| Course title | Chapters from Semntics and Pragmatics |
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| Course code | KAA/SEMPR |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| 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) |
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| Course content |
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Linguistic sign. Approaches to the study of meaning. Sense relations. Compositionality and combination of meaning. Extensions of meaning. Reference and deixis. Speech acts. Grice's Cooperative Principle. Politeness theories and principles. Conversation analysis. Vagueness and indirectness.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The course serves as an introduction into the study of meaning as it is understood by general semantics, lexical semantics and pragmatics. Students will become familiar with basic concepts and theories formulated in the three 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 texts as well as spoken utterances from pragmatics and semantics points of view and to apply the knowledge in their own production. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
KAA/GRA1 ----- or ----- KAA/MFA2 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written examination
Active participation in seminars. Final written exam. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |