SoConDi/SynSem: Discussion about semantic fieldwork

Discussion on semantic fieldwork

SynSem and SoConDi will have a joint meeting today. Sally Thomason and Anastasia Smirnova will lead a discussion on the methodology of (semantic) fieldwork. We will discuss the following three papers (available in the group CTools site, or send an email request to ogdend@umich.edu).

• On the methodology of semantic fieldwork - by Lisa Matthewson (primary reading)
• Reasoning about equivalence in semantic fieldwork - by Amy Rose Deal
• Semantic theory in the field: Temporal and aspectual reference - by Rebecca Cover and Judith Tonhauser