language

Description

This course will examine some central issues in semantics and pragmatics: the theories of meaning and communication. We will look at how much of the meanings of sentences can be systematically constructed from the meanings of words, and how much is recovered from context, reasoning, and shared knowledge. We will also look at the way context interacts with meaning, and recent research suggesting additional possibilities that fall between the two.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines will be refreshed around November/December.

 

Availability 2025

Not taught in 2025

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

PHIL 739: 15 points