LING2100 – Semantics and Pragmatics 2
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This upper secondary course is based on LING1100 – Semantikk og pragmatikk 1. The subject covers central themes in lexical semantics, sentence semantics and pragmatics. It will vary from semester to semester exactly which semantic and pragmatic topics are taken up.
Learning outcome
This is a course in formal semantics and to a lesser extent formal pragmatics. The major focus will be on developing a formal system which explains how the meaning of complex expressions can be built up compositionally from the meanings of their parts and their syntactic structure. In addition, we will also spend some time exploring topics of interest in contemporary semantic and pragmatic theory, such as distributional semantics and game-theoretic pragmatics.
By the end of the course, students should be familiar with and able to use many of the mathematical/logical tools of modern formal semantics & pragmatics, be aware of and understand some of the key ideas and empirical observations from the last 50+ years of work in these fields, and have an appreciation for some current research directions.
The final grade shows the extent to which the student has achieved the learning outcomes for the course.
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programs at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures.
Maximum 30 students. Minimum 5 students. Students who have been admitted to a study program where the subject is included are given priority.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
LING1100 – Semantikk og pragmatikk 1
Recommended previous knowledge
EXFAC03-SPR – Examen facultatum, spr?kvitenskap
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with LING4118 – Semantikk og pragmatikk 2 (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with LING2102 – Semantikk 2 (discontinued).
Teaching
The teaching takes place over the entire semester with 28 teaching hours.
Along the way, a written mandatory qualification assignment will be given. The qualification task must be approved by the subject teacher before you can take the final exam. Approved compulsory activities are valid the next two times the course is offered.
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
4 hour school exam.?
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Submission of assignments at ILN
Language of examination
You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.?
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.