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Semester 1
Semantic Theory (LASC10110)
Subject
Language Sciences and Linguistics
College
CAHSS
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
3
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Visiting students should have completed at least 3 Linguistics courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Summary
In this course, you will become familiar with logical tools used in the analysis of meaning in natural language, and apply them to a range of major topics in semantics.
Course Description
This course will introduce you to the logical foundations of semantic theory. Topics to be covered include: - Using predicate logic and set theory to analyse sentence meanings;* - Lambda calculus as a model of semantic composition; - Possible worlds and intensionality; - Issues in the analysis of a range of empirical phenomena in natural language semantics, typically including quantification, anaphora, modality, and sentence embedding. - Issues in the interface between syntax and semantics in relation to the above phenomena. At the end of the course, you will be prepared to identify research questions in formal semantics, and conduct independent research in this area. *No previous knowledge of logic and set theory is required to take this course.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
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