Learning Outcomes:
Understand the role of meaning in language
Evaluate the various theories concerning the mental lexicon
Distinguish between Lexical and Compositional Semantics
Analyse the role of non-linguistic factors in linguistic meaning
Understand the concepts and theoretical approaches in pragmatic research
Analyse the pragmatic processes involved in the construction of lexical, structural and textual meaning
Indicative Module Content:
Meaning and Literal meaning, Semiotics
Encoding Meaning in Language, Message Model, Interpretative Semantics, Language Processing
Pragmatics and Semantics, Principles and Rules, Contexts, Speaker Intention
Theories of Pragmatics - From Ordinary Language Philosophy to Relevance
Lexical and Compositional Semantics
Relationship Between Linguistic Expressions, Sense
Relationship Between Linguistic Expressions and the World, Reference
Knowledge of language and the Lexicon: what aspects need to be explained
Relationship Between Linguistic Expressions and Language Users
Lexical Storage and theories of Lexical Semantics