Introduction to Semantics - NYU > Department of Linguistics

Tentative syllabus:The readings listed below, which are required, will be available at Unique Copy Center on Greenebetween Waverly and 8th.2Week Monday Wednesday1 (Labor Day, no class) Introduction [no reading]2 Ambiguity [Fromkin 7] Pragmatics [Grice]3 Entailment Word vs. world [Bowerman]4 Presupposition Roles and verbs [Talmy]5 Syntax [Szabolcsi] Questions, imperatives6 (Cols day, no class) Tense [Reichenbach]7 Aspect Comparison with other lgs. [Fromkin 7]8 MIDTERM Count/mass, telic/atelic [Fromkin 9]9 Determiners [Fromkin 7] Adverbs [Fromkin 8, Lewis]10 Scope [Fromkin 8] Binding [Reinhart]11 Tenses and pronouns [Partee] Implicit arguments [Fillmore]12 Negative polarity [Fromkin 8] Negative polarity (cont.)13 Focus [Keenan] Focus (cont.)14 Adjectives, intensionality [Fromkin 7] Speech acts15 Wacky stuff: metaphor, sarcasm, etc. Meaning and computationFinal exam: Monday, December 17, 10AM–11:50AMHelp. Your instructors are committed to helping you succeed in this course. Please don’t hesitate tocontact either of us. For questions about content or homework, sending email to both of us (ratherthan to just one) is the most efficient strategy. If our office hours are not convenient for you, we wouldbe happy to schedule an appointment. Additional assistance for this class is available to you free ofcharge at the College Learning Center located on the 1st Floor of Weinstein Hall (right behind JavaCity). For information on one-on-one and group peer tutoring, please stop by the CLC or go to theirwebsite: http://www.nyu.edu/cas/clc