LINGUIST 724
Semantics and Pragmatics
Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 for LINGUIST 724.
Description
Semantics and Pragmatics deals with a wide range of issues in semantics and especially pragmatics. Topics may include implicature (both conversational and conventional), presupposition, speech act, deixis, reference, pragmatics and cognition (focusing on relevance theory), pragmatics and semantics and pragmatics and syntax.
Course outcomes
A student who successfully completes this course will have the opportunity to:
- Acquire knowledge of and apply it to x situations
- Understand and carry out [practical skills]
- Acquire skills in report writing, critical thinking, academic literacy/ numeracy/ oral presentation and so on
Availability 2021
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Professor Yan Huang
Reading/Texts
Huang, Yan (2014) Pragmatics. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press
Recommended Reading
Assessment
Coursework only
Points
LINGUIST 724: 15 points