ESSLLI 2019

(based on joint work w/ Pranav Anand)

Reported speech is a classic topic in linguistics and philosophy. It lies at the intersection of several areas, such as: syntax of clausal complementation, semantics of intensional predicates, speech act theory, context-sensitivity, puzzles of reference, the nature of mental content, and discourse analysis. The goal of this class is to provide a multi-faceted guided tour into the landscape of speech reports that would bring together different strands of research on this phenomenon, including recent work from psycholinguistic, morphosyntactic and pragmasemantic angles.

Slides:

• Day 1: Introduction and quotation
• Day 2: Hybrid strategies
• Day 3: Context shifting
• Day 4: Communicative predicates
• Day 5: Hearsay evidentials and class summary