LING6010
Introduction to Syntax
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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| WebLearn GradSchool | Semester 1 |
Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
This course is an introduction to the principles of syntax and to the basic concepts underlying theories of grammar. We will look at the structure of phrases, clauses and sentences, and at the functional relationship between parts of phrases and clauses, such as subject and object. We will also briefly introduce several major competing theories of grammar. The course concentrates on the basic concepts and methods of syntactic analysis, and focuses on the practical analysis and description of a wide range of phenomena from a variety of languages.
| Objectives | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate: 1. an understanding of grammatical diversity across languages; 2. practical skills in the analysis of language data; 3. skills in linguistic analysis; 4. research and general information literacy skills; 5. an understanding of nature of grammatical relations such as subject and object and semantic functions such as agent and patient; 6. an understanding of the ways languages encode grammatical relations; 7. an understanding of the structural characteristics of phrases and clauses; 8. an understanding of the formal representation of phrase structure; 9. an understanding of intermediate levels in phrase structure; 10. an understanding of the basic concepts underlying two competing theories of grammar |
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| Content | This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and methods of syntactic analysis and description and the foundation principles of grammatical theory. It concentrates on practical analysis and description of a wide range of phenomena from a variety of languages and their place in grammatical theory. Topics to be covered include: 1. word classes and phrasal categories; 2. the principles of constituent structure in two competing theoretical approaches; 3. word order and clause structure; 4. writing phrase structure grammar; 5. major clause types, including declarative, interrogative and imperative clauses and clauses with non-verbal predicates; 6. multi-clausal constructions, including complement clauses and relative clauses; 7. intermediate levels of structure, including basic X-bar syntax; 8. the principles of argument structure in two competing theoretical approaches; 9. grammatical functions such as subject and object, including the interaction of syntax and morphology; 10. semantic functions such as agent and patient, including the interaction of syntax and semantics. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | Not Applicable | ||||||
| Transition | Not Applicable | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | LING6910 or equivalent | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Seminar |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Seminar: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for LING6010 |