Semantics and Pragmatics - ARTS2690


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Languages and Linguistics
	Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistics Course Outlines
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 30 units of credit overal including 12 units of credit in Level 1 Linguistics
	Equivalent: LING2603, LING2540
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Subject Area: Linguistics

This course considers the nature and scope of semantics and pragmatics and their place within Linguistics. Topics in semantics include: the nature and analysis of lexical meanings, the relationship between meaning and cognition, the relationship between semantics and grammar, and semantic change.

Topics in pragmatics include: speech act theory, politeness theory, implicature and presupposition.