24.921 Special Topics in Linguistics: Genericity, Spring 2007

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Menéndez-Benito, Paula
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Special Topics in Linguistics: Genericity
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Abstract
This course will investigate the semantics of generic sentences, i.e., sentences that are used to talk about habits, tendencies, dispositions, or kinds. For instance: Dogs are good pets. The giant panda is an endangered species. A soccer player makes lots of money. Mary smokes after dinner. This machine crushes oranges. This is a half-semester course.
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2007-06
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148813
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24.921-Spring2007
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24.921
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semantics of generic sentences, modality, adverbial quantifiers, semantics of aspect
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