Degree | Type | Year |
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English Studies | FB | 1 |
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No prerequisites
The general objective is to introduce students to the main questions, theories, and authors in the philosophy of language, while providing the conceptual and argumentative tools necessary to critically reflect on the nature of language and its relationship to thought, the world, and communication.
The specific objectives are:
To understand the fundamental questions in the philosophy of language, such as: What is meaning? How do words refer to things in the world? How does linguistic communication work?
To become familiar with the most relevant authors and schools of thought.
To distinguish between the main theories of meaning.
I. Introduction to the fundamental ideas of the philosophy of language, with a focus on their application to linguistic and literary analysis.
· Meaning, sense, reference
· Syntax, semantics, pragmatics
· Introduction to formal logic: propositional and first-order logic
II. Semantics
III. Pragmatics
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Master classes | 35 | 1.4 | 8, 2, 4, 5, 6 |
Seminars | 11 | 0.44 | 2, 3, 6 |
Type: Supervised | |||
tutorship | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Case studies | 31 | 1.24 | 8, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Readings of the recommended bibliography | 44 | 1.76 | 2, 5, 6, 7 |
The methodology of the course combines presentations of the theory by teachers and participatory activities in small groups in the form of a seminar.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Multiple choice test or equivalent | 30% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1, 8, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Practices (text comments, presentations) | 30% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Synthesis exam | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 8, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
The assessment method will consist of three tests. One will be a multiple-choice or short-answer test, another will be a synthesis test, and the final one will be a practical component. Each test will be worth a maximum of 10 points, and students must obtain a global average score—calculated as the sum of the three tests divided by 3 ((P1+P2+P3)/3)—of at least 5 points in order to pass the course. Completing all three tests is mandatory to pass.
Resit Exam:
To be eligible for the resit exam, students must have completed all three components of the continuous assessment and obtained a minimum average score of 3.5.
Single Assessment Option:
This subject does not incorporate the single-assessment option.
When each assessment activity takes place, the instructor will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for grade review.
Students will receive a grade of “Not assessable” if they have submitted fewer than one-third of the assessed activities.
Erasmus students requesting to take an exam early must provide the instructor with a written document from their home university justifying their request.
If a student engages in any irregularity that could significantly alter the result of an assessment, that specific activity will receive a grade of 0, regardless of any disciplinary actions that may follow. If multiple irregularities occur in the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage of this course. Any work containing AI-generated content will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and will automatically receive a grade of 0 with no option to resit, or harsher penalties in serious cases.
Acero, J.J, Bustos, E. y Quesada, D., Introducción a la filosofía del lenguaje, Madrid: Cátedra, 1982
Acero JJ (1985), Filosofía y análisis del lenguaje, Madrid, Cincel.
García Suárez (1997), Modos de significar, Una introducción temática a la filosofia del lenguaje, Madrid, Tecnos.
García-Carpintero, M., Las palabras, las ideas y las cosas: una presentación de la filosofía del lenguaje, Barcelona: Ariel, 1996
Pérez Otero, Manuel. Aproximació a la filosofia del llenguatge. Edicions Universitat de Barcelona, 2001/2008.
Valdés Villanueva, L. (2005) La búsqueda del significado: Lecturas de Filosofía del Lenguaje. Barcleona: Tecnos.
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Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |