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Dr. M.D. (Maria) Aloni

Faculty of Humanities
Logic and Language
Photographer: Bron Mario Aloni

Visiting address
  • Oude Turfmarkt 143
  • Room number: 2.12
Postal address
  • Postbus 94201
    1090 GE Amsterdam
  • Publications

    2023

    • Aloni, M. (2023). Neglect-Zero Effects in Dynamic Semantics. In D. Deng, M. Liu, D. Westerståhl, & K. Xie (Eds.), Dynamics in Logic and Language: Third Tsinghua Interdisciplinary Workshop on Logic, Language, and Meaning, TLLM 2022, virtual event, April 1–4, 2022 : revised selected papers (pp. 1-24). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 13524), (FoLLI Publications on Logic, Language and Information). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25894-7_1 [details]
    • Aloni, M., & van Ormondt, P. (2023). Modified Numerals and Split Disjunction: The First-Order Case. Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 32(4), 539-567. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10849-023-09399-w [details]
    • Aloni, M., Incurvati, L., & Schlöder, J. J. (2023). Epistemic Modals in Hypothetical Reasoning. Erkenntnis, 88(8), 3551–3581. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-022-00517-x [details]
    • Pinton, L., & Aloni, M. (2023). You may like or dislike this paper, and we do care which: Sluicing and free choice. In M. Onoeva, A. Staňková, & R. Šimík (Eds.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 27 (pp. 519-534). Charles University. https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2023.v27.1084 [details]

    2022

    2019

    2018

    2017

    2016

    2015

    2014

    • Aloni, M., & Jacinto, B. (2014). Knowing Who: How Perspectives and Context Interact. In F. Lihoreau, & M. Rebuschi (Eds.), Epistemology, Context, and Formalism (pp. 81-107). (Synthese Library; Vol. 369). Springer. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02943-6_6 [details]
    • Aloni, M., & Port, A. (2014). Modal inferences in marked indefinites: the case of German irgend-indefinites. In A. Aguilar-Guevara, B. Le Bruyn, & J. Zwarts (Eds.), Weak Referentiality (pp. 17-44). (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today; Vol. 219). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/la.219.02alo [details]
    • Aloni, M., & Roelofsen, F. (2014). Indefinites in comparatives. Natural Language Semantics, 22(2), 145-167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11050-013-9103-z [details]

    2013

    • Aloni, M. D., & Ciardelli, I. A. (2013). A logical account of free choice imperatives. In M. D. Aloni, & M. Franke (Eds.), The dynamic, inquisitive, and visionary life of ϕ, ?ϕ, and ◊ϕ -- A festschrift for Jeroen Groenendijk, Martin Stokhof, and Frank Veltman ILLC, University of Amsterdam. http://festschriften.illc.uva.nl/Festschrift-JMF/
    • Aloni, M., & Franke, M. (2013). On the Free Choice Potential of Epistemic and Deontic Modals. In I. Caponigro, & C. Cecchetto (Eds.), From Grammar to Meaning: The Spontaneous Logicality of Language (pp. 108-138). (Cambridge studies in linguistics). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519328.008 [details]
    • Aloni, M., Égré, P., & de Jager, T. (2013). Knowing whether A or B. Synthese, 190(14), 2595-2621. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-009-9646-1 [details]

    2012

    2011

    2010

    • Aloni, M. D., & Port, A. (2010). Epistemic Indefinites Crosslinguistically. In N. LaCara, L. Fainleib, & Y. Park (Eds.), Proceedings of NELS 41
    • Aloni, M., & Égré, P. (2010). Alternative questions and knowledge attributions. Philosophical Quarterly, 60(238), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2008.606.x [details]

