I have done some work on homogeneity, a curious property that (I think) reveals something about the meaning of negation, and people's cognitive biases against "zero" models. For a summary, click here.

Publications

G. Sbardolini (2023). Homogeneity and the Illocutionary Force of Rejection. Proceedings of SALT 33.

Presentations

Oct 2023: Homogeneity, Free Choice, and Cognitive Bias, UMass Semantics Workshop.

Oct 2023: Homogeneity, Free Choice, and Cognitive Bias, NY Philosophy of Language Workshop. [handout]

Sept 2023: Including and Excluding, Sinn und Bedeutung 28, Bochum.

July 2023: Homogeneity, Negation, and Neglect Zero, HNM2, Vienna. [handout]

May 2023: Homogeneity and Rejection, Meaning in Language Colloquium, HHU Düsseldorf.

May 2023: Neglect zero effects and negation, SILT 2, NYU.

May 2023: Homogeneity and the Illocutionary Force of Rejection, SALT 33, Yale.

April 2023: Homogeneity and Rejection, Nihil Seminar, ILLC.

Collaborations

• Nothing is Logical