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DTSTAMP:20260410T175443Z
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180322T121500
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SUMMARY:Accommodation\, Inference\, Generics & Pejoratives
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LOCATION:University of Melbourne\, Melbourne\, Australia\, 3010
DESCRIPTION:<p>Abstract: In this talk\, I aim to give an account of norms governing our uses of&nbsp\;<em>generic judgements</em>&nbsp\;(like &ldquo\;kangaroos have long tails&rdquo\;\, &ldquo\;birds lay eggs&rdquo\;\, or &ldquo\;logic talks are boring&rdquo\;)\, norms governing&nbsp\;<em>inference</em>\, and the relationship&nbsp\;<em>between</em>&nbsp\;generics and inference. This connection goes some way to explain why generics&nbsp\;exhibit some very strange behaviour: Why is it\, for example\, that "birds lay eggs" seems true\, while "birds are female" seems false\, despite the fact that&nbsp\;only female birds lay eggs?&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Given the connection between generics and inference\, I'll go on to consider how inference relates to the process of&nbsp\;<em>accommodation</em>\, which plays a significant role in how we manage conversation and dialogue. This\, in turn\, helps shed some light on some different ways&nbsp\;expressions can involve&nbsp\;<em>pejorative force</em>\, and can inform options for how our vocabulary and our concepts can be revised or reformed.&nbsp\;</p>
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