Linguistics 340
Syllabus - Spring 1999
 
 

 

Jan 19 Goals of semantic theory
Jan 21-28 Truth conditions
Feb 2-4 Semantics vs. pragmatics
Feb 9-18 Sets, relations, functions
Feb 23-25 Simplest sentences
March 2-4 Modifiers
March 16-25 The propositional calculus
March 30-Apr 8 The predicate calculus
Apr 13 Definite descriptions
Apr 15-20 Scope of quantifiers
Apr 22 LFs for natural languages
Apr 27-29 Referential vs. bound pronouns
May 4-6 Restricted quantifiers
 

Paper deadlines 

April 27 Abstract or first draft
May 10 Final draft    (due at noon)
 
 

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