- Docente: Gabriele Bersani Berselli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-LIN/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)
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from Oct 07, 2022 to Dec 19, 2022
Course contents
The course is divided into two parts: (i) semantics of the
sentence, (ii) lexical semantics.
Part I Introduction to semantics of the sentence within the
framework of various approaches to meaning: cognitive-mentalist,
social-pragmatic, logical-denotational; componential analysis;
sense and meaning; reference; the debate over nouns syntagms;
intended meaning and literal meaning; inference mechanisms.
Part II Semantics of the word; the bidimensional nature
of lexis: the value of the linguistic sign; lexical semantic
relations on the syntagmatic and paradigmatic axes; semantic
features and the limitations of componential analysis;
terminology.
Readings/Bibliography
F. Casadei, Lessico e semantica, Roma, Carocci, 2003.
The works listed do not constitute compulsory reading. The exam
format will be explained during the course.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Office hours
See the website of Gabriele Bersani Berselli