ADVANCED STUDIES IN LINGUISTICS 17

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Subtitle	Introduction to Pragmatics
Lecturer(s)	TABOLT, JOSEPH R.
Credit(s)	2
Academic Year/Semester	2023 Spring
Day/Period	Mon.3
Campus	Mita
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	02881
Faculty/Graduate School	LETTERS
Department/Major	HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Year Level	2, 3, 4
Field	SPECIALIZED SUBJECTS
Course Description	This general education course offered by the Faculty of Letters aims to help students acquire the knowledge and skills that form the foundation of their studies at Keio University. In this course, students will cultivate a broad understanding of, and competency in, linguistics?important tools for tackling the problems.
K-Number	FLT-FE-26103-212-02

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	FLT	LETTERS
Course Administrator	Department/Major	FE	HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Main Course Number	Level	2	Second-year level coursework
	Major Classification	6	Specialist Education Related Course
	Minor Classification	10	Common to All Majors - Elective
	Subject Type	3	Elective subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	2	Lecture
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	2	English
Academic Discipline		02	Literature, linguistics, and related fields

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This is a survey course to introduce students to the field of pragmatics. There are no prerequisites except for curiosity about how we communicate using words. Pragmatics is the study of how we use language to make and interpret meaning beyond the literal meaning inherent to the words we use. For instance, “You can swim” can mean that “you’re allowed to swim,” that “you have the ability to swim” or that “swimming is one way for you to get to some destination.” For any given utterance of this, we infer the intended meaning based on the meaning of the words, our common world knowledge, the context, and speaker and hearer intentions. An aim of pragmatics is to give an explicit, systemic account of this process.
The first 10 classes will introduce 9 representative areas of inquiry in pragmatics research. Students will gain an understanding of fundamental linguistics terminology and acquire the skills to make explicit analyses of language in use. Although the examples discussed in the textbook are mostly from English, students will be encouraged to apply the concepts to their native language during class discussions. The 11th class will review a real research paper in pragmatics chosen based on the class members' interests.
Additionally, students will be required to write a paper about a pragmatics theme of their choice, using data from Japanese or some other language, of between 1000-2000 words. In the last 3 classes, students will present an outline of the research themes they have chosen to write about in their term papers.

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Textbooks

Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0194372077
Any additional reading material will be provided by the instructor.

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