LING30007 Semantics (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
LING30007 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 语义学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is an introduction to the study of meaning, looking at the main linguistic approaches to the study of meaning, techniques of semantic analysis and argumentation, and problems of accounting for some selected areas of linguistic meaning. Topics include classical approaches to meaning, .
LING30007 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.9 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 8 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Haven't done 1LA, so can't comment on that, but I do know the person who teaches it is really lovely and we'll respected in the field, and that you would definitely go over content related to psycholing, so if developmental psych is your thing it could be a good choice. I did se…"
On Reddit: ">I did semantics this year, and found it okay. I think others liked it a bit more, but it definitely isn't my area of interest. There'll definitely be some psych crossover, less around developmental psych and more about how your brain stores words and meanings, and associates wo…"
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Q: Is LING30007 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches LING30007, and when is it offered?
A: LING30007 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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