ESSLLI 2009 in Bordeaux
In ESSLLI 2009, I co-taught a course on distributivity with George Tsoulas. For course slides and other information, please go to the course blog
EGG 2009 in Poznan
Please note that the slides below are, with a few minor corrections, the same as I used in the lectures, and may contains errors and slides I skipped.
The Processing of Scalar Implicatures
Note - there is no bibliography list for days 2-4, but full citations for all works discussed appear in the slides.
- Day 1 - Introduction to scalar implicatures and the questions they raise. (References)
- Day 2 - The acquisition of scalar implicatures.
- Day 3 - Default vs. effort-based approaches.
- Day 4 - Local vs. global calculation.
The Semantics of Plurals
Bibliography for Monday-Wednesday is included at the end of the relevant slide sets.