Philosophy of Language

Subject 672-337 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Thirty-two contact hours per semester: two 1-hour lectures per week for the first 11 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the third week of semester
Total Time Commitment: 3 contact hours/week, 5.5 additional hours/week. Total of 8.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: At least one first-year single-semester philosophy, anthropology or linguistics subject, or permission from the Head of School or subject coordinator.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Contact

Assoc Prof Christopher Cordner

ccordner@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: An introduction to central issues in the philosophy of language.
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject will
  • acquire the ability to reason about abstract issues;
  • gain an appreciation of linguistic complexity;
  • improve the ability to plan and write analytical essays.
Assessment: Two written assignments of 2000 words each, one due mid-semester 47%, the second due at the end of semester 50%, and tutorial participation 3%.
Prescribed Texts: A subject reader will be available.
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

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Generic Skills: Students who successfully complete this subject will
  • improve their ability to reason about abstract issues, appreciation of linguistic complexity;
  • improve their written and oral communication skills;
  • have refined the critical skills necessary for original research.
Notes: Previously available as Manners of Meaning. Students who have completed Manners in Meaning are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Philosophy

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