PHIL 6731
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PHIL 6731
Course Description
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Uses the techniques introduced in Semantics I to analyze linguistic phenomena, including quantifier scope, ellipsis, and referential pronouns. Temporal and possible worlds semantics are introduced and used in the analysis of modality, tense, and belief sentences. The phenomena of presupposition, indefinite descriptions, and anaphora are analyzed in a dynamic compositional framework that formalizes the idea that sentence meaning effects a change in an information state.
When Offered Spring.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PHIL 6730 or permission of instructor.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6422
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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