ERCIYESUNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE
I.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Semantics- ELIN275
Course Title
Semester: Fall 2014-2015
Language: English
Local Credit (T-P-C):
ECTS Credit: 2
Pelin Irgin
Instructor
Friday 15:00- 16:00
Office Hours
Email: pelinirgin@yahoo.com
Erciyes University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English Language and Literature
38039-Kayseri / TURKEY
Phone: 90 352 2076666 / 33805
II.
COURSE INFORMATION
The Type and Level of Course
Requirement: X
Elective:
Advanced: X
Elementary:
Intermediate:
Specialized:
This course focuses on basic ideas on Semantics, referring expressions, sense properties
Course Content
and stereotypes, logic, word meaning, interpersonal meaning.
It is expected to get students at every stage to think for himself and so to proceed through
Course Objective
the development of concepts in semantics with the confidence and conviction that comes
from practical exercises with them.
Hurford, J, R. (1983). Semantics: A coursebook (3rd edition). Cambridge University
Main Sources
Press. Cambridge
Students are expected to attend regularly, participate and contribute actively to the
Student
classroom activities.
Responsibility
Weekly Schedule
Thursday and Friday:
WEEK
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9
W10
W11
W12
W13
W14
CHAPTER TOPICS
Introduction to the course- presentation of syllabus
Basic ideas in Semantics/About semantics
Sentences, utterances, and propositions/ reference and sense
From reference… Referring expressions, predicates
1st Quiz
Predicates,referring expressions, and universe of discourse
Deixis and definiteness/ Words and things: extensions and prototypes
..to sense/sense properties and strereotypes/sense ralations
Mid-Term Exam
Logic / About logic
A notation for simple propositions
2nd Quiz
Connectives: and and or
More connectives
Final Exam
Additional information
* All students are expected to come to class prepared and participate actively.
* This should be considered as a tentative syllabus and there may be changes during the semester.
Evaluation
Attendance & Participation
Written and/or Oral Quizzes
Midterm
: 10%
: 30%
: 60%
Attendance & Participation
Written and/or Oral Quizzes
Final
: 10%
: 30%
: 60%