Expressivist Approaches to Meaning
25 – 27 May 2022
University of Amsterdam and Institute for Logic, Language and Computation
Supported by the European Research Council.
Speakers
- Lwenn Bussière-Caraes (Amsterdam)
- Matthew Chrisman (Edinburgh)
- Imogen Dickie (Toronto)
- Catarina Dutilh Novaes (Free University Amsterdam)
- Andy Egan (Rutgers)
- Luca Incurvati (Amsterdam)
- Rachel Rudolph (Auburn)
- Giorgio Sbardolini (Amsterdam)
- Julian Schlöder (UConn)
- Mat Simpson (Cambridge)
- Christine Tiefensee (Frankfurt)
- Jack Woods (Leeds)
Programme
Wednesday, 25 May
University Library of the University of Amsterdam, Singel 425, 1012 WP, Potgieterzaal
- 9.30-10.00 Welcome
- 10.00-11.15 Matthew Chrisman (Edinburgh): Expressivism and Inferentialism about Normative Vocabulary
- 11.15-11.45 break
- 11.45-13.00 Lwenn Bussière-Caraes (Amsterdam) Speech acts in conflict
- 13.00-14.30 break
- 14.30-15.45 Jack Woods (Leeds): The Grounds of Expression
- 15.45-16.15 break
- 16.15-17.30 Catarina Dutilh Novaes (Free University Amsterdam): Speech Acts and the Dialogical Roots of Deduction
Thursday 26 May
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, 1012 CN, room C3.17
- 9.00-9.30 Welcome
- 9.30-10.45 Christine Tiefensee (Frankfurt): Through Thick and Thin: Seamless Metaconceptualism
- 10.45-11.15 break
- 11.15-12.30 Giorgio Sbardolini (Amsterdam): Speech Acts and the Logic of the Lexicon
- 12.30-14.00 break
- 14.00-15.15 Mat Simpson (Cambridge): Should Expressivists Go Global?
- 15.15-15.45 break
- 15.45-17.00 Rachel Rudolph (Auburn): Metalinguistic Gradability and Semantic Expressivism
Friday, 27 May
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, 1012 CN, room C3.17
- 9.00-9.30 Welcome
- 9.30-10.45 Luca Incurvati (Amsterdam): Inferential Expressivism: Foundations
- 10.45-11.15 break
- 11.15-12.30 Julian Schlöder (UConn): Inferential Expressivism: Applications
- 12.30-14.00 break
- 14.00-15.15 Imogen Dickie (Toronto): Negation and Denial in an Inferential Expressivist Framework
- 15.15-15.45 break
- 15.45-17.00 Andy Egan (Rutgers): Expressivism, Truth, and the Project(s) of Semantics
Venue
The conference will take place in hybrid form, at the University of Amsterdam and on Zoom. Online details will be communicated to registered participants.
- Wednesday 25th of May: University Library of the University of Amsterdam, Singel 425, 1012 WP, Potgieterzaal
- Thursday 26th of May: Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, 1012 CN, room C3.17
- Friday 27th of May: Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, 1012 CN, room C3.17
Registration
Attendance is free. We kindly ask you to register using this form, or by contacting us!
Contact
Email: inferentialexpressivism@gmail.com
