OJ509 Logic and natural language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Thu 15:00–16:35 A47
Prerequisites
Knowledge of formal syntax, passive knowledge of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This lecture is about the expression and interpretation of negation in natural language. We start with some background notions on negation in logic and language, and continue with a discussion of more linguistic issues concerning negation at the syntax-semantics interface. We zoom in on cross-linguistic variation. Besides expressions of propositional negation, this course analyzes the form and interpretation of indefinites in the scope of negation. This raises the issue of negative polarity and its relation to negative concord.
Syllabus
  • form and interpretation of negation, logic, syntax-semantics interface, propositional negation, indefinite phrases, negative polarity items, negative concord.
Literature
  • Henriëtte de Swart: Expression and interpretation of negation. V tisku. 2007.
  • PROGOVAC, Ljiljana. Negative and positive polarity : a binding approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xii, 168. ISBN 0521444802. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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