Here’s a handout which (i) summarizes some of the key concepts we’ve introduced in class so far, and (ii) summarizes our discussion of entailments, as well as our tests for identifying them. Since these tests do not appear anywhere in your readings, I thought that this would be a useful addition to your notes. You …
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Your very first homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Thursday, January 31, at the beginning of class. HW1 (due Th 1/31 @ beg. of class)
For next week, please read section 2.1 (pgs. 40-62) of the following book chapter, which can be downloaded (PDF) from the “Readings” section of this website: Birner, Betty. 2012. Introduction to Pragmatics, Chap. 2 (‘Gricean Implicature’). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
For next week, please complete the following two readings: Chapter 1 of the Kearns textbook. The chapter provides an overview of the approach to linguistic meaning that we will adopt this semester. a short excerpt on entailment (from Chierchia & McConnell-Ginet’s textbook Meaning and Grammar) that I have posted at the “Readings” section of this website. …
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