Linguistics 510 - Intro To Semantics

Spring
2014
01
4.00
Angelika Kratzer
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
52348
With lab. Introduction to the investigation of meaning from a linguistic, philosophical, and psychological point of view. How do words get their meanings, and how do we combine simple meanings to create complex ones? How can new meanings be created on the spot? What does context contribute to meaning? How are meanings connected to syntactic structure and intonation? Prerequisite: LINGUIST 201 and 401.
PreReq: Linguist 201 & 401 This class fulfills the Junior Year Writing requirement
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.