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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 (Universit�t Salzburg)
Gerhard Ernst (Universit�t Erlangen-N�rnberg)
Max K�lbel (Universitat de Barcelona)
Stephen Neale (City University of New York)
Stefan Riegelnik (Universit�t Z�rich)
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.