EL4203 Semantics 2020–2021 Sem 1
| Michael Yoshitaka ERLEWINE (mitcho) |
| mitcho@nus.edu.sg |
| Office hours: Fridays 10:30am |
Classes are Wednesdays at high noon, online.
| Syllabus PDF |
Schedule
| Day | Topic | Reading | To submit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | Week 1 | ||
| Studying meaning | IFS1, EFS2 | ||
| Aug 19 | Week 2 | Survey | |
| Sets, functions, quantifiers | IFS2 | ||
| Aug 26 | Week 3 | PS1 | |
| Logic | IFS3 pp. 75–101 | ||
| Sep 2 | Week 4 | PS2 | |
| Basic composition | EFS3 pp. 44–72 | ||
| Sep 9 | Week 5 | PS3 | |
| Composition and modification | EFS3 pp. 72–87; H&K4 | ||
| Sep 16 | Week 6 | ||
| Sep 23 | Recess Week: No class | PS4 | |
| Quantifiers | H&K6 pp. 131–154 | ||
| Sep 30 | Week 7 | ||
| Movement | EFS5 pp. 139–159; H&K7 pp. 178–198 | ||
| Oct 7 | Week 8 | PS5 | |
| Pronouns | H&K chapter 5 | ||
| Oct 14 | Week 9, review | PS6 | |
| Oct 17 | take-home exam | ||
| Oct 21 | Week 10 | ||
| Modals and conditionals | von Fintel & Heim (2011) pp. 1–15, 29–38 | ||
| Oct 22 | Week 11 | ||
| Tense and aspect | Ogihara 2007 | ||
| Nov 4 | Week 12 | PS7 | |
| Plurals | Nouwen 2016 | ||
| Nov 11 | Week 13 | PS8 | |
EFSn = Elements of Formal Semantics chapter n, etc.