Neuphilologisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

SEMINAR:
SEMANTICS

Oliver M. Traxel

SS 13
Tu 8-10

Room: ÜR 15


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule. Each student is required to give a presentation within a group, which will make up 20% of the final mark. Our main textbook, which everyone is supposed to read, is J. Saaed, Semantics, 3rd ed. (Oxford, 2009). Chapters which may be consulted as a starting point for the presentations are mentioned below, though you are required to use further sources, as found, for example, in the Bibliography. Some suggestions are included in the schedule, and there is also a section called "further reading" at the end of each chapter in the textbook.

It is highly recommended that you visit a Themenbereich-Tutorial, where you will learn how to write your term paper. You will have to apply for a place at SB@Home. Deadline for all applications is 24 April.

Session Date Topic Base Literature Presentations
         
1. 23.4. Introduction    
2. 30.4. Meaning, Thought and Reality Saeed, ch. 2; Löbner, ch. 9; Riemer, chs. 1.4, 3, 7.1 & 11.5 Lena Bieber, Eva Holtmannspötter, Jasmin Keidel, Wiebke Prophet
3. 7.5. Lexical Meaning Saeed, chs. 3 & 9.1-9.2; Löbner, chs. 3, 5 & 8; Riemer, chs. 5 & 11.3-11.4 Ricarda Irmer, Vera Katzenberger, Teresa Rieß, Pia Strobl
4. 14.5. OED, HTE and Semantic Change OED & HTE website; Jackson & Zé Amvela, ch. 8; Durkin, ch. 8; Riemer, chs. 2.1 & 11.2  
  21.5. no class due to Pentecost break    
5. 28.5. Presupposition and Entailment Saeed, ch. 4; Griffiths, ch. 8.2; Löbner, ch. 4; Riemer, ch. 6 Lena Geis, Inga Heidland, Anke Ringkewitz, Lisanne Schöwe
6. 4.6. Sentences and Situations Saeed, ch. 5; Griffiths, chs. 4, 6 & 7; Riemer, ch. 9 Ina Braun, Daniel Dolinsky, Franziska Himmler, Ngoc Diem Trinh Nguyen
7. 11.6. Sentences and Participants Saeed, ch. 6; Löbner, ch. 6; Riemer, ch. 10 Svenja Dietze, Miriam Jankowski, Christine Popa, Jennifer Schlackl
8. 18.6. Interaction and Meaning Saeed, ch. 7; Griffiths, ch. 8.1; Riemer, chs. 3.2.3 & 4.4-7 Viola Dix, Magdalena Geier, Julia Hinzer, Jürgen Klotz
  25.6. no class due to external commitments    
9. 2.7. Speech Act Theory Saeed, ch. 8; Griffiths, ch. 8.3; Kissine; Riemer, ch. 4.1-3 Ramona Anna Brehm, Benjamin Kiesel, Carolin Mörz
10. 9.7. Cognitive Semantics Saeed, ch. 11; Griffiths, ch. 5; Riemer, ch. 7.2 Eva-Maria Janson, Nina Tra Linh Nguyen, Johanna Schank, Caterina Schmitz
  5.8. Latest Date of Submission   (10-12 o'clock, HiWi office)
  9.9. Latest Date of Late Submission   (10-12 o'clock, HiWi office)


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