In the up coming workshop "Acquaintance, Familiarity & Value" we will explore topics surrounding the phenomenon of the “acquaintance inference" o f aesthetic language. The use of aesthetic languag e to describe an object (e.g., predicates of perso nal taste, aesthetic adjectives, subjective attitu de verbs) invites the inference that the speaker h as first-hand acquaintance with that object. E.g., if I tell you that The Birth of Venus is a wonder ful painting, you are likely to assume that I have seen The Birth of Venus. This seemingly trivial o bservation has intrigued linguists, aestheticians, and philosophers of language, especially in the l ast 10+ years.
\nRecently, researchers hav e turned their attention to other phenomena with s imilar features, e.g., the "practical opinion atedness" inference of moral predicates, the familiarity inference triggered by verbs like ‘con sider’, or acquaintance inferences triggered by ot her expressions, e.g. appearance predicates.
\nWe call for contributions touchi ng upon these and related topics, such as: the sem antics & pragmatics of subjective, evaluative, and metalinguistic expressions/language, multidimensi onality, expressivism, and faultless disagreement. Please send a 1-page abstract to asoriaruiz at ;ub.edu by July 31st. Selected papers w ill be announced by early August.
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