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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ILA 3127	LANGUAGE AND MEANING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU ILKAY KARAMAN

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to enable the student to investigate semantic characteristics particular to a language and to deal with paradigmatic and syntagmatic sense-relationships. This course will allow the student to identify semantic relations as described by linguists.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	With the completion of this course it is expected that the student will be able
2	to identify semantic characteristics particular to languages
3	to evaluate sense-relations based on paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations
4	to identify semantic relations
5	to define, classify and distinguish sense relations
6	to discuss the de Saussurean principle of sign and Ogden & Richards semiotic triangle in detail
7	to distinguish meaning from concept.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	What is semantics What is statical semantics What is developmental/dynamic semantics A brief history of semantics
2	The semantics of linguistic items Language, lexeme, sign, sense, meaning
3	Linguistic capability, phonemes, language and the word The description of word before F. de Saussure F. de Saussure and the desrciption of word The description of word after F. de Saussure
4	Classification of words and eponyms The meaning of words: concepts Expressive meaning Problems of conceptual and associative fields
5	Meaning and meaning types What is meaning The semantic field of words Extension, intension, and relevance Different views and hypotheses on meaning What we understand from `meaning Denotative meaning vs. connotative meaning Sense-relationships: polysemy, synonymy, homonymy Equivalence
6	Semantic change and rhetorical speech: Metaphor Metonymy Simile Representation
7	Sense attribution Eponymy Localisation Context Associations Paradigmatic, syntagmatic and derivational relationships
8	Mid-term exam.
9	The dynamics of meaning: Semantic restriction Meaning-shift Reasons for semantic changes Semantic extension Semantic changes and equivalency
10	Conceptualisation (re-sematicisation) The world of concepts Rhetorics: Meaning transfer/shift Metaphor Metonymy The conceptual wealth and synonymy in Modern Turkish
11	The semantics of Turkish Word, concept and meaning in Turkish Some grammatical characteristics peculiar to Turkish from a semantic perspective Concepts in Turkish (concrete and abstract concepts) Expressing yourself in Turkish
12	Ambiguity Context and inference
13	Speech acts Syntactic semantics
14	Overview and questions Exercises Preparation for the final exam
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aksan, Doğan (1971) Anlambilimi ve Türk Anlambilimi: Ana Çizgileriyle. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Yayınları: 217
2. Aksan, Doğan (1990) Her Yönüyle Dil: Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. 3. Cilt. Atatürk Kültür, Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 439/3.
3. Aksan, Doğan (2006) Türkçenin Sözvarlığı. Türk Dilinin Sözcükbilimiyle Ilgili Gözlemler, Saptamalar. 4. Baskı. Ankara: Engin Yayınevi.
4. Aksan, Doğan (2009) Anlambilim: Anlambilim Konuları ve Türkçenin Anlambilimi. 5. Baskı. Ankara: Engin Yayınevi.
5. Cruse, Alan David (2000) Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6. Kılıç, Veysel (2009) Anlambilime Giriş: Temel Kavramlar. 1. Basım. Istanbul & Ankara: Papatya Yayıncılık Eğitim.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Identifying semantic phenomena

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term exam
2. Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated through mid-term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- Class attendance of 70% is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for the late submission of assignments/projects.
3- Copying and plagiarising in assignments and during exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.karaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3
LO.1	1	2	2
LO.2	2	1	2
LO.3	1	1	1
LO.4	2	2	3
LO.5	1	1	2
LO.6	2	2	1
LO.7	2	1	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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