Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Critical examination of some central notions of language studies, especially the notion of "meaning".
First couples of notions such as "sense" and "reference", "intension" and "extension", "conotation" and "denotation" will provide an insight of several aspects of the meaning of linguistic phrases.
Then, will be considered several hypotheses on what meaning is : a set of actual objects, an ideal entity, a mental content or some social use. This will lead to the question of the relations between semantics and pragmatics.
Finally, formal analyses will try to give a rigorous account of the meaning "if... then...".
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding of some theoretical notions and models which lie at the ground of - or provide a critical standpoint towards - many linguistic theories.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Secondary education.
Some basic knowledge in linguitics is welcome.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The seminar will take place in Room Philo I (A1/2PHilI) on Fridays from 11am to 1pm during the first semester (September-December). First session on Friday the 25th of September 2020 at 11am.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
In case of red alert, teaching will go on at the usual time slot (on Wednesdays from 4pm to 6 pm), yet on Collaborate, the e-campus virtual classroom.
Live broadcasting will be recorded so as to be viewed on e-campus afterwards.
Recommended or required readings
Recommended reading :
Alain Gallerand, La philosophie du langage et de la logique, Paris, Ellipses, 2013.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The first session will be held on Friday the 25th of September 2020 at 11 am.
Contacts
Bruno LECLERCQ
Université de Liège
Département de philosophie
Place du XX août, 7
4000 LIEGE
B.Leclercq@uliege.be
Items online
Summary notes and reference texts
available on e-campus :