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Semantics

Objectives

a) Identification of the object of study of semantics; 


b) Recognition of the bases of analysis that support a semantic representation of the languages; 

c) Identification of the appropriate mechanisms that allow the construction of semantically relevant values in natural languages; 

d) Analysis of natural languages accordingly to the description of its different grammatical categories.

General characterization

Code

711131053

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Clara Abelho Amante Nunes Correia

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

  • Binnick, R. I. (ed.), 2012. The Oxford Handbook of Tense and Aspect. Oxford University Press. (caps. 25, 26).
  • Campos, Mª H. Costa & Mª F. Xavier, 1991. Sintaxe e Semântica do Português. Universidade Aberta (caps.2, 8, 9, 11, 12).
  • Lyons, J., 1977. Semantics. Cambridge: CUP. Nujts, J. & J. Auwera (eds) 2016. The Oxford Handbook of Modality and Mood. Oxford University Press. (Part 1, caps 3 e 4)
  • Oliveira, F. 2013. Tempo verbal. In Raposo, E.P. et al (eds) Gramática do Português. FCG.
  • Peres, J. A. 2013. Semântica do Sintagma Nominal. In Raposo, E.P. et al (eds) Gramática do Português. FCG.

Teaching method

The course includes a balanced combination of theoretical and practical classes. A detailed schedule is handed out to the students at the beginning of the semester. Theoretical classes will consist of the presentation of programmatic topics; practical classes will include the presentation and discussion of work carried out by students.

Evaluation method

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Subject matter

1. What is it to study semantics? 


1.1. Lexical and propositional domains of semantics; the relationship between use and mention; 

1.2. Notion and occurrences of notions (relation type / token); 

1.3. Linguistic, epilinguistic and metalinguistic activities; 


2. Lexical semantics: semantic relations between terms; symmetric and asymmetric relations; 


3. Propositional semantics; 


3.1.Referencial expressions and nominal reference construction; typologies of nominal entities; anaphoric processes; 


3.2. Predicative expressions: predicates and arguments; tense, aspect and modality markers