Contact Information
Dept. of Linguistics, MC-168
707 South Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
USA
Office: 4096 Foreign Languages Bldg.
Office Hours
Research Areas
Research Interests
Semantics
Pragmatics
Philosophy of Language
Research Description
My main interest is in formal semantic theory for natural language. More particularly, my work has focused on "event-based" semantic theories, on the semantics of plural and coordinate constructions, pragmatic vagueness, and relative truth. I also have broader interests in logic, pragmatics, mathematical linguistics, and the philosophy of language.
Education
Ph.D., Ohio State University
M.A., Ohio State University
B.A., Earlham College
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Linguistics
Professor, Philosophy
External Links
Highlighted Publications
Lasersohn, P. N. (2017). Subjectivity and Perspective in Truth-Theoretic Semantics. (Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573677.001.0001
Lasersohn, P. (2021). Common nouns as modally non-rigid restricted variables. Linguistics and Philosophy, 44(2), 363-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-019-09293-4
Lasersohn, P. (2012). Contextualism and compositionality. Linguistics and Philosophy, 35(2), 171-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-012-9115-z
Lasersohn, P. (2011). Context, relevant parts and (lack of) disagreement over taste. Philosophical Studies, 156(3), 433-439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-010-9625-x
Lasersohn, P. (1995). Plurality, Conjunction and Events. (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy; Vol. 55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8581-1
Recent Publications
Lasersohn, P. (2021). Common nouns as modally non-rigid restricted variables. Linguistics and Philosophy, 44(2), 363-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-019-09293-4
Lasersohn, P. N. (2018). Common Nouns as Variables: Evidence From Conservativity and the Temperature Paradox. In R. Truswell, C. Cummins, C. Heycock, B. Rabern, & H. Rohde (Eds.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 21 (pp. 731-746). Gesellschaft fur Semantik.
Lasersohn, P. N. (2017). Subjectivity and Perspective in Truth-Theoretic Semantics. (Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573677.001.0001
Lasersohn, P. (2013). Non-World Indices and Assessment-Sensitivity. Inquiry (United Kingdom), 56(2-3), 122-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2013.784463
Lasersohn, P. (2012). Contextualism and compositionality. Linguistics and Philosophy, 35(2), 171-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-012-9115-z