(in Polish) Pragmatics, an Introduction

elementary

enter learning outcome code/codes

DRL_W03

DRL_U01

Summary

Pragmatics is the study of language in context. In this curricular unit the main and seminal authors and themes will be presented. From Austin to Searle it will be offered an introduction to the main issues to an understanding of human interlocutions. The concept of “speaker-meaning” will be an important issue under discussion.

This course is dedicated to PhD., MA or BA students from UKSW, as well as visiting students.

1. Pragmatics : an introduction

1.1. Syntax / Semantics / Pragmatics

1.2. An historic perspective

1.3. New tendencies

2. Communication as action

2.1. The theory of speech acts (Austin)

2.2. Communication as a language game (Wittgenstein)

2.3. Meaning intention (Grice)

2.3.1. Implicatures

3. Searle’s philosophy of language

3.1. A new approach to speech acts

3.2. Philosophy of language and philosophy of mind

3.3. Indirect speech acts

3.4. Non literal speech acts

Mandatory literature

Austin, J. (1962) How to do things with words, Oxford University Press.

Grice, H. Logic and Conversation, in Studies in the Way of Words, Harvard University Press, 1991.

- Meaning (1948), in Studies in the Way of Words, Harvard University Press, 1991.

- Further Notes on Logic and Conversation in Studies in the Way of Words, Harvard University Press, 1991.

Searle, J. (1985), Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts, Cambridge University Press.

DRL_W03 (PhD student owns established knowledge In the field of Humanities)

DRL_U01 (PhD student can use information critically and independently, can perform analysis of various range of data, resources and literature)

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to understand the importance of main and seminal works in pragmatics from both a philosophical and a communicational paradigms

Students will acquire instruments for a better understanding of everyday interlocutions as well as will be prepared to a better comprehension of the interaction processes

From a theoretical point of view students will be able to confront different schools and authors in order to understand language, communication and special non literal and non direct speech acts.

Assessment methods

- Oral presentation (teamwork) - 60%

- Individual short exercise - 30%

- Participation in class - 10%

Assessment Methodology:

Each subject will be firstly provided as a lecture on the particular Issue, then further discussed in accordance with further readings allocated for presentations and obligatorily written by students.

All required readings are available in The Library of Humanities room 303 at Devaitis Campus New Building in the Folder called: Cultural Communication and the Public Sphere in Contemporary World. Folder will be provided to use in place at student request by the library staff. grade based on triple factorial assessment :

1.Attendance ( up to one absence allowed)

2. Activity (constant assessment based on student activities during the spam of the course and academic knowledge of required readings.)

3 Attendance in the workshops

Conservatory English and fluency in reading are required Conservatory English and fluency in reading are required.

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