# Topics in Semantics

Dictionary definition of the word "semantics." (Image courtesy of Daniel Bersak.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Christopher Kennedy

Prof. Irene Heim

### MIT Course Number

24.979

### As Taught In

Fall 2002

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes

## Course Highlights

This course features extensive lecture notes, located in the lecture notes section.

## Course Description

This seminar will investigate the expression of gradability, comparison and degree in natural language. The course will address the following major issues, though we may also include other topics according to the interests and direction of the class:

- The underlying semantic representation of expressions of degree and the linguistic significance of scalar representations
- The logical form of comparative constructions, and the implications of comparatives for other aspects of the grammar
- The semantics of degree and the role of scalar representations in grammatical categories other than gradable adjectives

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Christopher Kennedy, and Irene Heim. 24.979 Topics in Semantics. Fall 2002. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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