Workshop Direct Reference and Specifity as part of the XV European Summerschool in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) 2003, Vienna, Austria [http://www.logic.at/esslli03] Workshop for one week in Language and Logic

Klaus von Heusinger Institut für Linguistik/Germanistik (ILG) Universität Stuttgart Postfach 10 60 37 D-70049 Stuttgart Germany vonHeusinger@ilg.uni-stuttgart.de

Hans Kamp Institut für Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung Universität Stuttgart Azenbergstr. 12 D-70174 Stuttgart Germany hans@ims.uni-stuttgart.de

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[Description] [Suggested discussion topics] [Invited speakers]

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Description

Direct reference has been a central concern within the Philosophy of Language since the path-breaking work of Kaplan and Kripke in the late 60s and early 70s. The concept is equally important for Linguistics, however, as it enters into the interpretation process of certain natural language expressions (definite NPs such as proper names, demonstratives and definite descriptions). Specificity, on the other hand, is a more recent concept in the semantics of indefinite NPs. The concepts have much in common, however, and each is important for both Linguistics and Philosophy of Language and Logic. The workshop will focus on these similarities (as well as on the differences).

Suggested discussion topics for the workshop

Is specificity the "direct-reference"-mood for indefinites? What can we learn from the analysis of specific indefinites for the referential properties of various definite NPs? What are the linguistic (universal or language particular) means to mark direct reference/specificity? How are direct reference/specificity with questions of mental representation?

Invited speakers

Barbara Abbott: Specificity and referentiality Donka Farkas: Referential stability and differential case marking in Romanian Philippe Schlenker: 'Island-escaping indefinites and Scopal Independence' Ede Zimmermann: Pare Plurals and Specificity

Important dates

15 March 2003 deadline for abstracts 30 April 2003 notification of acceptance June 2003 final program 18-22 August workshop See also the workshop-homepage: http://ling.uni-konstanz.de/pages/home/heusinger/konf-proj/03DirRefSpec/index.html or http://ling.uni-konstanz.de/DirRefSpec/

Local information

Please note that all workshop participants must register for ESSLLI2003. Early registration fees apply to authors of accepted papers. For further information about the upcoming ESSLLI 2003, please contact the Organizing Committee in Vienna: Norbert Preining, Kurt Gödel Society c/o Institut für Computersprachen Technische Universität Wien Favoritenstrasse 9 A - 1040 Vienna Austria Tel. +43-1-58801-18503 Fax +43-1-58801-18597 E-Mail: esslli03@logic.at URL: http://www.logic.at/esslli03/

Preliminary Programme

Monday, 18.8.2003 Handouts: Klaus von Heusinger & Hans Kamp Introduction Tamás Pólya – László Tarnay The capacity to keep track of specificity: the genuine vs. the linguistic short presentation with poster session short presentation with poster session Wolfram Hinzen Why are there names? Varol Akman & Aylin Koca Specificity, Automatic Designation, and 'I' akman_koca.handout.pdf Barbara Ürögdi The Perfetivizer Particle "meg" in Hungarian as the Spell-Out of Specificity Urogdi.handout.pdf Eva Lavric Specificity: two opposites, three variants Tuesday, 19.8.2003 Barbara Abbott Specificity and referentiality Abbott.handout.pdf Emar Maier & Bart Geurts Propositions and rigidity in Layered DRT Maier.handout.pdf Wednesday, 20.8.2003 Roberto Zamparelli On certain / specific phenomena Zamparelli.handout.pdf Richard Breheny Folk Ideas About Reference and Specific Indefinites Breheny.handout.pdf Thursday, 21.8.2003 Donka Farkas & Klaus von Heusinger Referential stability and differential case marking in Romanian Farkas_Heusinger.handout.pdf Philippe Schlenker 'Island-escaping indefinites and Scopal Independence' Schlenker.handout.pdf Friday, 22.8.2003 Carla Umbach Specificity, Singleton Indefinites, and Intonation Umbach.handout.ps Ede Zimmermann Bare Plurals and Specificity Zimmermann.handout.pdf

Download of the full Workshop Brochure: brochure.pdf (769 KB)

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