Description and contextualization of the subject

Semantics and Pragmatics are complementary fields because their object of study is the meaning of the expressions of natural languages. The concept of meaning is heterogeneous, which means that it depends on different cognitive systems working hand in hand. The analysis of meaning, then, requires different methodologies and theoretical tools.

The main goal of this subject is to introduce the methods of analysis used in Semantics and Pragmatics. This introduction will help the students to make their own analysis of semantic and pragmatic phenomena. To achieve this goal, the comprehension of the formal and the conceptual tools that are assumed in present-day studies of Semantics and Pragmatics is crucial. Equally, it is important to develop intuitions about semantic and pragmatic phenomena.

In addition to its theoretical component, the subject has an important practical component. The students will do exercises which will help them develop and improve both their meaning intuitions and their skills in applying the theoretical and technical tools provided.

Ordinary call: orientations and renunciation

De acuerdo con la decisión de la Comisión Académica del Máster Universitario en Lingüística Teórica y Experimental, “El alumno que haya realizado el 25% de los trabajos/ejercicios no podrá renunciar a la convocatoria correspondiente”.

Temary

Tema 1 INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS

Tema 2 FORMAL SEMANTICS

Tema 3 SEMANTIC STRUCTURE OF NATURAL LANGUAGES

- REFERENCE AND QUANTIFICATION

- MODALITY

Tema 4 IMPLICATURES

Tema 5 SPEECH ACTS

Tema 6 DINAMICITY OF CONTEXT





Note: This evaluation system is designed for face-to-face teaching and will be adapted in the event that we enter a new state of health emergency and have to go to virtual teaching. In this case, the updated version of the program and the new evaluation system will be posted in the Egela virtual classroom.

Bibliography

Compulsory materials

Chierchia, Gennaro & Sally McConnell-Ginet (1990), Meaning and Grammar: an introduction to Semantics, Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, capítulo 1.



Huang, Yan (2007) Pragmatics. Oxford, O.U.P. (Capítulos 2 y 4)



Grice, H.P. 1975 “Logic and conversation”, in Cole, P. and Morgan, J.L. (eds.) Syntax and



semantics 3: Speech acts. New York: Academic Press, 41-58.



Portner, Paul (2005) What is Meaning. Oxford, Blackwell, capítulo 6 (‘Quantifiers’) y pp: 154-157 (‘Modality’)

Basic bibliography

Chierchia, Gennaro & Sally McConnell-Ginet (1990), Meaning and Grammar: an introduction to Semantics, Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, capítulo 1.

Huang, Yan (2007) Pragmatics. Oxford, O.U.P. (Capítulos 2 y 4)

Grice, H.P. 1975 “Logic and conversation”, in Cole, P. and Morgan, J.L. (eds.) Syntax and

semantics 3: Speech acts. New York: Academic Press, 41-58.

Portner, Paul (2005) What is Meaning. Oxford, Blackwell, capítulo 6 (‘Quantifiers’) y pp: 154-157 (‘Modality’)

In-depth bibliography

Ariel, M. (2010): Defining Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.



García Murga, Fernando (2014) Semántica. Madrid, Síntesis



Heim, Irene y Angelika Kratzer (1998): Semantics in Generative Grammar. Blackwell.



Huang, Y. (2007) Pragmatics Oxford, Oxford University Press.



Kearns, Kate (2000) Semantics. New York, St. Martin’s Press, second edition.



Levinson, S.C. (2000) Presumptive meanings. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press



Löbner, Sebastian (2002) Understanding semantics. Oxford, Oxford University Press



Roberts, C. (1996), «Information structure in discourse: Towards an integrated formal theory of pragmatics», Working Papers in Linguistics, pp. 91-136, Ohio, Ohio State University Department of Linguistics.

Journals

Cognition



Journal of Pragmatics



Journal of Semantics



Linguistics & Philosophy



Mind and Language



Natural Language and Linguistic Theory



Natural Language Semantics



Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT)



Semantics & Pragmatics

Links

Semantics:



http://semanticsarchive.net/







http://plato.stanford.edu







Pragmatics:



Relevance theory online bibliographic service:



http://www.ua.es/personal/francisco.yus