Магистратура
2026/2027
Значение в анализе языка
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Прикладная лингвистика и текстовая аналитика / Applied Linguistics and Text Analytics)
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук (Нижний Новгород)
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех
Преподаватели:
Гладкова Анна Николаевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed to introduce the students to the theory of meaning and mothodology of linguistic analysis known as the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM)
Learning Objectives
- demonstrate understanding of some of the main methods and approaches to meaning analysis used in linguistics today
- describes and explains semantic issues arising in a number of domains: emotion terminology, natural kind terms, speech acts, artifacts.
- describes and explains ways in which words and grammatical constructions of a language may be culture-related
- employs one particular method of semantic analysis (the reductive paraphrase or NSM method) across a range of semantic domains
- applies corpus techniques in the analysis of meaning
- demonstrates understanding of meaning analysis in applied linguistics and other disciplines
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Knows the basic principles of lexical organization, the main parameters of semantic variations in lexicon
- Students can analyse the semantic structure of a polysemantic word.
- - develop knowledge about semantic universals in language and their universal syntactic properties
- applies Minimal Language based on semantic universals and semantic molecules to fomulate messages and ideas in language teaching, cross-cultural communication, or other areas
- demonstrates understanding of the nature of meaning and its role in language
- demonstrates understanding of some of the main methods and approaches to meaning analysis used in linguistics today
- demonstrateы understanding of some of the main methods and approaches to meaning analysis used in linguistics today
- employs one particular method of semantic analysis (the reductive paraphrase or NSM method) across a range of semantic domains
- describeы and explainы semantic issues arising in a number of domains: emotion terminology, interjections, natural kind terms, speech acts
- describes and explains ways in which words and grammatical constructions of a language may be culture-related
- applies corpus techniques in the analysis of meaning
- describes and explains semantic issues arising in a number of domains: emotion terminology, interjections, natural kind terms, speech acts
- employs one particular method of semantic analysis (the reductive paraphrase or NSM method) across a range of semantic domains,
Course Contents
- Meaning Analysis: issues and overview
- Issues and main traditions in semantics
- NSM and other contemporary approaches
- The semantics of emotions
- The semantics of speech acts
- The semantics of animals and artifacts
- Applications of semantics
- Semantic Projects
Assessment Elements
- Class participationпосещение лекций и семинаров, активное участие в семинарах
- ProjectСтуденты выбирают тему проекта и проводят небольшое исследование по выбранной теме
- PresentationПредставляет результаты своего проекта перед классом в виде презентации
- Тестписьменный тест по материалам курса
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 4th module0.2 * Class participation + 0.3 * Тест + 0.4 * Project + 0.1 * Presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 9783110368505 - Heusinger, Klaus; Maienborn, Claudia; Portner, Paul - Semantics - Foundations, History and Methods - 2019 - De Gruyter Mouton - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2034463 - nlebk - 2034463
- Bayer, J., & Struckmeier, V. (2017). Discourse Particles : Formal Approaches to Their Syntax and Semantics. Berlin: De Gruyter. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1466775
- Davis, S., & Gillon, B. S. (2004). Semantics : A Reader. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=151422
- Kurdi, M. Z. (2017). Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics 2 : Semantics, Discourse and Applications. London, UK: Wiley-ISTE. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1642577
- Semantic analysis : a practical introduction, Goddard, C., 2011
- Wierzbicka, A. (2003). Cross-Cultural Pragmatics : The Semantics of Human Interaction (Vol. 2nd ed). Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=390986
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Mansfield-Richardson, V. (1994). A Study of Semantics in Mass Communication Theory. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED375451
- Wierzbicka, A. (2015). A semantic basis for linguistic typology. Australia, Australia/Oceania: Languages of Russian Culture. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.E640DE7
- Wierzbicka, A. (2015). Semantic Primes and Linguistic Typology. Australia, Australia/Oceania: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.44EC524F
- Zimmermann, T. E., & Sternefeld, W. (2013). Introduction to Semantics : An Essential Guide to the Composition of Meaning. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=604253