ToshiyukiOgiharaProfessor and Graduate Program Coordinatorogihara@uw.eduGUG 415GOffice Hours: MW 3:30 - 4:30 (Winter 2018)Fields of InterestFormal SemanticsJapanese LinguisticsPhilosophy of LanguageBackground and ExperienceSummaryPhD 1989, University of Texas at AustinProf. Ogihara specializes in formal semantics of natural language. The languages that his research deals with are English and Japanese. His past research concentrated on temporal semantics (tense and aspect) but also dealt with some related research issues such as modality, conditionals, issues having to do with discourse, attitude verbs. Prof. Ogihara is also interested in Japanese linguistics, especially issues having to do with semantics such as categorical vs. thetic judgments. Websites: Faculty Website Research Selected: Publications, Journal Articles 2015a. Ogihara, T. & Fukishima, T. ‘Semantic Properties of the So-called Past Tense Morpheme in Late Late Middle Japanese’, Journal of East Asian Linguistics, 24(1), pp. 75-112. 2015b. “Relative Tense in Relative Clauses,” Journal of Japanese Linguistics 31, pp. 33-56. Research Advised: Undergraduate Honors Theses An, YoungEun. "Characteristic Determiners vs. Adjectives in Korean." Honors Thesis, U of Washington, 2015/2016. Research Advised: Graduate Masters Theses William S. Robinson. "Counterfactuals in Context: Felicity conditions for counterfactual conditionals containing proper names." MA Thesis, U of Washington, 2014. Kyoko Sano. "Rhetorical Counterfactuals." MA Thesis. U of Washington, 2012. Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Komoto, Naoko. "Topics in the semantics of English and Japanese modals." Diss. U of Washington, 2011. Courses Taught Winter 2021 LING 412 A: Japanese Syntax and Semantics LING 479 A: Semantics II LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II Autumn 2020 LING 478 A: Semantics I LING 578 A: Semantic Theory I Spring 2020 LING 412 A: Japanese Syntax and Semantics Winter 2020 LING 479 A: Semantics II LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II LING 579 B: Semantic Theory II Autumn 2019 LING 478 A: Semantics I - Course Website LING 578 A: Semantic Theory I - Course Website LING 580 E: Problems in Linguistics LING 580 F: Problems in Linguistics Spring 2019 LING 412 A: Japanese Syntax and Semantics Winter 2019 LING 479 A: Semantics II LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II Autumn 2018 LING 478 A: Semantics I - Course Website LING 578 A: Semantic Theory I LING 580 G: Problems in Linguistics - Course Website LING 580 H: Problems in Linguistics Spring 2018 LING 479 A: Semantics II - Course Website LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II - Course Website Winter 2018 LING 200 A: Introduction To Linguistic Thought - Course Website Autumn 2017 LING 478 A: Semantics I - Course Website LING 578 A: Semantic Theory I - Course Website Summer 2017 B-term LING 478 A: Semantics I - Course Website Spring 2017 LING 412 A: Japanese Syntax And Semantics - Course Website Winter 2017 LING 479 A: Semantics II - Course Website LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II - Course Website LING 580 C: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website LING 580 D: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website Summer 2016 A-term LING 400 A: Survey of Linguistic Method and Theory - Course Website Spring 2016 LING 580 E: Problems In Linguistics LING 580 F: Problems In Linguistics Winter 2016 LING 479 A: Semantics II LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II Autumn 2015 LING 442 A: Semantics I LING 542 A: Semantic Theory I Summer 2015 B-term LING 442 A: Semantics I - Course Website Spring 2015 LING 480 B: Topics In Linguistics LING 580 E: Problems In Linguistics LING 580 F: Problems In Linguistics Winter 2015 LING 479 A: Semantics II - Course Website LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II Summer 2014 A-term LING 400 A: Survey Of Linguistic Method And Theory - Course Website Winter 2014 LING 200 A: Introduction To Linguistic Thought - Course Website LING 479 A: Semantics II LING 579 A: Semantic Theory II Summer 2013 B-term LING 442 A: Semantics I - Course Website Related News Related News Congratulations to Profs. Citko and Ogihara for 2018 Linguistics Fund Award! - Jul 11, 2018 Linguistics Service Recognition Celebration - May 2, 2017 UW Faculty and Grads at LSA 2016 - Jan 14, 2016 UW Linguistics graduate students and faculty participate in LSA annual meeting in Washington DC - Jan 6, 2016 Share: Print PDF