17 November 2009
Logic and Interactive RAtionality seminar: Inquisitive semantics and logic
Posted by Rasmus Rendsvig under: Activities; Courses, seminars and special lectures; Natural Language Semantics .
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 | ||
| 2:30 pm |
Thursday November 19th from 14:30hrs Ivano Ciardelli will talk about Inquisitive semantics and logic at the Logic and Interactive RAtionality seminar session in Science Park, ILLC.
Abstract: Traditional approaches to the semantics of natural language (e.g. Stalnaker, 1978) equate meaning with informative content. Inquisitive semantics tries to obtain a system more suited to the modeling of information exchange in conversation by letting issues enter the stage. I will first introduce propositional inquisitive semantics and outline its basic features. I will then move on to discuss the associated logic: the tight connections with intuitionistic logic and with several intermediate logics will be clarified, and a range of sound and complete axiomatizations will be established.
For more information, please see: http://www.illc.uva.nl/lgc/seminar/?p=501
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