COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE AND LOGIC

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 1027 LANGUAGE AND LOGIC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Distinguish between valid and invalid arguments.
2   2. Know the basic principles of propositional logic.
3   3. Know the basic principles of predicate logic.
4   4. Make linguistic analysis using the language of logic.
5   5. Make analytical analyses of language data.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A General Introduction to Logic
2 Language, Logic and Mathematics
3 Basic Concepts of Set Theory
4 Relations, Functions and Natural Languages - I
5 Relations, Functions and Natural Languages II
6 Properties of Relations
7 Deductions & Logical Analyses of Sentences
8 Midterm
9 Basic Concepts of Logic and Formal Systems
10 Propositional Logic - I
11 Propositional Logic - II
12 Predicate Logic - I
13 Predicate Logic - II
14 Formal Systems & Modal Logic
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Allwood, J., Andersson, G. G., Andersson, L. G., & Dahl, O. (1977). Logic in linguistics. Cambridge University Press.
Partee, B. B., ter Meulen, A. G., & Wall, R. (2012). Mathematical methods in linguistics (Vol. 30). Springer Science & Business Media.
Özlem, D. (2004). Mantık: klasik/sembolik mantık, mantık felsefesi. Inkılap Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% class attendance is obligatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.ozgen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1425
LO.253
LO.353
LO.4525
LO.555