OJ468 Formal pragmatics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:50–12:25 U15
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand some of the advanced topics on the semantics/pragmatics interface of natural language. Students will be able to use modern formal tools which were developed in formal linguistics to cope with the data.
Syllabus
  • Topics: dynamic semantics, definite and indefinite noun phrases (DRT, FCS), presuppositions (filtering, cancellation, projection, accommodation, Heim's analysis), focus (focus and intonation, Rooth's analysis of focus in alternative semantics).
Literature
  • KADMON, Nirit. Formal pragmatics : semantics, pragmatics, presupposition, and focus. 1st pub. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 2001, ix, 430. ISBN 0631201203. info
  • Gamut, L. T. F. Logic, language and meaning 1, 2. Introduction to logic (1), Intensional logic and logical grammar (2). Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1991.
  • KAMP, Hans and Uwe REYLE. From discourse to logic :introduction to modeltheoretic semantics of natural language, formal logic and discourse representation theory. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, viii, 713. ISBN 0-7923-1028-4. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination consisting of 5 questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013.
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