Course - Semantics and Pragmatics - SPRÅK3200
SPRÅK3200 - Semantics and Pragmatics
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | F |
Course content
The course investigates topics in semantics and pragmatics including how meaning is expressed in natural language and the principles that lie behind the interpretation of utterances in specific situations. It addresses topics such as how words and sentences (linguistic objects) relate to entities in the world; whether this relationship is mediated by concepts; the formal representation of meaning; how the study of meaning is relevant to other areas of linguistic analysis such as syntax; how and why language differs from other communication systems; and how language is employed to communicate various types of meaning.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
Candidates who have passed this course
- have insight into basic issues of linguistic semantics, e.g. how linguistic expressions relate to entities in the world, meaning relations between linguistic expressions, and the relation between meaning and truth.
- have insight into basic issues in pragmatics, including how context and pragmatic principles affect interpretation.
- have insight into how semantic and pragmatics interact and relate to neighbouring fields (e.g., lexical theory, morphology and syntax).
- understand how language differs from other communication systems, and how language is employed to communicate various types of meaning.
Skills
Candidates who have passed this course
- are able to describe and analyse how people handle and exploit various semantic and pragmatic phenomena in everyday communication.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, seminars, supervision. Students are required to use the course learning platform regularly.
Students should expect that this 7.5 credit course equates with approximately 10 hours of work per week, including teaching time.
The required readings are in English and classes will be taught in English. Students admitted to an English program shall, as a rule, do the obligatory assignments in English. Students admitted to a Norwegian/Scandinavian studies program shall, as a rule, do the obligatory assignments in Norwegian.
Obligatory assignment: Written work of ca. 2500 words/5-6 pages, which may be split over several assignments. Online quizzes may substitute for a portion of this.
Approved obligatory assignment is valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester). All obligatory assignments must be completed in the same semester.
Compulsory assignments
- Written work of ca. 2500 words/5-6 pages
Further on evaluation
Students admitted to an English program should answer the exam in English. Students admitted to a Norwegian/Scandinavian studies program should answer the exam in Norwegian.
Information about which dictionaries students are allowed to consult during the exam will be available in the reading list at the beginning of the semester.
Recommended previous knowledge
Undergraduate language and linguistics courses.
It is expected that students who will be completing the course work and exam in English have a good command of the English language, enabling them to communicate well at an academic level. The level of English proficiency should be at least B2, preferably C1, using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale.
Course materials
Curriculum/reading list will be made available at the beginning of the semester.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG3510 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2016 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- English Language
- English
- English Linguistics
- Linguistics
- Scandinavian Language and Literature
- Scandinavian Linguistics
- Language Studies
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Language and Literature
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 F 2024-12-04 15:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL110 hvit sone Sluppenvegen 14 12 - Spring ORD School exam 100/100 F INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"