Final Exam & Final Office Hours

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 5 May 2011, 11:42 am

Final Exam Date/Time: Tuesday, May 10, 12:30-2:30pm Pete’s Office Hours: Monday, May 9, 2-5pm Paul’s Office Hours: Monday, May 9, 1-4pm General Format: The exam will be cumulative, covering the entire semester’s material. Â But the emphasis will be on the material that we’ve covered since the second midterm exam. Â As with your two previous midterm …

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HW9 & HW10 answer keys now available

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 28 April 2011, 5:27 pm

The keys for homework #9 and homework #10 have now been posted to theÂ readings page.

Handout on Aspectual Classes of Verb Phrases

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 27 April 2011, 7:30 pm

Iâ€™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. Â You Â might find this handout useful when completing this weekâ€™s homework assignment. Handout on Aspectual Classes of Verb Phrases

Reading for F 4/29 & M 5/1: Vendler (1962)

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 27 April 2011, 5:40 am

For F 4/29 and M 5/1, please read the following article, which can be downloaded from the Readings section of this website: Vendler, Zeno. 1962.Â Each andÂ Every,Â Any andÂ All.Â Mind 71(282): 145-160. The article describes some interesting puzzles concerning the interpretation of plural noun phrases and universally quantified arguments. Â Although we won’t have time to discuss all of …

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HW10 (due M 5/2 @ beg. of class)

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 25 April 2011, 12:41 pm

Your tenth (and final!) homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. Â It will be due on Monday, May 2, at the beginning of class. HW10 (due M 5/2 @ beg. of class)

HW8 answer key now available

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 23 April 2011, 5:44 pm

The key for homework #8 has now been posted to theÂ readings page.

Reading for M 4/25 & W 4/27 on the aspectual classification of verbs

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 22 April 2011, 5:36 am

For next Monday and Wednesday, please read the excerpt on aspectual classes of verbs/verb phrases (fr. D. Dowty’s book Word Meaning and Montague Grammar) which I have posted in the Readings section of this website.

HW9 (due M 4/25 @ beg. of class)

Posted by Peter Alrenga on 20 April 2011, 11:46 am

Your ninth homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. Â It will be due on Monday, April 25, at the beginning of class. HW9 (due M 4/25 @ beg. of class)