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LNGS 402 — Semantics

Linguistics · University of Ghana

This course will introduce students to some of the basic concepts in the study of meaning in language and the ways in which meaning is conveyed. Issues in connection with word and sentence meaning as well as the relationship between sentence structure and meaning/interpretation will be explored. Some of the topics to be discussed are: semantic relations (such as synonymy, antonymy, polysemy and homophony); semantic relations involving sentences (such as paraphrase, entailment, and contradiction); structural ambiguity and thematic roles.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).