Spring 2024 - LING 322 B100
Syntax (3)
Class Number: 1930
Delivery Method: Blended
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Nancy Hedberg
hedberg@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3554
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Prerequisites:
LING 282W.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Introduces theories of sentence structure.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course introduces the major issues in syntactic theory within the generative framework along the lines of Principles and Parameters, and Minimalism. Topics to be covered include principles that govern the derivation of phrases and sentence structures, syntactic conditions on the interpretation of different types of noun phrases, motivation and constraints on movement, and locality conditions. The theoretical concepts introduced in this course will be employed in the analysis of empirical data drawn not only from English but also from many other languages.
MODE OF INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY:
This course will be blended in person and asynchronous. Exercises and quizzes will be available asynchronously in Canvas for a minimum of one hours per week based on course readings, on-line videos and podcasts. There will be a two-hour in-person class each week dedicated to review and in-depth discussion of class materials and to working on exercises in small groups.
Grading
- Weekly Pre-quizzes (individual) 24%
- Weekly Group Assignments 36%
- Group Presentations 20%
- Podcast Discussions 16%
- Participation and Engagement 4%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Andrew Carnie. 2021. Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Fourth edition. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
RECOMMENDED READING:
None.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students should familiarize themselves with the Department's Standards on Class Management and Student Responsibilities.
Please note that a grade of “FD” (Failed-Dishonesty) may be assigned as a penalty for academic dishonesty.
All student requests for accommodations for their religious practices must be made in writing by the end of the first week of classes or no later than one week after a student adds a course.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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