SemanticsBabble
Fall 2012
 


WHAT:
A weekly informal discussion group on theoretical and experimental aspects of semantics and related areas such as its interface with syntax, pragmatics, and philosophy of language. Open to any students and faculty. Supported by a grant from the UCSD Center for Humanties.

WHEN: Monday, 12:15-1:30 pm

WHERE: AP&M 4218

CONTACT: Ivano Caponigro, Jonathan Cohen

 
Dates
Babbling about
Material
10/1
  • Making plans for the quarter (and maybe the year too)
  • Organizing CUSP 5
 
10/8
  • Jonathan
    Discussing Fodor and Lepore's paper and broader related issues
10/15
  • Gwen
    Accented pronouns and violated expectations
    (CUSP practice talk)
 
10/22
  • Patrick
    That’s not art: Backhanded sentences and distant worlds
    (CUSP practice talk)
 
Fri 10/26
  • Jason Stanley's colloquium talk
    Joint invitation SemBabble, Philosophy, and Linguistics
    4 pm, room TBA
 
Sat 10/27-
Sun 10/28
 
10/29    
11/5
  • Gary
    Context Sensitivity of the Deictic Motion Verbs Come and Go (Part I)
 
11/12  VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY  
11/19
  • Simone
    Much ado about not(thing)
 
11/26
  • Gary
    Context Sensitivity of the Deictic Motion Verbs Come and Go (Part II)
 
12/3
  • Ivano 
    The Montague project
 
     

 
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(last update: 11/06/2012 )