24.979 Topics in Semantics, Fall 2002

Author(s)
Kennedy, Christopher; Heim, Irene
Thumbnail
Download24-979-fall-2002/contents/index.htm (33.91Kb)
Alternative title
Topics in Semantics
Terms of use
This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
This seminar will investigate the expression of gradability, comparison and degree in natural language. The course will address the following major issues, though we may also include other topics according to the interests and direction of the class: The underlying semantic representation of expressions of degree and the linguistic significance of scalar representations The logical form of comparative constructions, and the implications of comparatives for other aspects of the grammar The semantics of degree and the role of scalar representations in grammatical categories other than gradable adjectives
Date issued
2002-12
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148811
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Other identifiers
24.979-Fall2002
Other identifiers
24.979
IMSCP-MD5-8ea477d83a653c092af91d6eb474ed8d
Keywords
semantics of grading and degree, Vague predicates, Degrees relations, Scale structure, degree modification, Relative gradable adjectives, absolute gradable adjectives, standard of comparison, Scope ambiguities, superlatives, polar opposition, negative polarity, Comparative quantifiers, Partitives, Telicity
Collections

The following license files are associated with this item: