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Dynamic Semantics

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. Readings in brackets are optional.

Dates Topics Readings
Jul 16 [We]
Handout		 Noun phrases
Discourse referents
Indefinites and quantification
Context and context change
Discourse Representation Theory
Dynamic Predicate Logic 		Karttunen (1969)
Stalnaker (1978)
Muskens et al. (1997) Sections 0-1.3
Heim (1983b)
Kamp (1981)
Groenendijk and Stokhof (1991) Sections 1-3.3
Jul 17 [Th]
Handout		 Modality
Reference and modality
Epistemic modals
Tests vs. pointwise update
Modal subordination
Anaphora vs. Stacks
Conditionals, conditional questions 		Groenendijk, Stokhof and Veltman (1996)
Veltman (1996)
Roberts (1989)
Muskens et al. Section 1.4
Kaufmann (2000)
Isaacs and Rawlins (to appear)
Last updated: May 13, 2019