Lynsey Wolter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3873376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lynsey Wolter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lynsey |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolter |
| SIGNATURE | WOLTER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching
Research Article| May 01 2024 Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching Christina Bjorndahl; Christina Bjorndahl Carnegie Mellon University christina bjorndahl is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University, where she teaches a variety of courses for the linguistics major. Her research in laboratory phonology focuses on cross-linguistic investigatio…
Beyond Demonstratives: Direct Reference in Perceptually Grounded Descriptions
This article discusses two puzzles regarding identity questions: (i) certain definites cannot occur in the post-copular position of identity questions; and (ii) the same definites are the only possible answers to identity questions with post-copular names. We demonstrate that the range of these definites crucially depends on interlocutors' shared assumptions about how entities in the physical surroundings are perceived and categorized. We propose…
Teaching & Learning Guide for: Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics
This guide accompanies the following article: Lynsey Wolter. 'Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics', Philosophy Compass 4 (2009): 451-68, doi: 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00205.xAuthor's IntroductionDemonstrative noun phrases (e.g. this; that guy over there) are intimately connected to the context of use in that their reference is determined by demonstrations and/or the speaker's intentions. The semantics of demonstratives therefore has impo…
Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics
Demonstrative noun phrases (e.g., that guy, this) are of interest to philosophers of language and semanticists because they are sensitive to demonstrations or speaker intentions. The interpretation of a demonstrative therefore sheds light on the role of the context in natural language semantics. This survey reviews two types of approaches to demonstratives: Kaplan's direct reference treatment of demonstratives and other indexicals, and recent cha…
Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics
Demonstrative noun phrases (e.g., that guy, this) are of interest to philosophers of language and semanticists because they are sensitive to demonstrations or speaker intentions. The interpretation of a demonstrative therefore sheds light on the role of the context in natural language semantics. This survey reviews two types of approaches to demonstratives: Kaplan's direct reference treatment of demonstratives and other indexicals, and recent cha…
Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching
Research Article| May 01 2024 Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching Christina Bjorndahl; Christina Bjorndahl Carnegie Mellon University christina bjorndahl is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University, where she teaches a variety of courses for the linguistics major. Her research in laboratory phonology focuses on cross-linguistic investigatio…
Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics
Demonstrative noun phrases (e.g., that guy, this) are of interest to philosophers of language and semanticists because they are sensitive to demonstrations or speaker intentions. The interpretation of a demonstrative therefore sheds light on the role of the context in natural language semantics. This survey reviews two types of approaches to demonstratives: Kaplan's direct reference treatment of demonstratives and other indexicals, and recent cha…
Teaching & Learning Guide for: Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics
This guide accompanies the following article: Lynsey Wolter. 'Demonstratives in Philosophy and Linguistics', Philosophy Compass 4 (2009): 451-68, doi: 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00205.xAuthor's IntroductionDemonstrative noun phrases (e.g. this; that guy over there) are intimately connected to the context of use in that their reference is determined by demonstrations and/or the speaker's intentions. The semantics of demonstratives therefore has impo…
Beyond Demonstratives: Direct Reference in Perceptually Grounded Descriptions
This article discusses two puzzles regarding identity questions: (i) certain definites cannot occur in the post-copular position of identity questions; and (ii) the same definites are the only possible answers to identity questions with post-copular names. We demonstrate that the range of these definites crucially depends on interlocutors' shared assumptions about how entities in the physical surroundings are perceived and categorized. We propose…
Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching
Research Article| May 01 2024 Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching Christina Bjorndahl; Christina Bjorndahl Carnegie Mellon University christina bjorndahl is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University, where she teaches a variety of courses for the linguistics major. Her research in laboratory phonology focuses on cross-linguistic investigatio…
Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Applied linguistics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Cognitive linguistics (1 works) · Cognitive science (1 works)