LING 22050 /32050 - Semantics I

Institution:

University of Chicago

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Description:

PQ: LING 20100/30100. This course is an introduction to natural language semantics and to formal, model-theoretic approaches to aspects of truth-conditional meaning. Topics include quantification, modality, polarity, tense and aspect, event structure, and the semantics of noun phrases. Tools from classical logic (propositional and predicate logic; type theory) are covered. Further topics include non Ctruth-conditional aspects of meaning, such as presupposition and implicature. Winter.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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