COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMANTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EDB 5001 SEMANTICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ALI BOZKAPLAN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of the semantics course is to investigate the semantic properties of languages and to examine the semantic relations at the syntactic and syntactic levels from a linguistic point of view. In the course, the methods developed by different linguists on meaning will be examined and students will be encouraged to explore semantic relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify semantic characteristics particular to languages
2   To evaluate sense-relations based on paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations
3   To identify semantic relations
4   To define, classify and distinguish sense relations
5   To discuss the de Saussurean principle of sign and Ogden & Richards semiotic triangle in detail
6   To distinguish meaning from concept

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is semantics What is statical semantics What is developmental/dynamic semantics A brief history of semantics
2 The semantics of linguistic items Language, lexeme, sign, sense, meaning
3 Linguistic capability, phonemes, language and the word The description of word before F. de Saussure F. de Saussure and the desrciption of word The description of word after F. de Saussure
4 Classification of words and eponyms The meaning of words: concepts Expressive meaning Problems of conceptual and associative fields
5 Meaning and meaning types What is meaning The semantic field of words Extension, intension, and relevance Different views and hypotheses on meaning What we understand from `meaning Denotative meaning vs. connotative meaning Sense-relationships: polysemy, synonymy, homonymy Equivalence
6 Semantic change and rhetorical speech: Metaphor Metonymy Simile Representation
7 Midterm exam
8 Sense attribution Eponymy Localisation Context Associations Paradigmatic, syntagmatic and derivational relationships
9 The dynamics of meaning: Semantic restriction Meaning-shift Reasons for semantic changes Semantic extension Semantic changes and equivalency
10 Conceptualisation (re-sematicisation) The world of concepts Rhetorics: Meaning transfer/shift Metaphor Metonymy The conceptual wealth and synonymy in Modern Turkish
11 The semantics of Turkish Word, concept and meaning in Turkish Some grammatical characteristics peculiar to Turkish from a semantic perspective Concepts in Turkish (concrete and abstract concepts) Expressing yourself in Turkish
12 Ambiguity Context and inference
13 Speech acts Syntactic semantics
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Aksan, Doğan (1971) Anlambilimi ve Türk Anlambilimi. Ana Çizgileriyle. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Yayınları: 217
2.Aksan, Doğan (1990) Her Yönüyle Dil. Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. 3. Cilt. Atatürk Kültür, Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 439/3.
3.Aksan, Doğan (2006) Türkçenin Sözvarlığı. Türk Dilinin Sözcükbilimiyle Ilgili Gözlemler, Saptamalar. 4. Baskı. Ankara: Engin Yayınevi.
4.Aksan, Doğan (2009) Anlambilim. Anlambilim Konuları ve Türkçenin Anlambilimi. 5. Baskı. Ankara: Engin Yayınevi.
5.Cruse, Alan David (2000) Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6.Günay, Veli Doğan (2007) Sözcükbilime Giriş. Istanbul: Multilingual.
7.Jackson, Howard & Zé Amvela, Etienne (2000) Words, Meaning and Vocabulary. An Introduction to Modern English Lexicology. London & New York: Cassell.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods


Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should be prepared for the topics specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.bozkaplan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.142
LO.242
LO.3432
LO.443
LO.54
LO.64

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