TDE519

Semantics

Faculty \ Department
School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
6
Elective
Turkish
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Turkish Language and Literature Postgraduate Program
Course Description
This course will introduce the tools necessary for basic semantic analysis. It will focus on topics such as the difference between the concept of reference and the concept of meaning, the nature of linguistic meaning, the semantic value of proper and general names, and will teach set-theoretic representations of conjunctions and quantifiers.
Textbook and / or References
1. Coppock, E. & L. Champollion. 2022. An Invitation to Formal Semantics. Ms.
Course Objectives
To ensure that the semantic features of Turkish are examined with the formal tools of contemporary linguistics.
Course Outcomes
1. Can ask new questions about the semantic features of Turkish and seek answers to these questions on the basis of analytical thinking.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Sets, relations, and functions
Week 2: Sets, relations, and functions
Week 3: Propositional Logic
Week 4: Predicate Logic
Week 5: Predicate Logic
Week 6: Lambda Calculus Fundamentals
Week 7: Typed Lambda Calculus
Week 8: Typed Lambda Calculus
Week 9: Function Application
Week 10: Function Application and beyond
Week 11: Function Concept in Lambda Calculus
Week 12: Function Concept in Lambda Calculus
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Analysis homework 90 %
• Inspection 10 %
Program Outcome **
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Course Outcome
1