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Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-12:20 Location: HGT DS005
Instructor: Barbara Citko Instructor’s Office: Padelford A210D Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays Tuesday 9-10am, Thursday 2-3pm Email: bcitko@u.washington.edu
This course is an introduction to syntax; the study of sentence structure. Through regular problem sets and class discussions, we will gain more experience with rigorous scientific argumentation and reasoning, and develop a working knowledge of generative syntax. Our primary focus will be the syntactic analysis of English; however, we will also look at the syntax of other languages and compare them to English.
Prerequisites: LING 200 or LING 400 or the equivalent (my permission required)
Textbook: Carnie, Andrew. 2007. Syntax: A Generative Introduction (Second Edition). If you have the first edition, please get the second one.
Requirements and Grading Policies: see the syllabus
Course Outline:
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LING 461: Syntax I |
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Hw (due in class) |
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Tue 01/08 |
Introductions Course Overview Diagnostic Quiz
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Thu 01/10 |
Syntax as Science Nature of Syntactic Rules
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Chapter 1 |
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II |
Tue 01/15 |
Parts of Speech
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Chapter 2 |
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Thu 01/17 |
Rules and Trees: NPs, AdjP, PPs, VPs
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Chapter 3, pp. 63-73 |
Hw 1 Due: Ex 1 & 2, pp. 31-32 Ex 7, pp. 59-60 Ex. 2, p. 60 |
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III |
Tue 01/22 |
Rules and Trees: Clauses How to draw trees? How to analyze foreign languages examples?
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Chapter 3, pp. 74-86 Appendix: How to Do Foreign Language PSR Problems? |
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Thu 01/24 |
Structural Ambiguity, Constituency Tests
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Chapter 3, pp. 87-91 |
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IV |
Tue 01/29 |
Quiz Structural Relations
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Chapter 4 |
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Thu 01/31 |
Problem Solving Session: trees, rules, constituency tests, structural relations
Online Quiz 2 (due Tuesday Feb 5) |
Problems 13 and 14 |
Hw 2 Due: Ex 7, pp. 99-100 Ex 4, pp. 97-98 (examples e, m, o) Extra Credit: example r from Ex 4 on page 98.
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V |
Tue 02/05 |
Review for Midterm
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Thu 02/07 |
Review for Midterm Continued
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VI |
Tue 02/12 |
MIDTERM
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Chapters 1-4 |
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Thu 02/14 |
Binding
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Chapter 5 |
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VII |
Tue 02/19 |
X-bar theory: evidence for X’ levels; complements, adjuncts, specifiers
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Chapter 6, pp. 153-174 |
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Thu 02/21 |
Word Order Parameters Drawing trees in X-bar notation
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Chapter 6, pp. 174-189 |
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VIII |
Tue 02/26 |
Extending X-bar theory: Clause Types
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Chapter 7, pp. 201-206 |
Hw 3 Due: Ex 4, pp. 148-149 Ex 4, p. 192 Ex 7, pp. 193-194 (examples b, e, i) |
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Thu 02/28 |
Extending X-bar theory: TPs, CPs, DPs
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Chapter 7, pp. 197-212 |
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IX |
Tue 03/04 |
Problem Solving Session: functional categories
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Chapter 7, pp. 206-214 |
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Thu 03/06 |
Constraining X-bar theory: theta roles and thematic relations
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Chapter 8, pp. 219-228 |
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X |
Tue 03/11 |
Constraining X-bar theory: expletives, EPP |
Chapter 8, pp. 228-240 |
Hw 4 Due: Ex. 2, pp. 214-215 Ex. 4, p. 215 (examples e, f, g, h) Ex. 2, p. 217 |
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Thu 03/13 |
Wrap-Up and Review for Final |
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Monday, 03/17 10:30-12:20 |
Final Exam (HGT DS005) |
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