On Wednesday, 02/18, 9am in SSH 338, Eli Herbst will lead the discussion of Mendia (2020) “One more comparative: The de/que distinction in Spanish comparatives”, NLLT 38: 581-626.

Ali Aenehzodaee (visiting graduate student from Ohio State University) will present work of his own. (In person)

Title: “A Predicativist Approach to Fictional Names”.

Abstract:

Philosophers of language tend to treat fictional names no differently than other putatively empty names such as those of empty scientific posits. Focusing on reference failure as the only or most salient feature of theoretical interest, it’s no wonder fictional names and other empty names are often lumped together. My aim in this talk is to examine linguistic criteria for distinguishing fictional names from other names in general and other empty names in particular. I will discuss certain predicative applications of fictional names generally unavailable to nonfictional (full or empty) names, for example as parts of DPs denoting mind-dependent objects of creative expression, such as “Peter Jackson’s Aragorn”. In addition to helping differentiate the fictional/nonfictional and the empty/full, these uses help reveal that fictional names are not empty singular terms, but instead have the underlying semantic function of predicates, or so I will argue. 

We are discussing Homer’s (2021) Actualistic interpretations in French. Semantics & Pragmatics 14.

On Thursday, Nov 18, Eva (Linghui) Gan will be presenting her on-going work Question-Answer Constructions in Hong Kong Sign Language. The meeting will be held remotely (webex) from 11am to noon.

On Monday, November 15, Frank Sode (Frankfurt University) will give a guest lecture (remotely) on “Desire reports and conditionals” in Magdalena Kaufmann’s semantics seminar (1:30pm–4:30pm). — Everyone is welcome, please contact Magdalena Kaufmann for the link if you would like to participate but don’t have access via HuskyCT.

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The Meaning Group will meet on Thursday, November 11, 11:00am – noon (online). Yusuke Yagi and Xuetong Yuan will present on-going work on concessive conditionals in Japanese and Mandarin.

For online participation consult email announcements or contact Magdalena Kaufmann.

The Meaning Group will meet online on Friday, October 8, 1:15pm-2:15pm. Mitch Green will lead the discussion on von Elswyk (2021) “Reviving the Performative Hypothesis?”. For login information, please refer to the email announcements or contact Magdalena Kaufmann.

The Meaning Group will meet on Thursday, September 30, 11:00am – 12:00am (online). Ahmad Jabbar will present on-going work on assessment sensitivity.

For online participation consult email announcements or contact Magdalena Kaufmann.