A reading group at Linguistics and English Language – PPLS – University of Edinburgh
/Reading & discussing:
Maier (2018), a chapter in the The Oxford Handbook of Lying that compares lying and acts of fiction under a semantic & pragmatic framework.
Maier, E. (2018). Lying and Fiction. In J. Meibauer (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Lying (1st ed., pp. 303–314). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198736578.013.23
Time: 11th Nov – 11:10 a.m. – 12:00a.m.
Venue: 7.01 (DSB)
/Reading & discussing:
Bonomy & Zucchi (2003), a semantic analysis of propositions in works of fiction.
Bonomi, A., & Zucchi, S. (2003). A Pragmatic Framework for Truth in Fiction. Dialectica, 57(2), 103–120. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2003.tb00259.x
Time: 28th Oct – 11:10 a.m. – 12:00a.m.
Venue: 7.01 (DSB)
/Discussing:
Geurts (to appear) which is about the interaction between speech acts and common ground.
Geurts, B. (to appear). Common ground in pragmatics. Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375792392_Common_ground_in_pragmatics>
Time: 14th Oct – 11:10 a.m. – 12:00a.m.
Venue: 7.01 (DSB)
/Our first meeting is happening!
Topic: The first meeting will be a social gathering to talk about what possible topics should be discussed in the reading group. No reading is required, but feel free to suggest an article for the next meeting if you have one in mind.
Date: 11am on Monday, 30 September.
Venue: Room 7.01 at DSB (Dugald Stewart Building)
Looking forward to reading about really awesome semantic and pragmatic phenomena!
