LIN-8001 | UiT

Application deadline

PhD students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway go directly to Studentweb to register for class and exam by 1 February.

Other applicants: Application deadline is 1st December.

Application code 9306 in Søknadsweb.

Type of course

This course is an introductory PhD course in the CASTL Forskerskole in Linguistics. It can be taken as a part of subject-specific theory and methodology in the instruction component.

Admission requirements

Master degree and admission to a PhD programme, programme option Linguistics.

Course content

Basic research introduction to Semantics. PhD students will be given a grounding in recent developments in modern semantic theory, including both established results and modern analytic techniques.

Objectives of the course

Students who successfully complete this course have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge: PhD students have gained a solid foundation in the field of semantics. This includes knowledge of classic results and generalizations.

Skills and general competence: Ability to understand the formal language of the field and to use formal analytic techniques. The students have begun to develop skills in linguistic hypothesis formation and logical argumentation, and to understand the relationship between empirical patterns and theory construction.

Language of instruction and examination

Language of instruction and examination: English.

Teaching methods

The course will consist of 2 hours of lecture/seminar/project work per week for 13 weeks. Practical problem solving work is built in to the schedule.

Assessment

A 5 000-8 000 word paper on a topic or problem to be solved, as assigned by the lecturer. The paper is to be written in English. The terms of assessment for examination: pass/fail.

spring 2020 LIN-8001 Semantics - 5 ECTS