This is the homepage for the course “Expressive Content” taught by Eric McCready and myself at ESSLLI 2015 in Barcelona.

Readings – 1 (Ms. version of Gutzmann 2015: Chapter 1, 3, 4; protected)

{By the way, if you get interested in the book, you can buy it with a 20% discount using the OUP flyer from your ESSLLI bag}

Day 1

Bühler's 3 functions of language – the expressive function – expressivity and the semantics-pragmatics distinction – hybrid semantics – varieties of expressive items – 5 kinds of expressives

Readings: Gutzmann 2015: Chapter 1 (link above), Chapter 2

Day 2

Readings: Potts 2005, McCready 2010, Gutzmann 2011, Gutzmann 2015: Chapter 3 (link above)

Day 3

Readings: Gutzmann 2015: Chapter 4 (link above)