Arthur Sullivan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

irony pragmatics neo-gricean language non-literal communication

Latest funding

The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$19,634
Irony, logic, and conversation
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$57,591
The future of the proposition
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$59,900

All 4 grants and awards

The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: philosophy of language; epistemology; metaphysics; languages; cognitive science; linguistics; eliminativism

$19,634

Irony, logic, and conversation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sullivan, Arthur M.

Keywords: irony; pragmatics; neo-gricean; language; non-literal communication

$57,591

The future of the proposition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Sullivan, Arthur M.

Keywords: philosophy of language; linguistic meaning; pragmatics; theory of reference; lexical semantics; cognitive psychology

$59,900

The externalism/individualism debates

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sullivan, Arthur M.

Keywords: philosophy of mind and language; foundations of cognitive science; semantics; reference

$55,093

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: irony Dear Professor Sullivan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on irony connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]