Assignments

Due September 22

(Re)read the Presupposition section of chapter 3 (pp.40–48).

Complete Writing Assignment 2:
Write five pairs of sentences that meet the following specifications:

  • 1a entails 1b.
  • 2a and 2b are contrary.
  • 3a and 3b are contradictory.
  • 4a and 4b are paraphrases.
  • 5a and 5b are independent.

Do not reuse sentences from the textbook or our slides.

Due September 8

Read chapter 3 in the textbook. Skip any chapter-final questions.

Submit Quiz #1 by the start of class on September 8th.

Submit Writing Assignment 1:
Find a word in a language other than English that has a purely expressive meaning, like oops and ouch. Mention what language it comes from and explain how it is used. Make it clear that you understand what it means for something to have only expressive meaning. Email this to me as a .pdf or .docx by 11:59pm on September 8th.