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| Note: This schedule is subject to change, but not without notice. Any changes will be announced in class and reflected on these pages. Be sure to check regularly. |
| Dates | Topics | Readings | |
| Jan 23 |
Overview Some terminology Some data Theoretical basics |
None. | |
| Jan 30 |
Some fundamental notions Tense Aspect Event types Basic tense logic |
Klein (2009b) Ogihara (1999) Davidson (1967) Dowty (1979, Ch. 2.2) Vendler (1967) |
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| Feb 6 |
Formal analysis Tense Aspect Event types Coercion |
Ogihara (1996), Ch. 2 Ogihara (1999) |
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| Feb 13-27 |
Past, Perfect, Progressive Temporal and modal components Japanese -te-i- Relative clauses |
Nishiyama (2006) Ogihara (1998, 2004) Portner (2011) |
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| Mar 6 |
Syntax-semantics interface Ontology Argument structure Features Scope |
von Stechow (2009) Kusumoto (1999) |
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| Mar 13 |
Aspectual conversions Coercion Nominal complements Adverbs |
Bach (1986) Krifka (1998) |
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| Mar 20 |
Spring Break |
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| Mar 27 |
Syntax/Semantics Interface Perfect tense, Perfect aspect |
Ritz (2012) Stowell (2012) |
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| Apr 3 |
More on embedded tenses Relative clauses Case marking |
Asano and Ura (2010) Kusumoto (2001) Kusumoto (to appear) |
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| Apr 10, 17 |
Temporal adjunct clauses mae, ato, toki, uti ... Relative vs. absolute tense Syntax-semantics interface |
Kaufmann and Miyachi (2011) Kusumoto (1999) Ogihara (1996, Ch. 5) Oshima (2011) |
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| Apr 24 |
More on before |
Sharvit (2013) | |
| May 1 | Student presentations | ||
| May 6 [Monday!] |
Final Paper Due |
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