Reading & Prototypes Sergio Pizziconi

Plan of the day Plan - Q&A - Prototypical semantics: Modals - Reading: asos.com - Q&A - Prototypical semantics: Modals - Reading: asos.com Dr. Baffa D’Aquino Library EXTRA-CLASS work: read Keep on working on your CVs and cover letter. Start to design your project. [if you send your proposal by , pretend it is a “business letter” addressed to me as if we had never met before] Chapter 5, pp (Interpreting data) [Vs. datum] [mark verb and subject] [look for words you might use when comparing two or more sets of data in the same graphical representation]

About Projects 1/2 Regular path: 1)Choose one case study (Chp 2) 2)Compare the case in the text-book to/with (?) another case that you will choose and on which you can also find some related academic/professional sources 3)Write down a proposal by April 19 th ( submission is allowed if you cannot talk to me during office hours): a)Name…… b)Textbook’s case c)Other case [Just name it and report a relevant URL] d)Why? What is your goal? [explain] e)Sources [Bibliographic references of at least two professional/academic articles] See Usage note in Thefreedictionary

About Projects 2/2 Individual path: 1)Think of your own interests (other classes you are taking, your forte, your strongest suit, your hobby, something weird you noticed) 2)Possibly compare two cases on which you can also find some academic/professional sources 3)Write down a proposal by April 19 th ( submission is allowed if you cannot talk to me during office hours): a)Name…… b)Your interest [Just name it] c)The case/s [Just name it/them and report relevant URL/URLs] d)Why? What is your goal? [explain] e)Sources [Bibliographic references of at least three professional/academic articles]

Review 4/4 Pragmatics: InformalFormal GreetingsSup? Wassup? What’s up? How you doing? How is it going? How are you doing ? Good morning/afternoon/e vening Intro“(very) nice/glad/pleased to meet you! How do you do? Parting after first meeting (very) nice/glad/pleased meeting you!

An experiment Think of a piece of

An experiment Think of a piece of FRUIT

13. You will go to class everyday! obligation permission ability possibility willingness command polite request likelihood necessity futurity hedging advice

What type of fruit have you thought of? …………….

Prototypes Vs Aristotelian categories can would To be likely To do Want to Have got to To be able to To be To have must will should shall maymight could To be possible Like/love to To have to To be going to Ought to INF w/o to mV + INF w/o to Questions: V-S Neg.: mV+not Modality need to need dare

Reading: asos.com Any question? Start an individual worksheet. Entitle it, “Conventional sentence structure”. Copy in a numbered list the sentences I will point you at. You will not submit this. ALWAYS BRING TO CLASS THIS WORKSHEET

Reading: Ben Sherman Prepare a piece of paper that you will submit (name, student ID, date) Explain (maximum 3 lines): – Why doesn’t Valentino sell its items online? RE-USE paper you have already used for previous submissions