Programme
Programme
Contact hours
The course lasts for one term and is taught for three hours per week.
Teaching programme
The module consists of two parts.
In the first part, we will cover the fundamental logical and mathematical tools, including propositional and predicate calculus, used in formal semantics of natural language. We will focus on the formalism that is required while at the same time gaining the appropriate level of understanding of key concepts pertaining to the organisation of meaning in natural language.
In the second part, we will consider the limitations of truth-conditional semantic frameworks for the holistic analysis of meaning. We will consider varieties of contextualism from a philosophical and linguistic point of view and look at more recent approaches to the study of meaning, including certain varieties of truth-conditional pragmatics.
Teaching materials
Teaching materials will be made available.
