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Description of Individual Course Units

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

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT ÖZGEN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce and teach how logic and mathematics work in linguistics and language studies. The course also aims to provide linguistics students with analytical thinking and analysis skills.

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 Overview 16 Final

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

Mid-term Final exam

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14 Preparation for final exam 1 16 16 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 2 5 LO.2 5 3 LO.3 5 3 LO.4 5 2 5 LO.5 5 5