ENGL 418 — Pragmatics
English · University of Ghana
This course will examine the different ways in which context can influence the way we interpret sentences. It will generally deal with the relationship between system sentences and utterance. It will also address the speech act theory of meaning and basic elements of logic and how they affect meaning. In addition, it will examine the relationship between semantics, semiotics, and pragmatics, and bring out the syntactic and analytic structures which influence the meaning that is accepted by the users of natural languages.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- ENGL 315 — Phonetics and Phonology
- ENGL 354 — Criticism and the Arts
- ENGL 411 — Contemporary English Usage
- ENGL 412 — English in Ghana
- ENGL 413 — Ghanaian Literature
- ENGL 414 — The Romantic Movement in English Literature
- ENGL 415 — Modern Literary Theory
- ENGL 416 — Introduction to Stylistics
- ENGL 417 — History of the English Language
- ENGL 419 — Poetry
- ENGL 421 — Introduction to Film and TV
- ENGL 422 — Business Writing
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).