Syllabus
Date
Topic
Readings
Assignments
Jan 19 Introduction Ch. 1 of Semantics
Jan 22 Propositional Logic Basics Propositional Logic Basics
Jan 26 Propostional Logic Natural Deduction Ch. 2 of Semantics First Order Logic Basics
Jan 29 Natural Deduction and FOL Ch. 2 of Semantics Problem Set #1. Due Feb 5th
Feb 2 Models and Type Theory: 1 Ch. 3 of Semantics
Feb 5 Models and Type Theory: 2 Ch. 3 of Semantics
Model Theory of First-Order Logic
Lambda Calculus: 1
PS #1 Due
Feb 9 Type Theory and Compositionality: 1 Ch. 3 of Semantics
Feb 12 Type Theory and Compositionality: 2 Jessica's lecture notes Problem Set #2. Due March 2
Feb 16 BREAK
Feb 19 BREAK
Feb 23 Quantification and Plurality: 1 Ch. 4 of Semantics Guide to Problem Set #2
Feb 26 Quantification and Plurality: 2 Ch. 4 of Semantics
Mar 2 Quantification and Plurality: 3 Quantified NPs PS #2 Due
Mar 5 Quantification and Plurality: 4 Ch. 4 of Semantics
Mar 9 Entailment and Plurality Ch. 4 of Semantics Problem Set #3 Due March 17
Mar 12 Entailment and Plurality: 2 Ch. 4 of Semantics Guide to PS3, Quantifier Embedding
Mar 16 Quiz Review, Entailment, Plurals Problem Set #3 Due tomorrow
Mar 19 Quiz #1
Mar 23 Anaphora, Discourse, and Context: 1 Ch. 5 of Semantics Dynamic Predicate Logic
Mar 26 Anaphora, Discourse, and Context: 2 DPL Lecture Notes
DPL Rules
Problem Set #4
Due April 16
Mar 30 BREAK RELAX
Apr 2 BREAK HAVE FUN
Apr 6 BREAK START THINKING
Apr 9 Anaphora, Discourse, and Context: 3 Ch. 5 of Semantics Guide to PS 4
Apr 13 Anaphora, Discourse, and Context: 4 Ch. 5 of Semantics
Apr 16 Time, Tense, and Events: 1 Ch. 6 of Semantics Problem Set #4 Due today
Problem Set #5
Due April 20
Expanded PS 4 Guide
Apr 20 Time, Tense, and Events: 2 Ch. 6 of Semantics Problem Set #5
Due April 30
Apr 23 Time, Tense, and Events: 3 Ch. 6 of Semantics
Apr 27 Lexical Semantics: 1 Ch. 8 of Semantics PS 5 Guide
Apr 30 Quiz 2 Sample Quiz 2 PS 5 Due Today
May 4 Concluding Remarks Ch. 8 of Semantics Pizza Party in Class