Beginning next Tuesday (4/3), we will spend our next several class meetings investigating the semantics of pronouns and quantified arguments. In preparation for our discussions, please read the short excerpt on these two topics (from E. Bach’s book Informal Lectures on Formal Semantics) which I have posted in the Readings section of this website.
It has come to my attention that many of you were not present for our Thursday 3/8 and Tuesday 3/20 lectures. Since the material that we covered on those days (the semantics of Predicate Logic) will be covered on the midterm, and will also figure prominently in our subsequent discussions, I am re-posting the class …
The HW6 answer key is now available for download from the “Readings” section of this website.
Your sixth homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Tuesday, March 27, at the beginning of class. HW6 (due Tu 3/27 @ beg. of class)
The HW5 answer key is now available for download from the “Readings” section of this website.
For the week of Tuesday 3/20, please read the following book chapter, which can be downloaded (PDF) from the “Readings” section of this website: Löbner, Sebastian. 2002. Understanding Semantics, Chap. 5 (‘Meaning Relations’). London: Arnold Publishers.
Due to an irresolvable time conflict, my office hours for Friday, March 9, will be at 12:30-2pm, instead of the normal 10:30am-noon.
Here are complete versions (PDF) of the handouts on Predicate Logic that were distributed in class: The Language of Predicate Logic A Sample Model for Predicate Logic Semantics
The HW4 answer key is now available for download from the “Readings” section of this website.
Your fifth homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Friday, March 9, at 5pm. Since we do not have a class meeting on Friday 3/9, please submit your assignment either via email, or by delivering a hard copy to my office. (Of …
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