Handout on Presupposition, the S-family test
Here is the handout on presupposition and the S-family test from today’s lecture: Presuppositions and the S-Family Test
Archive of entries posted on February 2013
HW5 (due F 3/8 @ 5pm by email or at my office)
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 8, at 5pm. Since we do not have a class meeting on Friday 3/8, please submit your assignment either via email, or by delivering a hard copy to my office. (Of course, …
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Reading for Tu 3/5 & Th 3/7: Kearns §2.3 (pgs. 32-39)
For next Tuesday 3/5 and Thursday 3/7, please read section 2.3 (pgs. 32-39) of the Kearns textbook. Next week, we will look at the language of predicate logic, which provides us with a means to represent meaning relations “below the sentence level”.
Midterm #1 answer key is now available
The answer key to your first midterm exam has now been posted to the “Readings” page.
HW4 (due Thurs. 2/28 @ beg. of class)
Your fourth homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Thursday, February 28, at the beginning of class. HW4 (due Th 2/28 @ beg. of class)
Reading for Th 2/28: Birner §5.5-5.6 (pgs. 163-172)
For next Thursday 2/28, please read sections 5.5-5.6 (pgs. 163-172) of the following book chapter, which is still available from the “Readings” section of this website: Birner, Betty. 2012. Introduction to Pragmatics, Chap. 5 (‘Presupposition’). Malden, MA: Blackwel
Reading for Th 2/21: Birner §5.1-5.2 (pgs. 146-155)
For this Thursday 2/21, please read sections 5.1-5.2 (pgs. 146-155) of the following book chapter, which can be downloaded (PDF) from the “Readings” section of this website: Birner, Betty. 2012. Introduction to Pragmatics, Chap. 5 (‘Presupposition’). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
HW3 Answer Key now available
The HW3 answer key is now available for download from the “Readings” section of this website.
Information regarding In-Class Exam #1 & Office Hours
Exam Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, February 19 / 12:30-2pm / CAS 324 (our usual classroom) General Format & Guidelines: The exam will cover all of the material that we’ve looked at so far (see below for a list of topics). The individual questions will very much resemble what you have encountered in your first three homework assignments, though the …
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Handout on Semantic Relations Amongst PropL formulas
Here’s a PDF handout summarizing today’s class discussion of semantic relations amongst PropL formulas, and how they can be identified using truth tables. If your notes are incomplete, this should help to fill in the gaps: Semantic Relations Amongst Sentences