    2008

    2007

    • Aloni, M. (2007). Expressing ignorance or indifference: modal implicatures in bi-directional OT. In B. D. ten Cate, & H. W. Zeevat (Eds.), Logic, Language, and Computation: 6th International Tbilisi Symposium on Logic, Language, and Computation,TbiLLC 2005 Batumi, Georgia, September 12-16, 2005 : revised selected papers (pp. 1-20). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4363), (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75144-1_1 [details]
    • Aloni, M. (2007). Free choice, modals, and imperatives. Natural Language Semantics, 15(1), 65-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11050-007-9010-2 [details]
    • Aloni, M., Beaver, D., Clark, B., & van Rooij, R. (2007). The dynamics of topic and focus. In M. Aloni, A. Butler, & P. Dekker (Eds.), Questions in dynamic semantics (pp. 123-145). (Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface; No. 17). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
    • Aloni, M., Butler, A., & Hindsill, D. (2007). Nuclear accent, focus, and Bidirectional OT. In M. Aloni, A. Butler, & P. Dekker (Eds.), Questions in dynamic semantics (pp. 253-268). (Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface; No. 17). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
    • Dekker, P., Aloni, M., & Butler, A. (2007). The semantics and pragmatics of questions. In M. Aloni, A. Butler, & P. Dekker (Eds.), Questions in dynamic semantics (pp. 1-40). (Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface; No. 17). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

    2005

    • Aloni, M. (2005). A Formal Treatment of the Pragmatics of Questions and Attitudes. Linguistics and Philosophy, 28(5), 505-539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-005-1160-4 [details]
    • Aloni, M. (2005). Individual Concepts in Modal Predicate Logic. Journal of Philosophical Logic, 34(1), 1-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-004-4065-8 [details]
    • Aloni, M. (2005). Utility and Implicatures of Imperatives. In Proceedings of DIALOR'05 Nancy. [details]
    • Aloni, M., & van Rooy, R. A. M. (2005). Free Choice Items and Alternatives. In Proceedings of KNAW Colloquium "Cognitive Foundations of Interpretation" Amsterdam: KNAW. [details]

    2003

    • Aloni, M. (2003). Free choice in modal contexts. In Arbeitspapiere des Fachbereichs Sprachwissenschaft (pp. 25-37). University of Konstanz. [details]
    • Aloni, M. (2003). On choice-offering imperatives. In P. J. E. Dekker, & R. A. M. van Rooij (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th Amsterdam Colloquium (pp. 57-62). Amsterdam: ILLC. [details]

    2002

    • Aloni, M. (2002). Questions under cover. In D. Barker-Plummer, D. Beaver, J. van Benthem, & P. Scotto de Luzio (Eds.), Words, Proofs, and Diagrams (pp. 167-191). Stanford: CSLI. [details]
    • Aloni, M., & van Rooij, R. A. M. (2002). The dynamics of questions and focus. In B. Jackson (Ed.), SALT 12 CLC Publications. [details]
    • Aloni, M., & van Rooij, R. A. M. (2002). Topical domain restriction. In D. de Jongh, M. Nilsenová, & H. Zeevat (Eds.), Proceedings of Tbilisi symposium Tbilisi. [details]

    2000

    • Aloni, M. (2000). Conceptual covers in dynamic semantics. In P. Blackburn, & J. Seligman (Eds.), Logic, Language and Computation, Vol. III Stanford, CA: CSLI. [details]

    1999

    • Aloni, M., Beaver, D. I., & Clark, B. (1999). Focus and topic sensitive operators. In P. J. E. Dekker (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th Amsterdam Colloquium (Vol. 55). Amsterdam: ILLC. [details]

    2016

    2013

    2012

    • Aloni, M., Kimmelman, V., Roelofsen, F., Sassoon, G. W., Schulz, K., & Westera, M. (2012). Logic, language and meaning: 18th Amsterdam Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 19-21 2011: revised selected papers. (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 7218), (FoLLI Publications on Logic, Language and Information). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31482-7 [details]

    2010

    • Aloni, M., Bastiaanse, H., de Jager, T., & Schulz, K. (2010). Preface. In M. Aloni, H. Bastiaanse, T. de Jager, & K. Schulz (Eds.), Logic, Language and Meaning: 17th Amsterdam Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 16-18, 2009 : revised selected papers (pp. VI). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 6042), (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence), (FoLLI Publications on Logic, Language and Information). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14287-1 [details]
    • Aloni, M., Bastiaanse, H., de Jager, T., & Schulz, K. (Eds.) (2010). Logic, language and meaning: 17th Amsterdam Colloquium, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, December 16-18, 2009 : revised selected papers. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 6042), (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence), (FoLLI Publications on Logic, Language and Information). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14287-1 [details]

