I. Anaphora and felicity presuppositions
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II.
Hallmarks
of anaphora
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III.
Syntax
and compositional semantics for anaphora
3.1 Syntactic binding
theory and referential indices
3.2 Quantificational
binding and scope in semantics
3.3 The semantics of
co-indexation
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IV.
Donkey
anaphora and dynamic interpretation
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V. Referring and presupposing
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VI. Contextual influences on NP interpretation
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· Lecture 1: September 20, 2017
· Lecture 2: September 21, 2017
· Lecture 3: September 22, 2017
· Lecture 4: September 22, 2017
· Conference talk: September 23, 2017
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