COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN LINGUISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGE CAN ERDOĞAN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give information about epistemological knowledge to make students understand and put into practice the analysis tools. By establishing the relationship between the philosophy of linguistics and the philosophy of language, the students can recognize the philosophical perspectives on which linguistic outputs are based.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe philosophical ideas on which linguistics is based
2   Explain the natural relationship between philosophy of language and linguistics
3   Evaluate the linguistic outputs of Analytical Philosophy
4   Interpret the linguistic analyzing methods with the philosophical view they based on
5   Criticize the mainstream philosophical views and representative figures that underpin linguistics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Language Studies Until 17th Century I
2 Language Studies Until 17th Century II
3 Locke's Language View
4 Locke, Meaning and Understanding
5 Pre-Frege Post-Locke Views I
6 Pre-Frege Post-Locke Views I
7 Frege and Mathematical Logic
8 Mid term
9 Russell and Wittgenstein: Logical Atomism
10 Wittgenstein I
11 Wittgenstein II: Grammar Paradigm
12 Analytical Philosophy and Linguistic Studies Today
13 Language in Our Country in terms of Continental European Philosophy
14 Holistic Discussion I
15 Holistic Discussion II
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

AC Ewing, A. C. (2002). Non-linguistic philosophy (Vol. 6). Psychology Press.
Chapman, S. (2002). Philosophy for linguists: An introduction. Routledge.
Gabbay, D. M., Thagard, P., Woods, J., Kempson, R., Fernando, T., & Asher, N. (2012). Philosophy of Linguistics. Elsevier.
Gellner, E. (2005). Words and things: An examination of, and an attack on, linguistic philosophy. Psychology Press.
Hallett, G. L. (2008). Linguistic philosophy: The central story. SUNY Press.
Harris, R. (1993). What is philosophy of linguistics . Linguistics and Philosophy, 3-19.
Mackenzie, I. E. (1997). Introduction to linguistic philosophy. Sage publications.
Parret, H. (Ed.). (1976). History of linguistic thought and contemporary linguistics. Walter de Gruyter.
Vendler, Z. (2019). Linguistics in philosophy. Cornell University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Question and answer
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1,2,5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.
2. Learning outcomes 3 and 4 will be evaluated via homework assignment/Project

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozge.can@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday: 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.5

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