Neuphilologisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

SEMINAR:
SEMANTICS

Oliver M. Traxel

WS 13/14
Wd 10-12

Room: ZHSG 1.003


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule. Each student is required to give a presentation within a group, which will make up 20% of the final mark. Our main textbook, which everyone is supposed to read, is J. Saaed, Semantics, 3rd ed. (Oxford, 2009). Chapters which may be consulted as a starting point for the presentations are mentioned below, though you are required to use further sources, as found, for example, in the Bibliography. Some suggestions are included in the schedule, and there is also a section called "further reading" at the end of each chapter in the textbook.

It is highly recommended that you visit a Themenbereich-Tutorial, where you will learn how to write your term paper. You will have to apply for a place at SB@Home.

Session Date Topic Base Literature Presentations
         
  16.10. cancelled    
1. 23.10. Introduction    
2. 30.10. Meaning, Thought and Reality Saeed, ch. 2; Löbner, ch. 9; Riemer, chs. 1.4, 3, 7.1 & 11.5 Juditha-Mareili Schmitt, Meltem Seker, Hendrik Hein
3. 6.11. Lexical Meaning Saeed, chs. 3 & 9.1-9.2; Löbner, chs. 3, 5 & 8; Riemer, chs. 5 & 11.3-11.4 Steffen Donath, Julian Herz
4. 13.11. OED, HTE and Semantic Change OED & HTE website; Jackson & Zé Amvela, ch. 8; Durkin, ch. 8; Riemer, chs. 2.1 & 11.2 Kevin Harnisch, Tristan Hillinger, Antonino Pisano
  20.11. Buß- und Bettag, no classes until 12    
5. 27.11. Presupposition and Entailment Saeed, ch. 4; Griffiths, ch. 8.2; Löbner, ch. 4; Riemer, ch. 6 Peter Jakob, Hanna Schröder, Pauline Stiehler
  4.12. cancelled    
6. 11.12. Sentences and Situations Saeed, ch. 5; Griffiths, chs. 4, 6 & 7; Riemer, ch. 9 Marina Babel, Patrick Fuckel, Joachim Klein
7. 18.12. Sentences and Participants;
Discussion of Coursework 		Saeed, ch. 6; Löbner, ch. 6; Riemer, ch. 10
  		Merle Braams, Constanze Wrobel
 
8. 8.1. Interaction and Meaning Saeed, ch. 7; Griffiths, ch. 8.1; Riemer, chs. 3.2.3 & 4.4-7 Kubilay Özkan, Sandra Rodi
9. 15.1. Speech Act Theory Saeed, ch. 8; Griffiths, ch. 8.3; Kissine; Riemer, ch. 4.1-3 Nadine Deuring, Hilal Dinc, Anja Sindel
10. 22.1. Cognitive Semantics Saeed, ch. 11; Griffiths, ch. 5; Riemer, ch. 7.2 Lisa Göppner, Julia Kaiser
11. 29.1. Revision and Exercises    
  3.2. Submission of Cover Sheet   (10-12 o'clock, HiWi office)
  28.2. Final Submission of Coursework   (10-12 o'clock, HiWi office)


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