ENG 203 - The Logic of Conversation

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Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

Inspired by the philosopher Paul Grice's seminal work of the same title, this course is an introduction to the logic of conversation. From the initial premise that speakers are cooperative in conversation, we will see how Grice's and other's theories explain the way we interact and interpret conversation in context. In doing so, we will see how speakers calculate irony, correctly interpret nonliteral uses of language such as metaphor and simile, deal with misunderstandings and mistakes, as well as draw presuppositions, implicatures and other inferences in the context of conversation. We will also see how an analysis of conversation can be applied to literary texts to yield nuanced interpretations of dialogue and to reveal effects created against the backdrop of our basic expectations about how conversation works. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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