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LING 509: Syntactic Theory III |
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Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30pm-3:20pm Location: GLD 117
Instructor: Barbara Citko Instructor’s Office: Padelford A210D Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:30 Office Phone: 3-6502 Email: bcitko@u.washington.edu
Course Description:
This course focuses on recent developments in syntactic theory, from the perspective of Chomsky’s Minimalist Program. We will focus on the following issues, comparing pre-minimalist, Government and Binding approaches to more recent minimalist ones: (i) phrase structure and linearization, (ii) case and agreement phenomena, (iii) movement and locality in a phase-based system.
Prerequisites: LING 508 (or the equivalent, subject to my approval)
Requirements:
Active participation (including short reports on readings) 10% Midterm Exam 20% 3 Hw Assignments 30% Class Presentation 10% Final Paper 30%
Textbooks:
Hornstein, N., J. Nunes, and K. Grohmann. 2005. Understanding Minimalism. Cambridge University Press. (HNG)
Boskovic, Z, and H. Lasnik. 2007. Minimalist Syntax. The Essential Readings. Blackwell Publishing (BL)
Course Outline (subject to change): |
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Readings ( to be completed before class)
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Hw (due in class) |
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I |
Tue 03/27 |
Overview |
Belleti’s and Rizzi’s interview with Noam Chomsky. HNG Chapter 1
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Thu 03/29 |
Basic Design of Language |
HNG 2 BL 1.1
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II |
Tue 04/03 |
Theta Domains |
HNG 3 BL 1.2
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Thu 04/05 |
Case Domains |
HNG 4 BL 2.2.2
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III |
Tue 04/10 |
Movement and Minimality Effects |
HNG 5
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Hw 1 Due (Ex 2.6, 2.11, 3.6, and 3.7 from HNG) |
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Thu 04/12 |
Copy Theory of Movement |
BL 6 |
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IV |
Tue 04/17 |
Phrase Structure |
HNG 6
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Thu 04/19 |
Review for Midterm |
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V |
Tue 04/24 |
Midterm |
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Thu 04/26 |
Structure Building and Lexical Insertion
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BL 3
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VI |
Tue 05/01 |
Linearization Copy Theory of Movement |
HNG 7 BL 6
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Thu 05/03 |
LCA/C-command Related Issues |
BL 5 |
Final Paper Outlines Due |
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VII |
Tue 05/08 |
Feature Interpretability and Feature Checking |
HNG 9
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Thu 05/10 |
Existential Constructions |
BL 7 |
Hw 2 Due |
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VIII |
Tue 05/15 |
Derivational Economy |
HNG 10
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Thu 05/17 |
Economy, Scope and Reconstruction |
BL 8 |
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IX |
Tue 05/22 |
Phases |
Chomsky, N. 2001. Beyond Explanatory Adequacy.
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Thu 05/24 |
Phases Continued |
Legate, J. 2003. ‘Some Interface Properties of the Phase,’ Linguistic Inquiry 34: 506-516. Matushansky, O. ‘Going through a phase, Ms.
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Hw 3 Due (Ex 9.14, 10.6, 10.15)
* Note the change from the handout (10.15 instead of 10.13) |
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Tue 05/29 |
Presentations |
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Thu 06/30 |
Presentations |
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Thu 06/07
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Final Papers Due |
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