Courses
An overview of courses in inquisitive semantics.
Logic and Conversation
2023 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
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2022 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
Go to courseQuestions in Logic
2022 ][ Galway, Ireland
Logic is concerned with relations among sentences, such as entailment and consistency, logical operations on sentences, and how sentences can be arranged into valid arguments. Traditionally, however, logic has focused…
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2021 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
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2021 ][ Utrecht (virtual)
This course brings together two important strands in the formal analysis of natural language meaning: dynamic semantics and inquisitive semantics. It develops an integrated logical framework, dynamic inquisitive semantics, and…
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2020 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
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2020 ][ Munich
This course explores some recent developments in the field of logic. First, and more specifically, the course is an introduction to the growing field of inquisitive logic. Classically, logic is…
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2019 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
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2018 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
Go to courseThe Semantics of Questions
2018 ][ Rethymnon
Standard semantic theories identify the meaning of a sentence with its truth-conditions. This is a fruitful notion of meaning for the analysis of declarative sentences like “Mary left”, but it…
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2018 ][ Munich
This course explores some recent developments in the field of logic. First, and more specifically, the course is an introduction to the growing field of inquisitive logic. Classically, logic is…
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2017 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
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2016 ][ Amsterdam
Traditionally, logic is concerned with the characterization of valid reasoning and argumentation, and therefore identifies the meaning of a sentence with its truth conditions. When analyzing the meaning of sentences…
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2015 ][ Amsterdam
The theme of the course is the interplay between semantics and pragmatics in the interpretation of natural language in conversation, and the role of logic in formulating semantic and pragmatic…
Go to courseInquisitive semantics
2015 ][ Barcelona
Inquisitive semantics is a relatively new logical framework for natural language semantics. It enriches the standard framework in that its notion of meaning encompasses both informative and inquisitive content. The…
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2014 ][ Amsterdam
This year we will have a special edition of the course featuring a number of lectures by Prof. Anna Szabolcsi from New York University, who will be visiting the Inquisitive…
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2013 ][ Amsterdam
The theme of the course is the interplay between semantics and pragmatics in the interpretation of natural language discourse, and the role of logic in formulating semantic and pragmatic theories….
Go to courseQuestions, assertions, and hybrids in an inquisitive discourse model
2013 ][ Duesseldorf, Germany
The course aims to familiarize students with recent developments in semantics and pragmatics, focusing on assertions, questions, and a range of ‘hybrid’ discourse moves that combine features of both. At…
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2012 ][ Amsterdam
The theme of the course is the interplay between semantics and pragmatics in the interpretation of natural language discourse, and the role of logic in formulating semantic and pragmatic theories….
Go to courseInquisitive Semantics
2012 ][ Austin, Texas, USA
Inquisitive semantics develops a new notion of semantic meaning that directly reflects the use of language in exchanging information. The meaning of a sentence is not identified with its informative…
Go to courseInquisitive semantics and dynamic epistemic logic
2011 ][ Beijing
This mini-course provides an overview of the main ideas underlying inquisitive semantics, logic, and pragmatics, and discusses a possible way to merge this framework with that of dynamic epistemic logic….
Go to courseInquisitive semantics and pragmatics
2011 ][ Amsterdam
The course provides an in-depth introduction in inquisitive semantics, logic, and pragmatics, and engages students in current research questions. Inquisitive semantics offers a new logical-semantical model for the interpretation of…
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2011 ][ Ljubljana, Slovenia
Inquisitive semantics develops a new notion of semantic meaning that directly reflects the use of language in exchanging information. The meaning of a sentence is not identified with its informative…
Go to courseBlock Seminar on Inquisitive Semantics
2011 ][ Osnabrück
This block seminar is a part of the course Discourse Pragmatics but also open for students not participating in the seminar. The main aim of inquisitive semantics is to develop…
Go to courseInquisitive semantics and pragmatics: theoretical foundations and empirical explorations
2011 ][ Goettingen
This mini-course provides an overview of the main ideas underlying inquisitive semantics and pragmatics, and discusses several empirical phenomena that can be given a novel analysis in this framework. Immediately…
Go to courseInquisitive semantics and pragmatics: theoretical foundations and empirical explorations
2011 ][ San Diego
This mini-course provides an overview of the main ideas underlying inquisitive semantics and pragmatics, and discusses several empirical phenomena that can be given a novel analysis in this framework.
Go to courseSemantics and Pragmatics: the Inquisitive Turn
2010 ][ Amsterdam
The course relates to a recently started NWO-research project on inquisitive semantics, logic, and pragmatics. Inquisitive semantics offers a new logical-semantical model for the interpretation of natural language. The proposition…
Go to courseInquisitive Semantics: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Explorations
2010 ][ Amherst
We will first discuss some of the theoretical foundations of inquisitive semantics and pragmatics, and then explore several empirical domains. We will look at the interpretation of disjunction, questions, and…
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