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Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-12:20 Location: JHN 022 Professor: Barbara Citko Professor’s Office: Padelford A210D Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-2:30pm and Wednesdays 9-10am Office Phone: 3-6502 (no voicemail) Email: bcitko@u.washington.edu Course Description: This course builds on the topics and concepts covered in LING 461 (Syntax I), leading up to a more complete description of the syntax of natural languages. Through regular problem sets, we will gain more experience with rigorous scientific argumentation and reasoning, and develop a working knowledge of generative syntax. Even though the focus of the course is on the syntactic analysis of English, we will also look at the syntax of other languages and compare them to English.
Textbook: Carnie, Andrew. 2007. Syntax: A Generative Introduction (Second Edition). If have the first edition, please get the second one. They are substantially different.
Go-Post: I have created the E-Post bulletin board to continue and facilitate discussion outside of class. Take advantage of it!
Course Outline and Readings (subject to change) |
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LING 462: Syntax II |
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Hw (due in class) |
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3/30 |
Overview and Review
Diagnostic Quiz
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4/1 |
Verb Movement (V-T movement)
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Chapter 9 (pp. 243-260) |
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II |
4/6 |
Verb Movement (T-C movement)
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Chapter 9 (pp. 260-274) |
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4/8 |
Verb Movement from a Crosslinguistic Perspective
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Vikner, Sten. ‘Vo-to-Io Movement and Inflection for Person in All Tenses’ |
Hw 1 Due: Problem Set 6, p. 276 Problem Set 7, p. 276-277 |
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III |
4/13 |
DP Movement (Passive and Raising)
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Chapter 10 (pp. 285-295) |
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4/15 |
DP Movement and Case
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Chapter 10 (pp. 295-307) |
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IV |
4/20 |
Wh Movement: Questions
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Chapter 11 (pp. 317-334) |
Hw 2 Due: Problem Set 5, p. 310-311 Problem Set 6 (only examples c and e), p. 310-311 |
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4/22 |
Exam 1
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V |
4/27 |
Wh-Movement: Islands
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Chapter 11 (pp. 334-345) |
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4/29 |
Wh-Movement from a Crosslinguistic Perspective
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VI |
5/4 |
A Unified Theory of Movement
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Chapter 12 (pp. 353-370) |
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5/6 |
A Unified Theory of Movement Continued
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Hw 3 Due: Problem Set 1 (ex. d and q), p. 346 Problem Set 4, p. 347 Problem Set 5, p. 347 |
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VII |
5/11 |
Expanded VPs
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Chapter 13 (pp.375-389) |
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5/13 |
Catch up and Review Session
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VIII |
5/18 |
Exam 2 |
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5/20 |
Raising versus Control
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Chapter 14 (pp. 395-405) |
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IX |
5/25 |
No class: Happy Memorial Day! |
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5/27 |
Two Kinds of Raising and Two Kinds of Control
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Chapter 14 (pp. 403-415) |
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X |
6/1 |
Advanced Topics in Binding
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Chapter 15 (pp. 423-434) |
Hw 4 Due: Problem Set 1, p. 390
Problem Set 4, p. 421: Choose 5 verbs from the list. Do not choose the ones we discussed in class (be eager, persuade, want, seem, be likely, be ready)
Problem Set 5 (examples e and k), p. 421
EXTRA CREDIT: Challenge Problem 1 on page 422 |
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6/3 |
Wrap-Up and Review for Final
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6/8
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FINAL EXAM 8:30-10:20, Johnson Hall 022 |
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