EN80541:Semantics and Pragmatics of English (ODEL)

The aim of this module is to explore how meaning is constructed, communicated, and interpreted in the English language enabling you to explain the place of semantics and pragmatics in linguistic theory and apply the notions of semantics and pragmatics to the teaching of English as a foreign language, as well as to translate texts from one language into another with reference to English. You will also be able to analyse linguistic problems faced by multilingual learners and communication between people of different cultural backgrounds.