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Course: Chapters from Semntics and Pragmatics

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Course title Chapters from Semntics and Pragmatics
Course code KAA/BKSEP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Huschová Petra, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Approaches to the study of meaning. Sense relations. Synonymy and antonymy. Compositionality and combination of meaning. Extensions of meaning. Reference and deixis. Speech acts. Grice's Cooperative Principle. Politeness theories and principles. Vagueness and indirectness.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 22 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course serves as an introduction into the study of meaning as it is understood in semantics and pragmatics. Students will become familiar with basic concepts and theories formulated in the two fields, with various approaches towards the study of meaning and the way it is conveyed.
Based on the gained knowledge, students will be able to analyze authentic written and spoken discourse from the viewpoint of pragmatics and semantics and to apply the knowledge in their own production.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/BMFA2

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

active participation in seminars reading assigned texts before seminars final written test
Recommended literature
  • ARCHER, D., AIMER, K., WICHMANN, A. Pragmatics: An Advanced Resource Book for Students. London: Routledge, 2012.
  • BLAKEMORE, D. Understanding Utterances. An Introduction to Pragmatics. Oxford: Blackwell, 1992.
  • CRUSE, D. A. Lexical Semantics. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • CRUSE, D. A. Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford University Press, 2000.
  • CUTTING, J. Pragmatics: A Resource Book for Students. London, 2015.
  • GRUNDY, P. Doing Pragmatics. London: Routledge, 2008.
  • LEECH, G. Principles of Pragmatics. London and New York: Longman, 1989.
  • LEECH, G. Semantics: The Study of Meaning. 2nd edition. London: Penguin Books, 1990.
  • LÖBNER, S. Understanding Semantics. London: Arnold, 2002.
  • LYONS, J. Semantics. Cambridge University Press, 1977.
  • YULE, G. Pragmatics. Oxford University Press, 1996.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026