This course offers an introduction to semantics, starting out from the basic concepts and notions that were discussed in the
Introduction to Linguistics (Module 1) and linking them to modern semantic theory-building (thus preparing students for the
courses in the optional linguistics modules). Students will be initiated to theoretical approaches to semantics including a gentle introduction
to the logical representation systems for semantics. We will also focus on the role of semantics in the overall structure of the
language system, hence, will investigate the syntax-semantics interface that determines the meaning of syntactically complex
constituents on the basis of syntactic structures. |
