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| Name: |
Semantics |
Code: |
LING2003 |
| Instructor: |
Dr. S. Matthews |
Semester: |
1 |
| Credit: |
6 |
Assessment: |
100% Coursework |
| Time: |
Friday, 2:00 pm - 3:55 pm (Venue:
MB121) |
| Description: |
| This
course focuses on structural and cognitive aspects of
meaning which are relevant to the description and theory
of grammar. Examples will be drawn from Cantonese, Mandarin
and English together with some other European and Asian
languages. |
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| Textbook: |
| Riemer, Nick. 2010. Introducing Semantics. Cambridge University Press.
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| Additional References: |
Hurford, J., Heasley, B. and
M. Smith. 1983/2007 Semantics: a Coursebook. Cambridge
University Press. .
Cruse, Alan. 2004. Meaning in Language: An Introduction
to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
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| Course Outline: |
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| Assessment: |
Tutorial assignments:
3: 30%
Midterm quiz: 25%
Final quiz: 25%
Attendance and participation: 20% |
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