Short Course Program

(in 122 Oxley Hall )

Date
Time
Topic Instructor
Sun, Oct 8
1:00-3:00
Introduction and Background Material

Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics

3:00-3:30
break  
3:30-5:00
Introduction and Background Material (cont.) Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics
Mon, Oct 9
9:00-10:15
Philosophical Background and Logical Considerations William Taschek, OSU Philosophy
10:15-10:45
break  
10:45-12:00
Philosophical Background and Logical Considerations (cont.) William Taschek, OSU Philosophy
12:00-2:00
lunch  
2:00-3:15
Philosophical Background and Logical Considerations (cont.) William Taschek, OSU Philosophy
3:15-3:45
break  
3:45-5:00
Philosophical Background and Logical Considerations (cont.) William Taschek, OSU Philosophy
Tue, Oct 10
9:00-10:15
AI Background on Language and Reasoning Donna Byron, OSU Computer Science
10:15-10:45
break  
10:45-12:00
AI Background on Language and Reasoning (cont.) Donna Byron, OSU Computer Science
12:00-2:00
lunch  
2:00-3:15
Abductive Reasoning

John Josephson, OSU Computer Science

3:15-3:45
break  
3:45-5:00
Reasoning in Conversational Agents Donna Byron, OSU Computer Science
Wed, Oct 11
9:00-10:15
Presupposition in Current Linguistic Theory Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics
10:15-10:45
break  
10:45-12:00
Presupposition in Current Linguistic Theory (cont.) Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics
12:00-2:00
lunch  
2:00-3:15
Presupposition in Current Linguistic Theory (cont.) Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics
3:15-3:45
break  
3:45-5:00
Presupposition in Current Linguistic Theory (cont.) Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics
Thu, Oct 12
9:30-10:15
Psycholinguistics Background Shari Speer, OSU Linguistics
10:15-10:30
break  
10:30-12:00
Psycholinguistics Background (cont.) Shari Speer, OSU Linguistics
12:00-2:00
lunch  
2:00-3:30
Insights from Acquisition Laura Wagner, OSU Psychology
3:30-4:00
break  
4:00-5:00
Overview of Presupposition in Computational Linguistics Donna Byron, OSU Computer Science
Fri, Oct 13
9:00-10:15
The sources of presupposition : convention vs. conversation Mandy Simons, Carnegie Mellon University
10:15-10:45
break  
10:45-12:00
The sources of presupposition : convention vs. conversation (cont.) Mandy Simons, Carnegie Mellon University