Syntax Syllabus

Course Outline

Linguistics 522

The table below gives an approximate schedule of classes, assignments, and lectures for this course. On days that are shaded gray, class does not meet. Days shaded gray before the last day of classes are either holidays or cancelled classes.

Day

Reading

Assignment

Lecture

Background
Tue Aug 25 Chapter 1 Prerequisites. Syllabus. Expectations. Developing a tolerance for imperfect understanding. The role of assignments in this course.    
Thu Aug 27 Chapter 2, 3 Blackboard: Intro slides \& class exercises    
Tue Sep 01 Chapter 2  
  • Blackboard: Worksheet one (Class Documents): Parts of speech
  • Blackboard: Noun noun compounds
 
Thu Sep 03 Chapter 3 Constituency.    
Tue Sep 08 Chapter 3  
  • Blackboard: Worksheet Two (Class Documents): Trees
  • Blackboard: Noun noun compounds
 
Thu Sep 10 Chapter 4. Structural relations. (not a fun read!). Phrase-structure rules. Dominance, precedence, and C-command Assignment One due on Blackboard
  • Blackboard Worksheet two: Structure
  • Blackboard: Structural relations
  • Blackboard: The Irish problem
 
Tue Sep 15 Chapter 5. The Binding Theory; Anaphors, pronouns, and R-expressions  
  • Blackboard Worksheet two: Binding Theory
  • Binding theory slides
 
Thu Sep 17    
  • Blackboard Worksheet two: Binding Theory, ctd.
 
Tue Sep 22     Lectures:
  1. Drawing Xbar trees.
  2. 6.1 Intermediate constituents.
  3. 6.2 Cross-categorial generalizations: Complement, Adjunct, Specifier.
  4. 6.3 Parameterizing word order
 
Thu Sep 24   Assignment Two due on Blackboard    
Tue Sep 29 Chapter 6. Xbar Syntax   Complement and adjunct tests, One replacement.  
Thu Oct 01        
Tue Oct 06 Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Review. Assignment Three due on Blackboard. Constituent review, Binding Theory Quiz, Complement and adjunct tests, Model answer to German, One replacement, Binding theory tutorial notes, Recipes for binding theory arguments.  
Thu Oct 08   Assignment: Midterm passed out.    
Tue Oct 13        
Thu Oct 15 Chapter 7: Advanced Xbar Syntax; Introducing Functional heads: CP, TP, DP

 Assignment: Midterm due on Blackboard Constituent review, Model answers for Ch. 5 homework Binding Theory Quiz, Complement and adjunct tests, Model answer to German, One replacement, Binding theory tutorial notes, Recipes for binding theory arguments.  
Tue Oct 20        
Thu Oct 22     Lexicon Lecture.
 
Tue Oct 27 Chapter 8. The Lexicon, Theta theory.   Lecture.  
Thu Oct 29        
Tue Nov 03        
Thu Nov 05 Chapter 10. Head movement. Assignment Four due. (Chs 7 & 8) (Chapter 7: GPS1, GPS3 GPS4, GPS5d,f,g,h; Chapter 8: Exercises 3, 4, 5)    
Tue Nov 10        
Thu Nov 12        
Tue Nov 17 Chapter 11. DP Movement   DP Movement lecture  
Thu Nov 19     lecture: Elizabethan English (Verb movement), Verb movement Model, German verb movement, Theta grids  
Tue Nov 24        
Thu Nov 26 H'day H'day H'day H'day
Tue Dec 01   Assignment Five Due: Chapter 10: Exercises 1, 2, 7, 9b,d,e,f (draw S-structure trees, not D-Structure), Challenge 2, 3. Chapter 11. Exercises 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, Challenge 2    
Thu Dec 03        
Tue Dec 08        
Thu Dec 10   Assignment: Final passed out. Due Th Dec 17.    
Tue Dec 15  
  1. Tuesday Section Final 2017, Due Dec. 21
  2. Verb movement Model,
  3. German verb movement,
  4. Exercise 7, Additional Chapter 11 trees.
  5. Model answers Chap 11 homework
  6. Model answers Chap 12 homework
  7. Model trees additional exercises Ch 11
  8. Theta grids: model answers
  9. D-structure check list
  10. 2014 Final (Tuesday Section)
  11. 2015 Final (Tuesday Section)
  12. Universal grammar
Lecture : Review : Exam  
Thu Dec 17   Final: Due Tues Dec. 18, 2 PM.    
Tue Dec 22   Final. Assignment
  1. Tuesday Section Final 2017, Due Dec. 21
   
Thu Dec 24        
Tue Dec 29