Intermediate Semantics - LAN00011I

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  • Department: Language and Linguistic Science
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

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Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23

Module aims

In this module you will acquire a basic understanding of the formal techniques necessary for the construction of a theory of meaning. You will achieve a basic fluency in the formal languages and you will appreciate the necessity for such rigorous techniques in the study of meaning.

Module learning outcomes

  • Display a basic understanding of the notion of quantification and its manifestations in natural language
  • Display a basic understanding of set theory and its use in model-theoretic semantics
  • Correctly use first order predicate logic to represent natural language sentences
  • Further appreciate the importance of entailment and the distinction between entailment, presupposition, and implicature

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 20
Essay/coursework 20
Essay/coursework 60

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Formative

Weekly exercises followed by model answers and discussion in class.

Summative

Model answers and discussion. Opportunity for individual-level feedback during office hours.

Exam

Mark sheet and model answers.

Indicative reading

Lecture notes and readings will be made available on the VLE and through the digital library.