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    • 24.921 Special Topics in Linguistics: Genericity, Spring 2007 

      Menéndez-Benito, Paula (2007-06)
      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 ...

    • 24.953 Argument Structure and Syntax, Spring 2003 

      Miyagawa, Shigeru; Marantz, Alec (2003-06)
      This course is a detailed investigation of the major issues and problems in the study of lexical argument structure and how it determines syntactic structure. Its empirical scope  is along three dimensions: typology, ...

    • 24.979 Topics in Semantics, Fall 2002 

      Kennedy, Christopher; Heim, Irene (2002-12)
      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 ...