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State Space Semantics (2009)| shared_uid | 1092 |
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| title | State Space Semantics |
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| type | Séminaire |
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| year | 2009 |
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| start_date | 2010/06/01 |
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| stop_date | 2010/06/03 |
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| schedule | 10h30-17h |
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| active | no |
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| website | http://semantics.univ-paris1.fr/index.php/visiteur/activite/afficher/activite/118 |
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| practical_info | In connection with the third Semantics and Philosophy in Europe colloquium (SPE) in Paris, May 27-29 2010. Before 15 May, the fee will be 120 euros (200 for both this and Kit Fine's seminars); after 15 May, the fee will be 150 euros (250 for both) |
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| summary | I propose an alternative to the usual ontology and semantics of possible worlds, in which possible worlds give way to possible states of affairs. These possible states have a rich logical and mereological structure, which can be exploited in giving a more satisfactory semantics for a variety of kinds of sentences. I will discuss various linguistic applications of state space semantics: to the semantics of questions, scalar implicatures, adverbial qualification in the context of a Davidsonian event semantics, anaphora and definite descriptions within a situation-based approach, as well as counterfactuals. The preparatory session will discuss current views of situations and events with their main applications to linguistic semantics |
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| responsibles | Moltmann, Priest |
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