EL4203 Semantics 2017–2018 Sem 1
| Michael Yoshitaka ERLEWINE (mitcho) |
| mitcho@nus.edu.sg |
| Office: AS5 06-09 |
| Office hours: Thursdays 2–4pm, Fridays 3–4pm |
| Syllabus PDF (but always see Schedule below for the latest) |
Schedule
Classes are Fridays at high noon, in AS5 room 03-09.
| Day | Topic | Reading | To submit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 | Introduction: studying meaning | Winter chapter 2 | Survey on IVLE |
| Aug 25 | Sets, quantifiers, entailment | Partee et al (1993) chapter 1; Ladusaw (1979) pp. 1–2, 101–119 | PS1 |
| Sep 1 | No class: Selamat Hari Raya Haji! | ||
| Sep 8 | Basic composition | Winter chapter 3 pp. 44–72 | PS2 |
| Sep 15 | Modification and definite descriptions | Winter chapter 3 pp. 72–87; H&K chapter 4 | PS3 |
| Sep 22 | Quantifiers | H&K chapter 6 pp. 131–154 | PS4 |
| Sep 29 | Recess Week | ||
| Oct 6 | Relative clauses and LF | Winter chapter 5 pp. 139–159; H&K chapter 7 pp. 178–198 | PS5 |
| Oct 13 | Pronouns and variable binding | H&K chapter 5 | |
| Oct 20 | Ellipsis | H&K chapter 9 | |
| Oct 27 | Degree semantics | Beck (2011); optional: Kennedy (2007) | PS6 |
| Nov 3 | Tense and aspect | Ogihara (2007) | PS7 |
| Nov 10 | Worlds, modals, and conditionals | Winter chapter 6 pp. 190–198; von Fintel & Heim (2011) pp. 1–15, 29–38 |
| Saturday, November 11: final paper due |
| Nov 17 | Review | PS8 |
| Tuesday, November 21 noon: 24h final exam |