SEMANTICS

TRK406

Course Code: TRK406
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

To identify semantic characteristics particular to languages
To evaluate sense-relations based on paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations
To identify semantic relations
To define, classify and distinguish sense relations
To discuss the de Saussurean principle of sign and Ogden & Richards semiotic triangle in detail
To distinguish meaning from concept

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

History of semantics , its place in linguistics, explanation of key concepts related to semantics, semantic features of Turkish language(lexis, sentential), framework of meaning, semantic processes , formal semantics; word, concept, meaning, scope; synonymy,antonymy, heteronymy; polysemy; diachronische semantics, semantic change, semantic extension, semantic restriction, metaphor, metonym and similar rhetorics.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course's objectives, content, scope, and resources. Linguistics, its fields, and the relationship between semantics and other linguistic fields.
2^nd Week	Turkish curriculum and semantics. The function of phonology, morphology, and syntax in comprehension. Related articles.
3^rd Week	The function of phonology, morphology, and syntax in comprehension. Related articles.
4^th Week	General linguistics, Saussure's theory, Structuralism, Semiotics and its concepts.
5^th Week	Word semantics, Vocabulary teaching, Rhetoric teaching. Critical examination of the content in the curriculum and textbooks from a lexical semantics perspective.
6^th Week	Sentence semantics, Critical examination of the content in the curriculum and textbooks from a lexical semantics perspective.
7^th Week	Sentence semantics, Semantic features of Turkish syntax.
8^th Week	Midterm exam week.
9^th Week	Semantic changes in words and sentences (synonyms, antonyms, conceptual fields, values, etc.).
10^th Week	The relationship between structure and meaning in sentences. Mood. Information about presentations (sample course content).
11^th Week	Course design for Turkish semantics topics.(presentation)
12^th Week	Designing a course on Turkish semantics (presentation)
13^th Week	Creating sample vocabulary teaching course content (educational situation) (presentation)
14^th Week	Designing a course on Turkish semantics (presentation)

Recommended or Required Reading

Aksan Doğan (2005) Anlambilim, Ankara:Engin Yayınevi
Aksan Doğan (2000) Her Yönüyle Dil, Ankara: TDK Yayınları
Aksan Doğan (2000) Türkiye Türkçesinin Dünü, Bugünü, Yarını, Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi
Aksan Doğan (2005) Türkçenin Zenginlikleri, İncelikleri, Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi
Aksan Doğan (1990) Türkçenin Gücü, Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi
Ankara Üniversitesi Açık Ders Malzemelerinde yararlanılacak
Demircan Kerim (2013) Türkoloji İçin Dilbilim, Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Guiraud Pierre (1999) Anlambilim ?La Semantique (Çev.Berke Vardar) İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları
Karaağaç Günay, (2013) Anlambilim ve İletişim
Kıran Ayşe ve Kıran Zeynel (2018) Dilbilime Giriş, Ankara:Seçkin Yayınları.
Onan Bilginer, (2011) Anlama Sürecinde Türkçenin Yapısal İşlevleri, Ankara: Nobel Yayınları
Uğur Nizamettin,(2022) Anlambilim, Doruk Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Problem Solving
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	25	25
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	5	5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	30	30
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X	X	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X	X	X
K3
K4	X	X	X	X	X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10