Fortgeschrittenenseminar Introduction to Formal Semantics

Natural language is one of the very few objective data available to the philosopher. It should therefore not be surprising that the study of the meaning of linguistic expressions is of great importance to philosophy and one of the central topics discussed in the philosophy of language. The study of the meaning of linguistic expressions is called semantics. Formal semantics is the systematic and rigorous study of the meaning of linguistic expressions by employing the tools of formal logic. It is built on to two fundamental doctrines: 1. The meaning of a sentence is the conditions under which this sentence is true. 2. The meaning of complex linguistic expressions is built up from the meaning of their constituent parts. Putting these two ideas together, formal semantics investigates how the truth conditions of a sentence can be derived from the meaning of the constituents of the sentence. The course is an introduction to the field of formal semantics roughly following the textbook by I. Heim and A. Kratzer (1998): Semantics in Generative Grammar with occasional insertions of classical texts from the philosophy of language. The course is open to all students that have completed an introductory logic course. The present course may also serve as an opportunity for students to deepen and consolidate their knowledge of logic. Selected References: • I. Heim and A. Kratzer (1998): Semantics in Generative Grammar, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. • D. Lewis (1970): General Semantics, Synthese 22: 18-67. • Monrague, R. (1973): The Proper Treatment of Quantification in English, in P. Portner and B. Partee (2002). • P. Portner and B. Partee (2002): Formal Semantics. The Essential Readings, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. Voraussetzungen Logik 1 Leistungsnachweis term paper OR (presentation(s)+essay/record), according to the lecturer's specification (= BA and general MA program in philosophy); equivalent forms of assessment by arrangement [9 ECTS-points] Anmeldung (LSF) pre-registration is not necessary Downloads DateinameBeschreibunggültig vongültig bis Basic Concepts of Syntax.pdf Basic Concepts of Syntax Zim_Chap1.pdf Zimmermann_Chapter 1 Zim_Chap2.pdf Zimmermann_Chapter 2 Zim_Chap3.pdf Zimmermann_Chapter 3 Heim&Kratzer_Ch 1-2.pdf Heim&Kratzer_Chapter 1-2 Heim&Kratzer_Ch 3-4.pdf Heim&Kratzer_Chapter 3-4 Heim&Kratzer_Ch 5.pdf Heim&Kratzer_Chapter 5 FoSe-Ex 1.pdf Exercises 1 Solutions_FoSE-Ex1.pdf Solutions Exercises 1 Zum Download müssen Sie angemeldet sein! Fakultät für Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft Logik 1 term paper OR (presentation(s)+essay/record), according to the lecturer's specification (= BA and general MA program in philosophy); equivalent forms of assessment by arrangement [9 ECTS-points] LMU München SoSe 2016 W3 Professur für Logik und Sprachphilosophie Hannes Leitgeb