Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2006-2007
PSYC 315 - INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS
Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 AND LING 200 or permission of instructor
Description: Introduction to basic approaches to the study of meaning in linguistics and related fields. Includes the cognitive representation of meaning, lexical categorization, conceptual structures, metaphor/metonymy, meaning change, pragmatic inference, and the relation of language and mind. Cross-list: LING 315.