On Wednesday 10 January 2018 Barbara Partee will give a lecture on possessive constructions. The lecture will be from 11.00 to 13.00 in room F3.20, F building, Science Park 107. [handout, paper]
On Friday 12 January 2018, 11.00-13.00 in room F3.20, F building, Science Park 107, a discussion session is held where ILLC students have the opportunity to ask Barbara questions on various topics, including her work on possessives, but also her historical-philosophical work on formal semantics and on how formal semantics connects to related disciplines including philosophy, mathematics or psychology. In preparation to this session students should read at least one of the following papers (more papers will be added soon to the website):
It is possible to obtain 2 EC credit towards the Master of Logic for active participation to all these events, including (i) close study of at least two papers in the list above and (ii) the writing of a 4-6 page report including a summary and reflection on the two studied papers. The deadline for the submission of the report is January 19. If you intend to attend these activities for credit please contact Maria Aloni in advance.