What do words and sentences mean? How do language users access meaning? How do child and adult learners of French determine the meanings of words and complex sentences in context? What kinds of inferences do people make during conversation? This course provides an introduction to the formal study of linguistic meaning, as applied to French data. Students are introduced to analytical and experimental approaches to semantics and pragmatics.
What do words and sentences mean? How do language users access meaning? How do child and adult learners of French determine the meanings of words and complex sentences in context? What kinds of inferences do people make during conversation? This course provides an introduction to the formal study of linguistic meaning, as applied to French data. Students are introduced to analytical and experimental approaches to semantics and pragmatics.
