Upcoming Seminar: Arthur Sullivan

"Quantifier Domain Restriction and the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface"

Dr. Arthur Sullivan

Department of Philosophy

MUN

Abstract  

In this talk I will (i) explain one way in which the issue of  quantifier domain restriction arises in a canonical debate in the philosophy of language, and (ii) survey some of the recent philosophical work on the issue of quantifier domain restriction.  

Date: Monday, February 27, 2012 

Time: 3:15 pm 

Location: SN3060

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Seminar Series Winter 2012

Here is the line-up for the Winter semester.

Arthur Sullivan (Dept of Philosophy): Feb 27, 3:15
TBA
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~arthurs/

Sara Johansson & Julie Britain: March 12, 3:15
East Cree verbs of emission: A unified analysis of the inchoative (-piyi)

Sara Rose: March 19, 3:15

Ancient inflections: All's well that ends well! 

Yvan Rose: March 26, 3:15

TBA

Ian Roberts (University of Cambridge): April 10-11

TBA
http://www.ling.cam.ac.uk/people/roberts/