Semantics and Pragmatics - ARTS2690
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1 including 12 units of credit in level 1 Linguistics; or 24 units of credit and enrolment in a Linguistics extended minor in Arts/Education (4053)
Excluded: LING5035
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
View course information for previous years.
Description
Subject Area: Linguistics
This course considers the nature and scope of semantics and pragmatics and their place within Linguistics. Topics in semantics include: the nature and analysis of lexical meanings, the relationship between meaning and cognition, the relationship between semantics and grammar, and semantic change.
Topics in pragmatics include: speech act theory, politeness theory, implicature and presupposition.
Study Levels
UNSW Quick Links
