RENCANA PEMBELAJARAN SEMESTER

PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

SEKOLAH TINGGI KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
QOMARUDDIN GRESIK

Program : Undergraduate Program in English Language Education

Course : Semantics
Code : MKB-BIG-2
Credit : 2
Semester : VI
Prerequisite : -
Convenor : Muchamad Sholakhuddin Al Fajri, S.S., M.A.

1. Course Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of linguistic semantics and
describe how languages organize and express meaning through words and sentences. It also
aims to explain the linguistic and non-linguistic context in the analysis of sentences, utterances,
and propositions. Topics include reference and sense, lexical semantics and relation, semantic
roles, presupposition, entailment, speech acts and implicatures.
2. Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Define the technical terms required to describe meaning;
2. Describe reference and sense and identify referring expressions including all types of
deixis and anaphora;
3. Identify lexical relations such as synonym, antonym and hyponym;
4. Differentiate between literal and figurative usage and Identify figurative language such
as metaphor and irony;
5. Describe sentence relation and truth including presupposition and entailment;
6. Describe semantic roles, grammatical relation and their relationship;
7. Apply speech acts and implicature theories;
8. Categorize types of speech acts including indirect speech acts;
3. Learning Outcomes
Students are able to understand and apply the concepts and scope of semantics, the linguistic
and non-linguistic context in the analysis of sentences, utterances, and propositions, also define
and describe ideas of lexical relations, and conduct semantic, speech act and implicature
analyses.
 COURSE SYLLABUS
DEPARMENT : ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION
COURSE : SEMANTICS
CODE : MKB-BIG-2
CREDIT : 2 Credits
SEMESTER : VI
LETCURER : Muchamad Sholakhuddin Al Fajri, S.S., M.A.

Meetings Basic Indicators Learning Teaching Assessment References Time

Competencies Materials Methods Allocati
on
Forms Criteria Quality
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Introduction to1.1 Understanding 1. The basic Lecture and (Finegan, 2004, Ch. 2 x 45
Semantics and explaining concepts note-taking, 6); (Fromkin, 2014, minutes
the basic of Class Ch. 4); (Kreidler,
concepts of Semantics discussion 1998, Ch. 1);
semantics 2. Meaning (Leech, 1981, Ch.
1.2 Defining and types 1&2); (Riemer,
meaning and of 2010, Ch. 1).
distinguishing meaning
types of
meaning
2 Exploring the 1.1 Describing the 1. Sentences, Lecture and (Finegan, 2004, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding ideas of utterances Think Pair 6); (Hurford et al., minutes
of Basic sentences, and Share 2007, Ch. 1);
Notions in utterances and propositio (TPS) and (Kreidler, 1998,
Semantics: propositions ns group Ch. 2); (Riemer,
Sentences, 1.2 Understanding 2. Word, discussion 2010, Ch. 1);
Utterances and word, sentence sentence (Saeed, 2016, Ch.
Propositions and utterance and 1).
meaning utterance
meaning
3 Exploring the 3.1 Identifying 1. Reference Lecture and (Kreidler, 1998, 2 x 45
Understanding reference and and types Think Pair Ch. 3&7); (Saeed, minutes
of the types of of reference Share 2016, Ch. 2);
Dimension of reference. 2. Referents, (TPS) and (Riemer, 2010, Ch.
Meaning 3.2 Identifying referent group 1). (Fromkin, 2014,
referents, expression, discussion Ch. 4)
referent extension
expression, and
extension and intension
intension 3.
3.3 Describing Denotation,
denotation, connotation
connotation and and sense
sense relation relation
4 Exploring the 4.1 Describing 1. Deixis Lecture and (Kreidler, 1998, 2 x 45
Understanding deixis 2. Types of Think Pair Ch. 7); (Riemer, minutes
of Deixis 4.2 Exploring types deixis Share 2010, Ch. 3);
of deixis 2. Anaphora (TPS) and (Finegan, 2004, Ch.
4.3 Describing group 6); (Saeed, 2016,
anaphora discussion Ch. 7).

5 Exploring the 5.1 Defining 1. Word Lecture and (Finegan, 2004, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding lexeme and forms: Think Pair 6); (Kreidler, 1998, minutes
of Lexical lexicon lexeme Share Ch. 5); (Riemer,
Semantics and 5.2 Explaining and (TPS) and 2010, Ch. 5);
Relations (1) semantic field lexicon group (Saeed, 2016, Ch.
theory 2. Semantic discussion 3).
5.3 Identifying field
hyponymy theory
5.4 Identifying 3. Hyponymy
part/whole 4. Part/whole
relationship relationshi
5.5 Explaining ps
synonymy 5. Synonymy
6 Exploring the 6.1 Explaining 1. Antonym Lecture and (Finegan, 2004, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding antonymy 2. Binary and Think Pair 6); (Kreidler, 1998, minutes
of Lexical 6.2 Explaining non-binary Share Ch. 5); (Riemer,
Semantics and binary and non- antonyms (TPS) and 2010, Ch. 5);
Relations (2) binary 3. group (Saeed, 2016, Ch.
antonyms Converseness discussion 3).
6.3 Explaining 4. Polysemy
converseness and
6.4 Identifying Homonymy
polysemy and
homonymy

