CJBB82 Introduction to Semantics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Karlík, CSc.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJBB82/A: Wed 18:20–19:55 1, P. Caha
CJBB82/B: Wed 10:00–11:35 17, P. Caha
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Semantics will be introduced as a science which deals with an empirical investigation of human ability to understand words and utterances of natural language. Focus will be placed on compositional analysis.
Syllabus
  • Semantics - (generative) lexicon - truth - meaning and structure - predication - proper names - pronouns - quantification - definite descriptions - anaphora - events, states, times.
Literature
  • Heim, I., Kratzer, A. (1998): Semantics in Generative Grammar. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Lappin, S. (ed.) (1997): The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Larson, R.K., Segal, G. (1995): Knowledge of Meaning. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Language of instruction
Czech
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