Type of Credit: Elective
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Number of Students
Course Description 課程簡介
This course introduces the basic aspects of linguistic meaning in human communication. It aims to give students access to some of the central ideas in the field of semantics so that students can gain a feel for what doing semantics is like. It seeks to give students a deeper insight into the nature of grammar and into the cognitive principles that motivate its structure so that students learn to see the study of language as a fascinating and challenging field of human experience. Topics will include studies of meaning, dimensions/scopes of meaning, lexical relations, things (reference and sense, quantifiers, and modifiers), deixis, predicates and participants, and situations as temporal units (aspect, tense, and modality).
能力項目說明
Course Objectives課程目標
This course provides a general introduction to the study of meaning language. The course helps students (1) understand different aspects of meaning manifested in human language, and (2) develop logical and critical thinking mainly through semantic analysis of language data, discussion of linguistics problems, and writing of semantic mini-projects.
Learning outcomes 學習成效
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Learning outcomes |
Evaluation |
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Analytical skills: Analyze language data |
Data analysis, mini-projects & written reports |
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Critical thinking skills: Interpret the data analysis |
Data analysis, class discussion, mini-projects & written reports |
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Acquisition of knowledge: Demonstrate understanding of knowledge in linguistic meaning |
Data analysis, class discussion, mini-projects & written reports |
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Communication skills: Show appropriate presentation of the analysis results |
Class discussion, coursework, mini-projects & written reports |
Class progress 上課進度
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W1-W3 |
Approaches to Studies of Meaning Dimensions/Layers of Meaning Readings: Ch1-Ch2 |
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W4 |
Class Report 1 |
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W5-W7 |
Word Meanings Lexical Relations Readings: Ch3 + Supplementary materials |
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W8 |
Class Report 2 |
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W9-W11 |
Reference and Sense Deixis Readings: Ch4-Ch6 |
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W12 |
Class Report 3 |
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W13-W15 |
Predicates and Participants Situations and TAM System Readings: Ch7-Ch8 |
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W16 |
Class Report 4 |
Course requirements/Grading standards 課程要求/評分標準
Course requirements
Grading standards
Reports 70%
Exercises 15%
Attendance, Participation, & Class Discussion 15%
Course reading
賴惠玲。2023初版三刷。《語意學》。台北：五南圖書出版。
其他參考書目：
Saeed, John J. 2016. Semantics, fourth edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
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