Interpreting language: semantic and pragmatic approaches

lfial1260  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Interpreting language: semantic and pragmatic approaches
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Prerequisites
Students have successfully completed an introductory course in linguistics 
Main themes
This course reviews different approaches in semantics and pragmatics based on a critical analysis of language usage in authentic contexts. Among these currents and approaches, there are: 
  • Lexical semantics 
  • Sentence-level semantics 
  • Cognitive approaches 
  • Pragmatic theories of speech acts 
  • Gricean and neo-Gricean pragmatics 
  • Semantic and pragmatic principles at work at the discourse level and in language evolution. 
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English

Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Minor in Linguistics (only available for reenrolment)

Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Minor in Linguistics