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  • ogihara, 13th Semantics and Linguistic Theory

    Message 1: 13th Semantics and Linguistic Theory

     Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 19:37:36 +0000
    From: ogihara <ogiharau.washington.edu>
    Subject: 13th Semantics and Linguistic Theory


    13th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Short Title: SALT 13

    Date: 09-MAY-03 - 11-MAY-03 Location: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America Contact: Organizing Committee Contact Email: salt13u.washington.edu Meeting URL: http://depts.washington.edu/salt13/

    Linguistic Sub-field: Semantics, Linguistic Theories Call Deadline: 15-JAN-03

    Meeting Description:

    University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) will be hosting Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT) 13.

    Conference Dates: May 9-11, 2003.

    Invited speakers: Angelika Kratzer, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    Manfred Krifka, Humboldt University, Berlin

    S.-Y. Kuroda, University of California, San Diego

    William Ladusaw, University of California, Santa Cruz

    salt13u.washington.edu http://depts.washington.edu/salt13/

    --------- Schedule --------- 5/9/03 FRIDAY 9:15 Welcoming addresses by Michael Halleran, Divisional Dean for Arts and Humanities Johnnella E. Butler, Associate Dean and Associate Vice Provost, The Graduate School Julia Herschensohn, Professor and Chair of Linguistics Department 9:30-10:30 William A. Ladusaw (University of California, Santa Cruz) Restriction and the Focal Dimension of Modification

    10:30-10:50 COFFEE 10:50-11:30 Elena Guerzoni (MIT) A Lahiri-like Analysis of NPIs Meaning even: auch nur and anche solo 11:30-12:10 Penka Stateva (Humboldt University, Berlin) Superlative More

    12:10 - 2:10 LUNCH 2:10-2:50 Jean Mark Gawron (San Diego State U) and Andrew Kehler (University of California, San Diego) Respective Answers to Coordinated Questions 2:50-3:30 Marie Nilsenova and Robert van Rooy (University of Amsterdam) On Polar Questions

    3:30-3:50 COFFEE 3:50-4:30 Andrea Wilhelm (The University of Calgary) Quasi-telic Perfective Aspect in Dene Suline (Chipewyan) 4:30-5:10 Christopher Pinon (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Weak and Strong Accomplishments

    BUSINESS MEETING 5/10/03 SATURDAY 9:00-10:00 S.-Y. Kuroda (University of California, San Diego) Categorical and Thetic Judgments, Milsark's Generalization and the Definiteness Effect 10:00-10:40 Edit Doron (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Bare Singular Reference to Kinds

    10:40-11:00 COFFEE 11:00-11:40 Nicholas Asher and Linton Wang (University of Texas) Unspecification Ambiguity, and Anaphora with Plurals 11:40-12:20 Uli Sauerland (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) A New Semantics for Number

    12:20 -2:20 LUNCH 2:20-3:00 David Beaver (Stanford University) and Cleo Condoravdi (PARC) Before and After really are converses after all 3:00-3:40 Michela Ippolito (University of Tuebingen) Quantification Over Times in Subjunctive Conditionals

    3:40-4:00 COFFEE 4:00-4:40 Ji-yung Kim (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Intermediate Scope in (Mandarin) Chinese 4:40-5:40 Angelika Kratzer (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Indefinites in the Hierarchy of Functional Heads

    BANQUET at Waterfront Activities Center 5/11/03 SUNDAY 9:00-9:40 Luisa Marti (University of Connecticut/University of the Witwatersrand) Contextual Variables as Pronouns 9:40-10:20 Daniel Hardt (Copenhagen Business School) Sloppy Identity, Binding, and Centering

    10:20-10:35 COFFEE 10:35-11:15 Graham Katz (University of Osnabrueck) A Modal Account of the English Present Perfect Puzzle 11:15-12:15 Manfred Krifka (Humboldt University, Berlin) Kinds of Kind Reference

    ALTERNATES: Klaus Abels (University of Connecticut) Who Gives a Damn About Minimizers in Questions? Richard Breheny (University of Cambridge) A Lexicalist Account of Implicit (Bound) Contetual Dependence Dmitry Levinson (Tel-Aviv University) Probabilistic Model-theoretic Semantics for want