Universität Wien

160043 PS Introduction to Semantics (2013S)

Continuous assessment of course work

Zu dieser LV findet ein begleitendes Tutorium statt: MI wtl von 20.03.2013 bis 26.06.2013 17.00-18.30 Ort: Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG, Zusätzlich: DO 04.04.2013 10.00-12.00 Ort: Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG;

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 08.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 15.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 22.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 12.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 19.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 26.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 03.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 10.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 17.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 24.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 31.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 07.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 19.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 21.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 28.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Speakers of a natural language are not able to form infinitely many grammatical sentences, but also to interpret these sentences, i.e.
assign meaning to them. This fact is the starting point of formal semantics, which seeks to develop a (formal) theory of how the meaning of grammatical sentences is determined by the meaning of their parts, "meaning" being understood as literal meaning, as opposed to communicative meaning. The concern is not with lexical semantics, e.g.
the question of when an object is categorized as a "table", but rather with logical expressions like "no(ne)" or "and", whose lexical meaning is not in the same way intuitively accessible, but which in many sentences function, in a manner of speaking, as the glue that connects the substantial lexical concepts.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The primary goal of this course is command of the basic technical machinery, which is a prerequisite of any further occupation with formal semantics. This includes in particular some understanding of the subject of inquiry (literal, truth-conditional meaning, as opposed to communicative meaning) and the relationship between formal and natural languages.

Examination topics

Reading list


Association in the course directory

BA [Version 2008]: BA-APM7C
Ba [Version 2011]: Ba-APM7C
Code Diplomstudium: 202, 307, 404

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