Introduction to linguistics I: 
          Introduction to linguistics I: 
                  Meaning and Use
                  Meaning and Use
                                        Summer Term 2006
                                        Summer Term 2006
                                           Daniel Wiechmann 
                                           Daniel Wiechmann 
                                  daniel.wiechmann(at)uni-jena.de
                                  daniel.wiechmann(at)uni-jena.de
                                     www.daniel-wiechmann.net
                                     www.daniel-wiechmann.net
                                              03641-944534
                                              03641-944534
                                     Office hour: Mo 3.00 - 4.00
                                     Office hour: Mo 3.00 - 4.00
                               
                  Scope of this course
                  Scope of this course
      1. Prerequisites
      1. Prerequisites
          a. What is linguistic knowledge?
          a. What is linguistic knowledge?
          b.What are the functions of language?
          b.What are the functions of language?
          c. What are the design features of natural language?
          c. What are the design features of natural language?
          d.What branches and methods are there in linguistics?
          d.What branches and methods are there in linguistics?
      2. Meaning: Approaches to the semantics of natural 
      2. Meaning: Approaches to the semantics of natural 
         languages
         languages
      3. Beyond meaning: Speech Act Theory and Gricean 
      3. Beyond meaning: Speech Act Theory and Gricean 
         Inference
         Inference
                                   
                                               Course schedule
                                               Course schedule
          Introduction to Linguistics I: Meaning and Use/ Summer Term 2006/ Daniel Wiechmann/           
                                                                  session topic                                             reading
          19.4.          1                                      introductory session                                           n.a.
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                                      i                                                                     Akmajian et al. 1995 p. 5-9 AND 
                                      r                  the sign & functions of language
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                                      n                                                                      Dirven/Verspoor 1998/2004 1-4
          26.4.          2            i
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           3.5.          3            l                         linguistic knowledge                           Fromkin/Rodman 1998 3-27
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          10.5.          4            p                     design features of language                              Yule 1996 p. 19-69
          17.5.          5                             branches and methods in linguistics                            Saeed Ch. 1 3-22
          24.5.          6            s                    meaning, thought and reality                              Saeed Ch. 2 23-52
          31.5.          7            c                                  (cont)                                               (cont)
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           7.6.          8            a                             word meaning                                     Saeed Ch. 3 53-79
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                                      e                    sentence relations and truth                             Saeed Ch. 4 79-106
          14.6.          9            s
          21.6.         10                                               (cont)                                               (cont)
                                      s                           Gricean maxims                                    Saeed Ch. 7 172-202
          28.6.         11            c
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          29.6.         12            a                                  (cont)                                               (cont)
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                                      g                          speech act theory                                  Saeed Ch. 8 203-227
           5.7.         13            a
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                                      p                                  (cont)                                               (cont)
          12.7.         14
          19.7.         15                                            final exam                                          Good Luck
                                                                               
               Course requirements
               Course requirements
     1. Come to class prepared, and participate
     1. Come to class prepared, and participate
     2. Short homework assignments asking you to 
     2. Short homework assignments asking you to 
       discuss (some aspect of) a text
       discuss (some aspect of) a text
     3. Final exam
     3. Final exam