語意學專題
Semantics Seminar
學期
107-1
學分
3
學分
當期課號
5767
永久課號
ILC5118
開課單位
外國語文學系外國文學與語言學碩士班
授課教師
廖秀真
類別
選修
上課時間表
| 節 | 週三 |
|---|---|
2 09:00–09:50 | 語意學專題 F322 3 節連堂 |
3 10:10–11:00 | |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
概述
This course will focus on Event Semantics, an important topic in formal semantics. Through discussing the formal representations of events and the related issues such as event quantification, plurality, and grouping, students will gain knowledge in these theories and semantic operations, and they will also learn how to conduct original research in formal semantics.
先修科目
Introduction to Logical Semantics
評分方式
Presentations (2-3 times) 35% Class participation + Homework 30% Final term paper (oral presentation + written paper) 35%
課程大綱
- Event semantics
- Event plurality
- Event quantifiers in Chinese
週次計畫
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction (1) Events in the Semantics of English (T. Parsons 1990): Chapters 1 |
| 第 2 週 | (1) Events in the Semantics of English (T. Parsons 1990): Chapters 2-3 |
| 第 3 週 | (1) Events in the Semantics of English (T. Parsons 1990): Chapters 4-5 |
| 第 4 週 | (1) Events in the Semantics of English (T. Parsons 1990): Chapters 6-8 |
| 第 5 週 | Holiday |
| 第 6 週 | Event arguments: (2) Non-canonical Objects as Event Kind-classifying Elements (Niina Ning Zhang 2017) |
| 第 7 週 | (2) Non-canonical Objects as Event Kind-classifying Elements (Niina Ning Zhang 2017) |
| 第 8 週 | (3) Distributivity, Collectivity and Cumulativity (Lucas Champollion 2015) |
| 第 9 週 | (3) Distributivity, Collectivity and Cumulativity (Lucas Champollion 2015) |
| 第 10 週 | Plurals and the three readings (4) The Basics of Plurals, Part 1: The Meaning of Plural NPs and the Nature of Predication Over Plurals (Seth Cable 2010, handout) |
| 第 11 週 | (5) The Basics of Plurals, Part 2: Distributivity and Indefinite Plurals (Seth Cable 2010, handout) |
| 第 12 週 | (6) The Basics of Plurals, Part 3: Cumulative Readings and 'Grid' in Distributives (Seth Cable 2010, handout) |
| 第 13 週 | (7) Background: Plurality (Seth Cable 2012, handout) |
| 第 14 週 | Pluractionals (8) A Basic Introduction to Pluractionals: Lasersohn (1995: Chapter 13) (Seth Cable 2012, handout) |
| 第 15 週 | (9) Pluractionals and Frequentative Readings of Activities and Accomplishments: van Geenhoven 2004 (Seth Cable 2012, handout) |
| 第 16 週 | Event plurality in Mandarin (10) The syntax and semantics of event quantifiers in Chinese (Dun Deng 2013, p.148-222) |
| 第 17 週 | Student presentations |
| 第 18 週 | Student presentations |
教科書
Articles selected by the instructor
Office Hours
- 地點
- Humanities Building III, Room 416
- 時間
- Wednesdays 2-3pm or by appointment
- 聯絡方式
- Extension: 58128 E-mail: h.c.daphne.liao@gmail.com