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Reading for Tu 2/12 : Löbner §4.2-4.3 (pgs. 62-73)

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I’ve posted a short excerpt from another Semantics textbook (written by Sebastian Löbner) in the “Readings” section of the website.  It discusses how certain semantic relationships between sentences, such as entailment, can be modeled in Propositional Logic.  Please read this excerpt for Tu 2/12. (Note: §4.2 of the reading uses some terms that you won’t …

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Reading for Th 2/7: Kearns §2.1-2.2 (pgs. 24-32)

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For this Thursday 2/7, please read sections 2.1 and 2.2 (pgs. 24-32) of the Kearns textbook.  The reading describes the language of propositional logic, a precisely-defined formal language that allows us to represent the truth conditions of certain English sentences.  We will spend next week becoming acquainted with the language of propositional logic, and seeing …

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Reading for Tu 2/5: Birner §2.2-2.3 (pgs. 62-73), skip §2.2.2 (pgs. 66-68)

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For next Tuesday 2/5, please read sections 2.2 and 2.3 (pgs. 62-73) of the following book chapter, which is still available from the “Readings” section of this website: Birner, Betty. 2012. Introduction to Pragmatics, Chap. 2 (‘Gricean Implicature’). Malden, MA: Blackwell. Note:  you should skip section 2.2.2 (pgs. 66-68) of the reading.  This particular subsection deals …

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Readings for Tu 1/22 & Th 1/24: Kearns, Chap. 1; excerpt on entailment

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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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