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| LING0012-1 | Semantics | ||
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| Duration : | 30h Th | ||
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| Holder(s) : | Michel Kefer | ||
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| Course contents : | 1. Relationship beween language and thought; between literal meaning and meaning in context. 2. Ambiguity and vagueness. 3. Analytical implication and presupposition. 4. Lexical semantics: different types of lexical units, semantic valence, semantic features, prototypes. 5. Introduction to sentence semantics (in particular in relation with syntax) and to formal semantics. | ||
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| Course objective : | not available | ||
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| Prerequisites : | None. This course constitutes a normal continuation of a course in general linguistics and is a good preparation for students who intend to write a memoir in a domain requiring a semantic analysis. | ||
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| Workshops : | not available | ||
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| Organization : | 30 hours; 1st and 2nd semester; Place Cockerill 3; on Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. | ||
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| Written notes : | Sheets will be handed out. Besides, the following work is recommended: I. Heim and A. Kratzer: Semantics in Generative Grammar. Blackwell. Paperback. | ||
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (as a rule, the aim of the questions is to check the student's understanding and ability to apply). June | ||
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| Contacts : | Enseignant titulaire
Michel KEFER, chargé de cours Département de Langues et littératures germaniques Place Cockerill, 3, 4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 54 09 E-mail Michel.Kefer@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat Myriam BLUM Place Cockerill 3, 4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 54 66 | ||
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| Remarks : | not available | ||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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