Overview
Lecturer
Teodora Iordăchescu
Seminar tutor
Teodora Iordăchescu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Applied Modern Languages
Field of study
Translation and interpretation
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Elicitation, Cooperative learning, Discussion and survey, Team-based learning, Active learning systems, Active listening.
Entry requirements
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Aims
Definition, description and explanation of key concepts, theories, methods specific to the study of English;
Using concepts specific to the field in order to explain the fundamental linguistic phenomena specific to the field;
Using concepts specific to the field in order to explain the fundamental linguistic phenomena specific to the field;
Course contents
1. Introduction. Meaning and semantics;
2. Sentences, utterances, and propositions;
3. Reference and sense;
4. Logical semantics;
5. Word meaning;
6. Interpersonal and non-literal meaning;
7. Tense and aspect;
Learning outcomes
Developing some understanding of the role of logic and discourse representation as a tool in describing and analysing pragmatics;
having been introduced to, and reflected upon, a number of key topics in Pragmatics
having developed critical reading skills and ability to initiate own research.
Assessment
Combined oral and written examination to verify the quality and correctness of information assimilated. (50%+50%).
Recommended reading
Levinson, Stephen C. (2000). Presumptive meanings: The theory of generalized conversational implicature. MIT Press.
Mey, Jacob L. (1993) Pragmatics: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell (2nd ed. 2001).
Kepa Korta and John Perry. (2006) Pragmatics. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Potts, Christopher. (2005) The Logic of Conventional Implicatures. Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sperber, Dan and Wilson, Deirdre. (2005) Pragmatics. In F. Jackson and M. Smith (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy. OUP, Oxford, 468-501.