Current syntactic theory
Not offered in 1997
H Bowe
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives Upon the successful completion of this subject students are expected to be familiar with key theoretical approaches to the study of form and function in syntax and appreciate the major strengths and weaknesses of these approaches in terms of their generality cross-linguistically.
Synopsis This subject is a comparative study of current approaches to form and function in syntax.
Assessment second year Written assignment (3000 words): 50%
* Class
test (1 hour): 20%
* Class exercises and tutorial participation: 30%
Assessment third year Written assignment (3000 words): 50%
* Class
test (1 hour): 20%
* Class exercises and tutorial participation: 30%
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Third-year students will complete an extra assignment.
Prescribed texts
Sells P Lectures on contemporary syntactic theories CSLI, 1985
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