Nathan Charlow, University of Toronto

Research

semantic content epistemic modality indicative conditionals triviality results foundations of semantics imperatives deontic modals semantics

Latest funding

Non-Truth-Conditional Content
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$32,206
Non-Truth-Conditional Content
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$54,044
Communicating about what to do
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$132,125

All 3 grants and awards

Non-Truth-Conditional Content

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Charlow, Nathan

Keywords: semantic content; epistemic modality; indicative conditionals; triviality results; foundations of semantics

$32,206

Non-Truth-Conditional Content

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Charlow, Nathan

Keywords: semantic content; epistemic modality; indicative conditionals; triviality results; foundations of semantics

$54,044

Communicating about what to do

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Charlow, Nathan

Keywords: imperatives; deontic modals; semantics; expressivism; dynamic semantics

$132,125

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: semantic content Dear Professor Charlow, 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 semantic content connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Non-Truth-Conditional Content" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]