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"The Semantics/Pragmatics Distinction and Philosophical Methodology"

28-29 Nov 2014
Zuerich, Switzerland

Call for Registration

Conference:  The Semantics/Pragmatics Distinction and Philosophical Methodology
Zuerich, 28-29 Nov 2014

The conference intends to address the following questions: What is the
function of the semantics-pragmatics distinction? Are the different
participants in the debate trying to account for the same distinction?
On which basis, i.e. referring to what kind of arguments, can a
particular account of the distinction between semantics and pragmatics
be defended?

Speakers:

Robyn Carston (University College London)
Christopher Gauker (Universitt Salzburg)
Gerhard Ernst (Universitt Erlangen-Nrnberg)
Max Klbel (Universitat de Barcelona)
Stephen Neale (City University of New York)
Stefan Riegelnik (Universitt Zrich)
Stefano Predelli (University of Nottingham)

The conference is organized and sponsored by the Chair for Theoretical Philosophy II
of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Zurich.

Venue: University of Zurich, Zurich
Details: http://www.philosophie.uzh.ch/semprag
Organizers: Nicole Rathgeb and Stefan Riegelnik

Participation is free, for registration please send an email to 
semprag@philos.uzh.ch.

General questions concerning the conference should be directed in the 
first instance to semprag@philos.uzh.ch.