HW8 (due Tu 4/24 @ beg. of class)
Your eighth homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Tuesday, April 24, at the beginning of class. HW8 (due Tu 4/24 @ beg. of class)
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Reading for Th 4/19: Kearns §6.3-6.7 (pgs. 99-111)
For this Thursday 4/19, please read sections 6.3 through 6.7 (pgs. 99-111) of the Kearns textbook.
Reading for Tu 4/17: Kearns §6.1-6.2 (pgs. 94-99)
For next Tuesday 4/17, please read sections 6.1 and 6.2 (pgs. 94-99) of the Kearns textbook.
First-Order Predicate Logic (FOPL) handout
Here is the handout on First-Order Predicate Logic (FOPL) that was distributed in today’s class: The Language of First-Order Predicate Logic (FOPL)
HW7 (due Tu 4/17 @ beg. of class)
Your seventh homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Tuesday, April 17, at the beginning of class. HW7 (due Tu 4/17 @ beg. of class)
Midterm #2 answer key is now available
The answer key to your second midterm exam has now been posted to the “Readings” page.
Reading for Th 4/6 & Tu 4/10: Kearns, Chap. 3
For Thursday 4/6 and Tuesday 4/10, please read Chapter 3 of the Kearns textbook, which deals with the semantics of quantified arguments.
Reading for Tu 4/3 on pronouns, quantified arguments
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.
Predicate Logic handouts (re-post)
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 …
HW6 Answer Key Now Available
The HW6 answer key is now available for download from the “Readings” section of this website.