{"id":44221,"date":"2023-10-04T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=44221"},"modified":"2023-10-04T17:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:56:49","slug":"semantics-of-the-english-language-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=44221&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Semantics of the English language (archive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course title:<\/strong>  Semantics of the English language
\n(until 2022\/23)
\nName of course coordinator<\/strong>: prof. dr. Milena \u017dic Fuchs
\nName of lecturer:  <\/strong>prof. dr. Milena \u017dic Fuchs
\nNumber of credits:  <\/strong>6
\nLanguage of instruction:<\/strong> English
\nSemester:<\/strong>  5 (autumn)
\nStatus:<\/strong>  obligatory
\nType of course:<\/strong> 4 periods, lecture
\nPrerequisites:<\/strong>  Syntax (both) and Introduction to the Linguistics of the English language
\nAssessment method:<\/strong> Written
\nCourse contents:<\/strong> The course introduces students to the complex issues of meaning 1) on the level of lexemes or words, 2) on the paradigmatic level, or the vocabulary structure and 3) to the relationship between semantics and syntax, or the relationships on the syntagmatic level. Basic traditional semantic concepts are discussed, such as homonymy, synonymy, polisemy, antonymy, as well as traditional theoretical approaches such as componential analysis and field theory. Particular attention is paid to the traditional approach to metaphor and metonymy, with an introduction to the new views of these language phenomena arising in cognitive semantics. The complexity of the relationship between semantics and syntax, or meaning on the syntagmatic level, is analyzed on the level of the sentence as well as smaller syntagmatic units such as collocations.
\nObjectives of the course:<\/strong>  The objective of the course is to introduce students to the complexities of meaning phenomena, as well as to different theoretical frameworks, both traditional and contemporary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Course schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTopic<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/span><\/td>\nOrientation, syllabus. What is semantics? Short historical overview. Semantics and other related disciplines.<\/span>
\n What is meaning? The nature of linguistic meaning. Types of meaning.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/span><\/td>\nFunctions of language and their relation to meaning.<\/span>
\n Traditional terms in Semantics: Homonymy. Polysemy. Synonymy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/span><\/td>\nIs Semantics a science?<\/span>
\n Contemporary approaches: the scientific approach to meaning. Methods and possible approaches.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/span><\/td>\nMethods of semantic analysis: Componential Analysis. Types of meaning relations.<\/span>
\n Triangles of meaning.<\/span>
\n Traditional and contemporary approaches to Componential Analysis.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/span><\/td>\nSemantically related lexemes: organization on the paradigmatic level<\/span>
\n Semantic or lexical fields<\/span>
\n Antonymy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/span><\/td>\nREVISION<\/span>
\n TEST 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/td>\nHyperonyms and hyponyms<\/span>
\n Taxonomies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/span><\/td>\nIntroduction to Cognitive Semantics<\/span>
\n The notion of prototype and its relevance for meaning<\/span>
\n Categorization<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/span><\/td>\nScenes and frames<\/span>
\n Knowledge of language and knowledge of the world<\/span>
\n Categories: prototypes and schemas<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/span><\/td>\nTraditional and contemporary approaches to metaphor and metonymy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/span><\/td>\nSemantics and grammar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/span><\/td>\nSemantics and pragmatics.<\/span>
\n Use of corpora in semantic research.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/span><\/td>\nTermin rezerviran za neku od tema.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/span><\/td>\nTermin rezerviran za neku od tema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/span><\/td>\nFINAL REVISION<\/span>
\n TEST <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Recommended reading (obligatory):
\n– <\/strong>Leech<\/strong>, G. N. (1978), Semantics<\/em>. Penguin
\n– Lyons<\/strong>, J. (1981), Language and Linguistics<\/em>. Cambridge University Press
\n– Palmer<\/strong>, F. R. (1976), Semantics \u2013 A New Outline. <\/em>Cambridge University Press
\n– \u017dic Fuchs<\/strong>, Milena (1991), Znanje o jeziku i znanje o svijetu. Fi<\/span>lo<\/span>zo<\/span>fski<\/span> fakultet, O<\/span>dsjek za o<\/span>p\u0107u li<\/span>ngvi<\/span>sti<\/span>ku i<\/span> o<\/span>ri<\/span>jentalne studi<\/span>je<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Recommended reading (optional):
\n– Lyons<\/strong>, J. (1981), Language, Meaning, Context. <\/em>Fontana
\n– Lyons<\/strong>, J. (1977), Semantics, Vol. 1<\/em> and Vol. 2. <\/em>Cambridge University Press<\/span><\/p>\n

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