    2007

    • Aloni, M. (2007). Free choice and exhaustification: an account of subtrigging effects. In E. Puig-Waldmüller (Ed.), Proceedings of Sinn un Bedeutung 11 (pp. 16-30). Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
    • Aloni, M., Butler, A., & Dekker, P. (2007). Questions in dynamic semantics. (Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface; No. 17). Amsterdam: Elsevier. [details]

    2001

    • Aloni, M. (2001). Optimization games: An application. In Proceedings of TARK 2001 (pp. 69-82). Los Altos: Morgan Kaufmann. [details]
    • Aloni, M. (2001). Pragmatics for propositional attitudes. In R. van Rooy, & M. Stokhof (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Amsterdam Colloquium, Amsterdam, 2001 (pp. 19-24). Amsterdam: ILLC. [details]

    1997

    • Aloni, M. (1997). Quantification in Dynamic Semantics. In M. Stokhof, P. Dekker, & Y. Venema (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eleventh Amsterdam Colloquium (pp. 73-78). Amsterdam: ILLC/UvA. [details]

    2013

    • Aloni, M. (2013). Questions, identity and knowledge. Paper presented at American Philosophical Association (APA) Eastern Division Meeting, Baltimore.

    Prize / grant

    • Aloni, M. (2022). Nothing is Logical (NWO Open Competition).
    • Aloni, M. (2007). Indefinites and beyond. Evolutionary pragmatics and typological semantics. (NWO VIDI).
    • Aloni, M. (2004). Semantic Structure and Dynamics in Natural Language Interpretation (NWO VENI).
    • Aloni, M. (2001). E. W. Beth Dissertation Prize.

    Membership / relevant position

    • Aloni, M. (2020). Beth dissertation prize committee 2020, FOLLI - Beth dissertation prize committee 2020.
    • Aloni, M. (2020). NWO - SGW VENI commissie, NWO - SGW VENI commissie .
    • Aloni, M. (2020-2040). Elected members of Academia Europaea, Academia Europaea.
    • Aloni, M. (2020-2050). Academia Europaea. https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Aloni_Maria/CV
    • Aloni, M. (2017). Member of review panel for priority programme XPrag.de Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation).
    • Aloni, M. (2016-2017). Review Panel for Priority Programme XPrag.de for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation).
    • Aloni, M. (2016-). VIDI commissie NWO.
    • Aloni, M. (2015-). VIDI commissie NWO.

    Journal editor

    • Aloni, M. (editor) (2015-2050). Journal of Semantics (Journal).
    • Aloni, M. (member of editorial board) (2013-2017). Review of Symbolic Logic (Journal).
    • Aloni, M. (member of editorial board) (2007-2017). Semantics and Pragmatics (Journal).

    Talk / presentation

    • Aloni, M. (keynote speaker) (6-12-2016). FC Disjunction in State-Based Semantics, Logical Aspects of Computational Linguistics , Nancy.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) (20-9-2016). FC Disjunction in State-Based Semantics, Logic in Language and Conversation.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) & Ciardelli, I. A. (invited speaker) (13-6-2016). Imperatives in inquisitive and truth-maker semantics, Imperatives: Worlds and Beyond.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) (3-6-2016). Disjunctions in state-based semantics, Disjunction Days: Theoretical and experimental perspectives on the semantics and pragmatics of disjunction, Berlin.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) (25-5-2016). On free choice disjunction, UCL Linguistics & Philosophy Seminar, London.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) (5-4-2016). On identity questions, concealed questions and specificational subjects, Questions in Linguistics and Philosophy, London.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) (24-2-2016). Indefinites as fossils, Indefinites between Theory and Language Change (DGfS) , Konstanz.
    • Aloni, M. (invited speaker) (15-12-2015). On hidden questions, Questions in Logic and Semantics, Amsterdam.

    Others

    • Aloni, M. (visiting researcher) (25-4-2015 - 31-5-2015). New York University (visiting an external institution).

    2001

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