Introduction to linguistics Agata Kochanska
AN OUTLINE OF THE COURSE 1. Semantics 1 – conceptual and associative meaning, etc. (Ch. 10) 2. Semantics 2 – metonymy and metaphor (semantic file) 3. Semantics 3 – homonymy and polysemy (Ch. 10) 4. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 1 – context, deixis, reference, inference, anaphora, presupposition (relevant fragments of Chapter 11) 5. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 2 – maxims of conversation, conversational implicatures (Ch. 12) 6. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 3 – politeness and speech acts, interpreting discourse (relevant fragments of Ch. 11 and Chapter 12) midterm 7. Language history and change – Chapter 17 8. Language and regional variation – Chapter 18 9. Language and social variation – Chapter 19 10. Language and culture – Chapter 20 11. Gestures and sign languages – Chapter 16 textbook: Yule, George. 2006 The study of language [3rd edition]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. course requirements:
attendance reading assignments active participation in class discussion midterm final test home assignments (optional)
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