| Course title | |||||
| 科学特論Ⅳ [Science: Special Lecture Ⅳ] | |||||
| Course category | common courses | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 1060010 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| RIESER LUKAS [RIESER Lukas] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Building 12 Room 422 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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The theme of this course is of how "meaning" as conveyed by words can be logically understood. We will formally analyze the words we normally use without much thought in order to think about "language" from a new perspective. Semantics and Pragmatics are two sub-disciplines of linguistics that explore the meaning conveyed by words. Semantics analyze the "literal meaning" easily captured in logical formulae, whereas pragmatics analyze the meaning that arises when words are used in discourse. As the latter is hard to formalize, "formal pragmatics", the topic of this course, are a relatively new discipline with a lots open research questions. Pragmatic meaning as defined above is crucial for the understanding of meaning conveyed by words as they are actually used, and thinking about it is indispensable for understanding human communication. To attain a deeper understanding of pragmatic meaning, we will use basic methodology from mathematical logic to analyze various aspects of non-literal meaning and learn to look and understand the meaning of words holistically. Please register to class ushqnbb in Google classroom. |
| Expected Learning |
| Get to know natural language phenomena that are in the scope of pragmatics and understand its basic concepts. Be able to independently analyze concrete phenomena with the tools of formal pragmatics. By accomplishing this, becoming able to look at language from a more objective perspective and use language more efficiently. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Overview of Pragmatics, Basic Concepts 2. Overview of Pragmatics, Basic Concepts 3. Language Content and Usage 1 4. Language Content and Usage 2 5. Speech-acts 1 6. Speech-acts 2 7. Presuppositions and Implicatures 1 8. Presuppositions and Implicatures 2 9. Truth and Felicity 1 10. Truth and Felicity 2 11. Formal Pragmatics of Japanese 1 12. Formal Pragmatics of Japanese 2 13. Formal Pragmatics of Japanese 3 14. Formal Pragmatics of Japanese 4 15. Summary, discussion, feedback |
| Prerequisites |
| In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and review the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University, using the lecture materials provided. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handouts as well as articles on concrete phenomena will be provided in class. |
| References |
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Betty J. BIRNER, Introduction to Pragmatics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. Jenny THOMAS, Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics Routledge, 1998. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| The grade evaluation in this online class is premised on all attendances, and comprehensively evaluates the attitude to learn interactively, quizzes, reports, and online tests. Academic progress deemed equivalent to the standard study time set by our university is required for credit. The ability of participants to capture language as a phenomenon from a pragmatic perspective, and to apply the formal pragmatic methods acquired in the course to the analysis of concrete linguistic phenomena will be assessed. The evaluation is weighted as follows: online presentation or summary: 30%, regular assignments: 30%, term paper: 40%. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Linguistiscs, Pragmatics, Formal Logic |
| Office hours |
| Appointments can be requested by email. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/29/2022 4:39:04 PM |