This course introduces into the linguistic
sub-discipline pragmatics. In a nutshell, we are going to examine how
meaning emerges in context, and in how far this contextual meaning can
be distinguished from the literal meaning of a linguistic expression.
The range of topics we are going to deal with includes assertion,
presupposition, implicature, and speech acts.
- Course owner: Alexander Wimmer
Semester: SuTerm 2023