Below are links to individual class videos and materials used in class. Required readings are listed below the class title. Links to assignments are provided below the class title.
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1. Constituency
Algebra of Language Chapter 1
2. Properties of constituents, Graphs, parts of speech
Algebra of Language Chapter 2, 3
3. X-bar
Algebra of Language Chapter 4
PS1 Assigned
4. X-bar
5. Theta theory, c-selection
6. Functional Categories little v DP, CP, TP
Algebra of Language Chapter 5
PS 1 discussed
7. Functional Categories little v DP, CP, TP
PS 2 assigned
8. Functional Categories Syntactic Spine
9. Structural Relations, c-command Binding
Algebra of Language Chapter 6
10. Drawing Trees Practice Part 1
11. Drawing Trees Practice Part 2
PS 2 discussed
Midterm Assigned
12. Movement preliminaries Part1
Algebra of Language Chapter 7
13. Movement preliminaries Part 2
PS3 Assigned
14. Head Movement
15. Head Movement Practice
16. DP Movement Part 1 of 3
Algebra of Language Chapter 8;
PS4 assigned
PS3 discussed
Midterm discussed
17. DP Movement Part 2 of 3
18. DP Movement Part 3 of 3
PS4 discussed
19. DP Movement Practice
20. DP movement final thoughts, Wh-movement Part 1 of 2
Algebra of Language Chapter 9;
PS 5 assigned
21. Wh-movement Part 2 of 2
22. WH-movement Practice
23. Unifying movement- Broad Picture Part 1 of 2
Algebra of Language Chapter 10;
24. Unifying movement- Broad Picture Part 2 of 2
PS5 discussed