December reading assignments: Kearns and Vendler

The final two reading assignments are listed below:

1.  Kearns 6.2-6.3

(UPDATE:  Having had a closer look at the Kearns readings, I’ve decided that section 6.3 is not necessary.  Most likely, we will not have enough to discuss the topic of that section (the mass/count distinction amongst nouns) .  But you should still read section 6.2 of Kearns.)

2.  Z. Vendler, ‘Each and Every, Any and All

(The Vendler reading can be downloaded from the password-protected “Readings” section of the website.)

As I said in today’s class, both of these readings will be relevant to next week’s class meetings (Tu 12/8 and Th 12/10), when we’ll discuss plural nouns and their interactions with universal quantifiers.  Nonetheless, I suggest that you get an early start on these, especially since the Vendler is a bit longer than most of our previous readings.