Semantics is the study of meaning. It is one of the specializations of in the English linguistics group in Frankfurt/Main, both in research and in teaching.
We have a wiki in which we collect most of our activities relating to semantics and the syntax-semantics interface.
Teaching
We regularly offer classes on semantics and the syntax-semantics interface for all our study programs. These are:
(Constraint-based) Semantics 1
Course type: Seminar
Modules:
- BA ES 3.4.1
- L2/L5 & L3: FW 2 A.2 or FW 2 B.2
- BA Emp.Sprachw K 6.1, (DH 6.2.1)
offered each semester
Constraint-based Semantics 2
Course type: Hauptseminar
Modules:
- L3: FW 3.1 or FW 4.2
- BA ES 3.4.2
- BA EmpSpr. En 4.1 and En 4.2, DH 6.2.1 and DH 6.2.2
- MA Ling CORE-CON A or B
offered each semester
Constraint-based Analysis
Course type: Hauptseminar
Modules:
- L3: FW 3.1 or FW 4.2
- MA Ling CORE-CON
offered in the winter term
Courses on the syntax-semantics interface
Course type: Hauptseminar
Modules:
- L3: FW 3.1 or FW 4.2
- BA ES 3.4.2
- BA EmpSpr. En 4.2, En 5
- MA Ling INTER-CON
offered at least once a year
Research
to be added
People
Current members of our working group
- Sascha Bargmann
- Frank Richter
- Manfred Sailer
Former members of our working group
- Assif Am-David
- Dirk Buschbom
- Shene Othman Hassan
- David Lahm