Foundations of Formal Semantics

Dr. Nirit Kadmon

Course prerequisites (if any):   Introduction to Semantics

Course Description

This is the first in a group of courses which aim to achieve in-depth familiarity with formal semantics of natural language and develop the student's ability to do independent research in this area.  The course combines (a) acquiring basic formal tools necessary for work in semantics, and (b) discussing a number of central issues in the semantics of natural language.  Hence the course will be rather technical in nature, dealing with different logical languages and their model theoretic semantics, but will also be concerned with the empirical side and the linguistic motivation for formal developments.

Course Requirements:

            regular homework assignments  -  30% of the final grade

            final assignment (serving as a take-home exam)   -   70% of the final grade