Semantics & Pragmatics: Introduction to Linguistic Meaning

MET LX 531

  • Critical Thinking
  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • The Individual in Community

Prereq: (METLX250) or consent of instructor. Systematic examination of how meaning is encoded in words and sentences, and how it can emerge from the complexity of the grammar. This course also touches on various aspects of pragmatics--the study of how meaning is shaped by context. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Coppock CAS 213 TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm Mts w/CAS LX331 Mts w/GRS LX631

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