7 Exploring the 8.1 Distinguishing 1. Literal and (Griffiths, 2006, 2 x 45

Understanding between literal figurative Ch. 5); (Saeed, minutes
of Figurative and figurative usage 2016, Ch. 11)
language and usage 2. Irony
Quiz I 8.2 Identifying 3. Metonymy
irony 4. Metaphor
8.3 Identifying
metonymy
8.4 Identifying
metaphor
8.5 Conducting the
assessment
(Quiz II)
8 MID-TERM
9 Exploring the 9.1 Distinguishing 1. Valency Lecture and (Kreidler, 1998, 2 x 45
Understanding valency zero, zero, valency Think Pair Ch. 4); (Finegan, minutes
of semantic valency one, one, and Share 2004, Ch. 6);
Roles and valency two valency two (TPS) and (Saeed, 2016, Ch.
9.2 Defining the 2. Function group 6)
function word and word and discussion
categories of
categories of
meaning:
meaning tense and
aspect,
 modality,
scope and
quantification
10 Exploring the 10.1 Describing the Semantic Lecture and (Finegan, 2004, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding relationship roles and Think Pair 6); minutes
of Semantic between grammatical Share
Roles and semantic roles relations (TPS) and
Grammatical and group
Relation grammatical discussion
relation
10.2 Identifying
agents and
patients
10.3 Identifying
experiencer
10.4 Recognizing
instrument and
causes
10.5 recognizing
recipients,
benefactives,
locatives,
temporals
11 Exploring the 11.1 Understanding 1. Logic and Lecture and (Saeed, 2016, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding logic and truth Truth Think Pair 4); (Birner, 2013, minutes
of Sentence 11.2 Describing 2. Share Ch. 5); (Yule, 1996,
Relation and presupposition Presuppositio (TPS) and Ch. 4)
Truth 11.3 Describing n group
Entailment 3. Entailment discussion
12 Exploring the 13.1Understanding 1. Speech act Lecture and (Kreidler, 1998, 2 x 45
Understanding Speech act theories Think Pair Ch. 9); (Saeed, minutes
of Function of theories 2. Kinds of Share 2016, Ch. 8);
Language: 13.2 Describing speech acts (TPS) and (Griffiths, 2006,
Speech as and analysing group Ch. 8); (Birner,
action kinds of discussion 2013, Ch. 6).
speech acts (Thomas, 1995, Ch.
 2); (Yule, 1996, Ch.
6)
13 Exploring the 13.3Exploring 1. Indirect Lecture and (Saeed, 2016, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding indirect speech speech acts Think Pair 8); (Griffiths, 2006, minutes
of Indirect acts 2. Share Ch. 8); (Birner,
Speech Act 13.4Understanding Implicatures (TPS) and 2013, Ch. 6).
and implicature group (Thomas, 1995, Ch.
Implicature discussion 2); (Yule, 1996, Ch.
6)
14 Exploring the 14.1 Describing 1. Grice’s Lecture and (Saeed, 2016, Ch. 2 x 45
Understanding Grice’s maxims maxims Think Pair 7); (Birner, 2013, minutes
of Grice’s 14.2 Analysing 2. Share Ch. 2). (Yule, 1996,
maxims and conversational Conversation (TPS) and Ch. 5); (Thomas,
Conversational implicatures al group 1995, Ch. 3)
implicatures Implicatures discussion
15 Review and 15.1 Reviewing all General 2 x 45
Quiz II given materials Discussion minutes
15.2 Conducting
the assessment
(Quiz II)
16 FINAL TEST

References:
Primary References
a) Finegan, E. (2004). Language: Its structure and use. Boston, Mass: Thomson Wadsworth.
b) Griffiths, P. (2006). An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd
c) Kreidler, Charles W. (1998). Introducing English Semantics. London: Routledge.
d) Saeed, John I. (2009). Semantics. Third Edition. London: Wiley-Blackwell
Secondary References
a) Hurford, James R et al. (2007). Semantics: A Course Book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
b) Lobner, S. (2002). Understanding Semantics. New York: Routledge
c) Fromkin, V., et. al. (2014). An Introduction to Language (10th Ed.). New York: Michael Rosenberg
d) Riemer, N. (2010). Introducing Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
e) Birner, B. J. (2013). Introduction to pragmatics. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.
f) Thomas, J. (1995). Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics. London: Longman
g) Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press

EVALUATION
Number Evaluation Scores (%)
1 Classroom participation 15%
2 Assignments 10%
3 Quizzes 10%
4 Mid Term 30%
5 Final Examination 35%
Sum 100%

Gresik, 10 March 2018

Head of the program Course Convenor

Ahmad Thoyyib Shofi, S.S., M.PD. Muchamad Sholakhuddin Al Fajri, S.S., M.A.
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