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WN 2009
Philosophy
PHIL 615 - Seminar in Philosophy of Language
Section 001
Discourse Constraints on Anaphora

Credits: 3
Advisory Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
Meet Together Classes:
LING 614 - Adv Semantics, Section 001
Primary Instructor: Swanson,Eric Peter
Instructor: Keshet,Ezra Russell

 

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This course will be an in-depth examination of the semantic, syntactic, and psychological features of cross-sentential anaphora. We will start the semester by discussing both the basic features of anaphoric relations within sentences and the theories that aim to explain those features. We will then move to cross-sentential phenomena and discuss discourse representation theory, centering theory, segmented discourse representation theory, and anaphora processing. Over the course of the semester we will welcome five guest speakers -- experts in the linguistics, philosophy, and psychology of discourse and anaphora -- who will help us better understand the relationships between anaphora, context, intentionality, representation, and the mind. In addition, we plan to hold a conference supplemental to the seminar in order to create a sustained conversation that will facilitate a wide range of interdisciplinary interactions.


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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)

ISBN: 0521012228 Binding theory, Author: Daniel Buring, Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press 1. publ. 2005
Required

ISBN: 1575862166 Coherence, reference, and the theory of grammar, Author: Andrew Kehler., Publisher: CSLI Publ. 2002
Required

ISBN: 1841691283 Mental models and the interpretation of anaphora, Author: Alan Garnham., Publisher: Psychology Press 2001
Required

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