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Semantics: the thin notion

Conferences of John Collins (UEA/EHESS)

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Publicado quinta, 20 de dezembro de 2012

Resumo

The notion of a variable plays a prominent role in semantic and syntactic theorising. The lectures will clarify the concept of a variable as understood in the formal sciences and seek to show that such a notion has no application to natural language syntax. On the basis of three case studies, the lectures will contend that the common appeal to variables within semantic theory is inappropriate in having no syntactic correlate - at best, the variable is a theoretical artefact.

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Presentation

The notion of a variable plays a prominent role in semantic and syntactic theorising. The lectures will clarify the concept of a variable as understood in the formal sciences and seek to show that such a notion has no application to natural language syntax. On the basis of three case studies, the lectures will contend that the common appeal to variables within semantic theory is inappropriate in having no syntactic correlate - at best, the variable is a theoretical artefact.

John Collins (UEA/EHESS)

Calendar: Wednesday January 16th and 23rd, Wednesday February 6th and 13th.
Seminar: EHESS de F. Récanati, 105 Bd Raspail, salle 7, 15:00 to 17:00

Program

I - Wednesday January 16th

Three grades of variable involvement ; or why there are no variables in syntax

II - Wednesday January 23rd

Weather reports

III - Wednesday February 6th

Predicates of personal taste

IV - Wednesday February 13th

Indefinites

Locais

  • EHESS, salle 7 - 105 Bd Raspail
    Paris, França (75006)

Datas

  • quarta, 16 de janeiro de 2013
  • quarta, 23 de janeiro de 2013
  • quarta, 06 de fevereiro de 2013
  • quarta, 13 de fevereiro de 2013

Palavras-chave

  • semantics, predicates, syntax

Contactos

  • Sophie Bilardello
    courriel : sophie [dot] bilardello [at] ehess [dot] fr

Urls de referência

Fonte da informação

  • François Recanati
    courriel : recanati [at] ens [dot] fr

Licença

CC0-1.0 Este anúncio é licenciado sob os termos Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

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« Semantics: the thin notion », Ciclo de conferências, Calenda, Publicado quinta, 20 de dezembro de 2012, https://doi.org/10.58079/mhr

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