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University credit hours: 4.0
Course description
MA/BA Course
CURRENT SYNTAX
The course will present the major developments that took place within
syntactic theory in the past two decades, after the GB theory of the early 80s.
The topics to be discussed in detail will include clause structure, functional
categories, secondary predication, the licensing of PRO, D(eterminer)Phrase
and the structure of nominals, VP-shells, Reflexivity vs. binding. The course
lays the foundation for doing research in current syntactic theory, and for the
minimalist program framework.
Course requirements: Regular attendance and class participation, occasional
homework assignments and a final take-home exam.
CURRENT SYNTAX
The course will present the major developments that took place within
syntactic theory in the past two decades, after the GB theory of the early 80s.
The topics to be discussed in detail will include clause structure, functional
categories, secondary predication, the licensing of PRO, D(eterminer)Phrase
and the structure of nominals, VP-shells, Reflexivity vs. binding. The course
lays the foundation for doing research in current syntactic theory, and for the
minimalist program framework.
Course requirements: Regular attendance and class participation, occasional
homework assignments and a final take-home exam.