Course code

GRA7104.HT

old course code

GRA7104

Course title in Estonian

Leksikaalne semantika

Course title in English

Lexical Semantics

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

This course introduces students to foundational topics in the lexical semantics, and brings together insights from a range of different perspectives.

Brief description of the course

The topics covered include: lexical units; lexical relations and lexical configurations; taxonomies; opposites and synonyms; countability, lexical semantics of predicative forms, verbs and thematic roles; lexical aspect (Aktionsart), aspectual classes and thematic role assignment; lexical semantics-syntax interface; lexical semantics and pragmatics.
There will be a number of assignments which involve using WordNet, FrameNet, network analyses of data. Some of the readings will be presented by students in class.
Working language: English.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to analyse the structures of English (and other languages) which are challenging to the analysis of meaning; and have learned skills for exploring semantic interfaces with morphology and syntax in independent work.

Teacher

Merilin Miljan

Prerequisite course 1

English Syntax (GRA6013.HT)