Semantics and Philosophy in Europe – SPE10
Barcelona, 17-19 December, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

The purpose of the Semantics and Philosophy in Europe (SPE) colloquia is to provide a forum for presenting research in the interface between linguistic semantics and various areas of philosophy (philosophy of language, philosophy of mind/cognition, metaphysics etc.).

This year’s Semantics and Philosophy in Europe Colloquium features a general session with four invited speakers as well as two special sessions:

1- The Syntax, Semantics and Philosophy of Speech Acts (Special Workshop 1)

2- Semantics in other minds (Special Workshop 2)

Scientific Committee

Chair: Wolfram Hinzen (ICREA/UPF/FIDMAG, Barcelona)

Maria Teresa Espinal (CLT/UAB, Barcelona), Laia Mayol (UPF, Barcelona), Louise McNally (UPF, Barcelona), Friederike Moltmann (CNRS, Paris / NYU, New York), Manuel Garcia-Carpintero (LOGOS/UB, Barcelona), Agustin Vicente (Ikerbasque / EHU, Vitoria), and Txuss Martin (UPF, Barcelona / Cambridge University, Cambridge) .

Special session conveners:

Syntax, Semantics and Philosophy of Speech Acts: Friederike Moltmann.

Semantics in other minds: Wolfram Hinzen.

Invited speakers:

Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga (HU, Berlin), Manfred Krifka (Leibniz-ZAS/HU, Berlin), Hazel Pearson (QMUL, London), and Phillipe Schlenker (Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS, Paris/ NYU, New York).

Program committee:

Wolfram Hinzen (ICREA/UPF/FIDMAG, Barcelona), Maria Teresa Espinal (CLT/UAB, Barcelona), Laia Mayol (UPF, Barcelona), Louise McNally (UPF, Barcelona), Friederike Moltmann (CNRS, Paris / NYU, New York), Manuel Garcia Carpintero (LOGOS/UB, Barcelona), Agustín Vicente (Ikerbasque/EHU, Vitoria), Txuss Martin (UPF, Barcelona / Cambridge University, Cambridge), John Collins (UEA, Norwich), Manfred Krifka (Leibniz-ZAS/HU, Berlin), Hazel Pearson (QMUL, London), Guillermo del Pinal (ZAS, Berlin / UM, Ann Arbor, Michigan), Martina Wiltschko (UBC, Vancouver), Peter Hanks (UMN, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Cian Dorr (NYU, New York), Øystein Linnebo (UiO, Oslo), Mitch Green (UConn, Storrs, Connecticut), Markus Werning (RUB, Bochum), Isadora Stojanovic (Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS, Paris).