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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course will investigate the semantics of generic sentences, i.e., sentences that are used to talk about habits, tendencies, dispositions, or kinds. For instance:
Dogs are good pets.
The giant panda is an endangered species.
A soccer player makes lots of money.
Mary smokes after dinner.
This machine crushes oranges.
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- linguistics and philosophy
- semantics of generic sentences
- modality
- adverbial quantifiers
- semantics of aspect
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