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LING305 Meaning in Language

Updated: 16 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites LING102 or LING100
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LING205 or LING405
Notes None
Combined Units LING405 - Meaning in Language
Coordinator(s) Cliff Goddard (cgoddard@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

An introduction to semantics - the study of how languages express meaning. This unit begins with background on traditional and contemporary approaches, then undertakes a series of case studies in descriptive semantics mainly using the reductive paraphrase or NSM method. Topics include emotions, speech-acts, concrete objects, natural kind terms, physical activity verbs, causative constructions, and grammatical categories. The language-culture connection is a key theme. The unit is supported by a variety of online tools including online assessment. Web access is essential.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Semantic Analysis: A Practical Introduction
ISBN: 9780198700166
Goddard, C., Oxford University Press 1st ed. 1998
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay/Project 30% 1500-2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 4 GA: 1-3 and 6
Online worksheet 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 and 4 GA: 1-3 and 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-3 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of some of the main methods and approaches to semantic description used in linguistics today;
  2. describe and explain semantic issues arising in a number of domains (such as emotions, discourse particles, artefact words, natural kind terms, and selected grammatical constructions);
  3. describe and explain ways in which words, grammatical constructions, and discourse conventions of a language may be culture-related;
  4. employ one particular method of semantic analysis (the reductive paraphrase or NSM method).

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain knowledge of ways in which words, grammatical constructions, and discourse conventions of a language may be culture-related. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students' involvement in this unit, whether through class discussion or online discussion will foster the ability to communicate effectively; encourage students to find, organise, and present information effectively; and to construct coherent and well reasoned arguments. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit encourages an apprciation and knowledge of global diversity through the study of meaning across languages. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to search for information, in hard copy and online, through library sources and the internet to supplement their reading for their research projects/essays. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit provides the opportunity for you to identify, evaluate, and implement personal learning strategies and study skills that will be valuable throughout your life. 		True
6 Problem Solving
In this unit students will be required to apply critical thinking to linguistic issues, and to solve data based problems critically and intelligently. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The learning activities in this unit will encourage students to develop their sense of social responsibility in the area of intercultural relations and the recognition of diversity. 		True
8 Team Work
Teamwork is involved in in-class group activities for on-campus students. 		True
   

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