Course syllabus
Linguist 320 : topics in Pragmatics
SEMESTER 2, 2018
15 points
Course Convenor: Yan Huang
Teacher: Yan Huang
Course delivery format:
2 hours of lectures
(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)
Summary of Course Description:
Pragmatics - the systematic study of language use in context - is a rapidly developing discipline in linguistics and the philosophy of language. This series of lectures continues to provide an introduction to the central topics in pragmatics. Among the issues to be dealt with in individual lectures may include presupposition, deixis, reference, pragmatics and cognition, especially relevance theory, pragmatics and semantics, and pragmatics and Chomsky’s formal syntax, focusing on binding and anaphora.
Assessment Summary:
50% 3000 word essay
50% 2 hour final exa
Prescribed Texts:
Huang, Y. (2004). Pragmatics. Oxford University Press.
Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:
The University of Auckland's expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. Students should manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Deadlines for coursework are set by course convenors and will be advertised in course material. You should submit your work on time. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you may be required to provide supporting information before the assignment is due. Late assignments without a pre-approved extension may be penalised by loss of marks – check course information for details.
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