LING5205
LING 5205 - Semantics (3 Cr.)
Linguistics, Institute of (10975)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
LING 5205 - Semantics (3 Cr.)
Course description
Analysis of sentence meaning. Semantic properties. Relations such as analyticity, entailment, quantification, and genericity. Philosophical background, formal techniques of semantic analysis, how sentence meaning depends on word meaning, syntax, and context. The role of semantics in grammatical theory.
prereq: [4201 or 5201] or instr consent
prereq: [4201 or 5201] or instr consent
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture
Requirements
001186
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall & Spring