Advanced Semantic Theory

Module Code: PLIN3004/PLING218

Autumn 2015-16

About

This module is an introduction to formal semantics with a special focus on compositionality and quantification.

NB: This material is taught in PLIN2001 Semantic Theory from Year 2017-18.

Schedule and Material

• Week 1 (8 Octber 2015) Truth-conditions, Sets [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 2 (15 October 2015) Models, Denotations, Functions [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ no assingment ]
• Week 3 (22 October 2015) Intransitive verbs, Lambda-Notation [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 4 (29 October 2015) Transitive verbs, Connectives [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 5 (5 November 2015) Nouns, Adjectives, Intersective Modification [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 6 (19 November 2015) Relative clauses, Movement [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 7 (26 November 2015) Generalized Quantifier Theory I [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 8 (3 December 2015) Generalized Quantifier Theory II [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]
• Week 9 (3 December 2015): NO LECTURE
• Week 10 (10 December 2015) Quantifier Raising and scope [ slides (html) ] [ lecture notes (pdf) ] [ assignment (pdf) ]