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Syntax: A Generative Introduction, 3rd Edition, by Andrew Carnie ISBN: 978-0-470-65531-3, August 2012 Wiley.
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Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assign |
Due |
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1/23 |
Introduction syntax and scientific method |
AC 1-31 |
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1/28 |
Parts of speech |
AC 43-61 |
PS 1 |
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1/30 |
Constituency |
AC 71-106 |
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PS 1 |
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2/4 |
Properties of constituents, Drawing trees |
AC 71-106, |
PS 2 |
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2/6 |
Structural relations |
AC 117-135, |
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PS 2 |
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2/11 |
Binding theory |
AC 147 – 158 |
PS3 |
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2/13 |
Recap |
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2/18 |
X-bar |
AC 163-199, |
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PS3 |
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2/20 |
Functional Categories |
AC 207 - 219 |
PS4 |
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2/25 |
Drawing trees Practice |
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PS4 |
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2/27 |
Theta theory |
AC 227-240, |
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3/04 |
Auxiliaries and Functional categories |
AC 249-279 |
PS5 |
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3/06 |
Recap |
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PS5 |
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3/11 |
Review |
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3/13 |
Midterm Exam (Open book in class) |
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3/25 |
Head movement |
AC 287-312 |
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3/27 |
DP movement |
AC 323 - 346 |
PS6 |
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4/1 |
Wh-movement |
AC 357 - 384 |
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PS6 |
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4/3 |
Movement continued |
AC 391 - 405 |
PS7 |
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4/8 |
Recap |
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PS7 |
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4/10 |
Verb Phrase |
AC 409-421 |
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4/15 |
Raising and Control |
AC 429-454 |
PS8 |
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4/17 |
Ellipsis |
AC 457 - 471 |
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4/22 |
Levels of representation |
AC 477 - 486 |
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PS8 |
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4/24 |
Polysynthesis non-configurationality |
AC 491 - 505 |
PS9 |
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4/29 |
Recap |
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PS9 |
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5/1 |
Review |
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5/6 |
Review |
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