Your final exams are now graded. Â I’ve left them with Liz Politis (621 Commonwealth Ave., #120), along with any uncollected homework assignments. Â If you don’t have the time to collect your exam before/during winter break, then you can stop by early next semester. Here are some numbers concerning the class performance on the final exam: …
I’ll be holding some final office hours next week: Monday December 14, 2-3:30pm Tuesday December 15, 3:30-5pm Feel free to come by with any questions that arise as you study for our final exam. And one last reminder–that final exam will be on Wednesday December 16, 9-11am, in KCB 102 (our usual classroom).
I’ve posted the HW10 answer key in the password-protected “Readings” section of our course website. (UPDATE: a typo in the aspectual classification of the VP knit a sweater has been corrected) HW10 Distribution (56 points total; 31 assignments submitted) 52-56…..13 47-51…..13 <47…..5
The HW9 answer key is now available. Â As usual,I’ve put the key in the password-protected “Readings” section of our website. HW9 Distribution (30 points total; 32 assignments submitted) 28-30…..12 25-27…..11 22-24…..5 19-21…..4
I’ve put together a handout summarizing the four major aspectual classes of verb phrases, as well as our tests for distinguishing members of different aspectual classes.  You  might find this handout useful when completing Part III of this week’s homework assignment. Handout on Aspectual Classes of Verb Phrases
The final two reading assignments are listed below: 1. Â Kearns 6.2-6.3 (UPDATE: Â Having had a closer look at the Kearns readings, I’ve decided that section 6.3 is not necessary. Â Most likely, we will not have enough to discuss the topic of that section (the mass/count distinction amongst nouns) . Â But you should still read section …
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Your tenth (and last!) homework assignment is now available for download (just click on the link below for a PDF version). Â It will be due on Tuesday, December 8, at the beginning of class. HW10 (due 12/8 @ beg. of class)
For our next class (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving break), please read the excerpt from David Dowty’s Word Meaning and Montague Grammar (section 2.2, pgs. 51-71). Â In our final classes, we will look at some issues in the lexical semantics of verbs, adjectives, and nouns. Â The Dowty excerpt discusses certain basic distinctions that can be made …
The HW8 answer key is now available. Â Just as before, I’ve put the key in the password-protected “Readings” section of our website. HW8 Distribution (50 points total; 32 assignments submitted) 47-50…..19 42-46…..10 <42…..3 Lots of high scores again!
For next Tuesday’s class, please read section 4.6 (pgs. 85-89) of the Kearns textbook.