| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2:30pm-3:45pm | TuTh | Candler Library 114 | Marjorie Pak. | HSC. | 4 | 1267 | TBA. |
What makes a word a word, as opposed to a phrase or sentence? What are the principles that determine how words, phrases and sentences are formed cross-linguistically? We will focus on the relationship between word structure (morphology) and sentence structure (syntax), exploring the different kinds of patterns that are found among the world's languages and their implications for the organization of the grammar. More advanced concepts in syntactic theory - including constituency, wh-movement, argument structure, and the analysis of dependent clauses - will be discussed as well. We will return periodically to the question of how words are different from sentences, and in the last part of the course we will examine this question in-depth by looking at English wanna-contraction, noun incorporation, and some other problematic cases.
Students will develop the vocabulary and problem-solving techniques that linguists use for morphosyntactic analysis: recognizing patterns in linguistic data, testing hypotheses, applying diagnostic tools, and advancing arguments and counterarguments.
Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources
- All assigned readings will be made available electronically.
Grading
| Assignment/Exam | Details | % of Total Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Students' responsibilities include active class participation and discussion of assigned readings, homework assignments, in-class quizzes, and a take-home exam or final paper. |
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