Experimental Pragmatics

CAS LX 733

  • Creativity/Innovation
  • Digital/Multimedia Expression
  • Quantitative Reasoning II

Graduate Prerequisites: GRS LX 631 (formerly CAS LX 502), or consent of instructor. - Covers recent developments in the theory of pragmatics and related empirical findings obtained through a variety of experimental methods. Topics include scalar implicature and its relation to vagueness and imprecision, hyperbole, metaphor, irony, politeness, and the pragmatics of reference to objects in visual scenes. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Coppock CAS 208 TR 12:30 pm-1:45 pm

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