10 April 2011

Semantics and Linguistic Theory program out

The SALT 21 program has just appeared. SALT 21 occurs on May 20-22 at Rutgers University. Our own Angelika Kratzer is one of the invited speakers. She will be presenting "What can *can* mean." Recent UMass visiting professor, Floris Roelofsen will be giving a talk (with Maria Aloni) entitled "Indefinites as comparatives." And Danial Altshuler, of Hampshire College, will be presenting: "Towards a More Fine-Grained Theory of Temporal Adverbials."

The schedule is loaded with past and present UMass students as well. Ilaria Frana and Kyle Rawlins are postering: "Unconditional concealed questions and the nature of Heim's ambiguity."  Maria Biezma is postering "Conditional inversion and givenness." And Louis Alonso-Ovalle and Paula Menendez-Benito are postering: "Two Types of Epistemic Indefinites: Private Ignorance vs. Public Indifference."

More information can be found at:  SALT 2011 at Rutgers - Home