1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Introduction to semantics as a linguistic discipline; adopting the necessary competences to independently analyze meaning in language at the level of words, phrases and sentences; understanding the complexity of meaning relations and defining different traditional and contemporary theoretical frameworks.

1. Semantics as a linguistic discipline (2L+2S) 2. Traditional semantics (1L+1S)
3. Structural semantics (1L+1S) 4. Prototype theory (1L+1S) 5. Conceptual, referential, contextual definition of meaning (1L+1S) 6. Denotative and connotative meaning (1L+1S) 7. Methods of semantic analysis (2L+2S) 8. Transfer of meaning (1L+1S) 9. Traditional and contemporary approaches to metaphors and metonymy (1L+1S) 10. Paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations (1L+1S) 11. Introduction to cognitive semantics (1L+1S) 12. Semantics and pragmatics (1L+1S) 13. Hyponyms and hypernyms (1L+1S)

1. Students will be able to:
   - define basic concepts in semantics;
2. - describe the differences among the leading theories of reference;
3. - critically analyze semantic relations at the level of words and sentences;
4. - do independent research and provide conclusions.

1. Semantik: ein Arbeitsbuch, Schwarz, M., Chur, J., Günter Narr, Tübingen, 2014.
2. Lexikologie und Lexikographie, Stojić, Aneta, Filozofski fakultet u Rijeci, 2015.

1. Semantics, , Lyons, J., Cambridge., 1977.

Mandatory course - Regular studij - German Language and Literature