AJ22068 Semantics: Sentence Semantics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 10:50–12:25 G24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Objectives of the course: This course is designed for MA students. It offers a detailed treatment of some of the basic problems connected with the analysis of the semantic structure of the sentence. The course is designed for advanced students. Students successfully completing the course will be able to examine the relation between the level of cognitive content and the level of linguistic meaning. They will be able to identify and explain key concepts in the semantics of an English sentence and to describe the semantic structure of sentences and relationships between them. They will also have an enhanced knowledge of sentential logic. The course aims to encourage an active approach on the part of students toward the subject matter. The course is taught in English.
Syllabus
  • Topics that will be covered include: -the level of cognitive content vs. the level of linguistic meaning -´static semantics´ vs. ´dynamic semantics´ -sentence semantics in relation to sentence syntax -case grammar -verbal meaning in relation to sentence meaning -types of thematic roles and theta-grids -sentence meaning and other types of meaning -compositionality -negation -logical relations between sentences -sentential logic -predicates and arguments -grammaticality, acceptability, meaningfulness -propositional content -sentence-types and clause-types
Literature
    required literature
  • Sebastian Löbner: Understanding Semantics. London: Arnold (2002).
  • Daneš,F.(1968) "Some Thoughts on the Semantic Structure of the Sentence." In: Lingua 21:55-69.
  • SAEED, John I. Semantics. 3rd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, xvii, 456. ISBN 9781405156394. info
  • LYONS, John. Linguistic semantics : an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xvi, 376. ISBN 0521438772. info
    recommended literature
  • F. R. Palmer: Semantics, 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1982).
  • ALLAN, Keith. Natural language semantics. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2001, xix, 529. ISBN 0631192972. info
  • CRUSE, D. Alan. Meaning in language : an introduction to semantics and pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xii, 424. ISBN 0198700105. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey. Semantics :the study of meaning. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1981, xii, 383 s. ISBN 0-14-013487-5. info
Teaching methods
One 1.5 hour seminar, held every other week of the term.
Assessment methods
Seminar attendance is compulsory. Assessment: students can choose between a written test and a research paper (examining the issues dealt with in the seminar).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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