LIN2520

Current syntactic theory

Proposed to be offered next in 1999

Heather 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 Written assignment (3000 words): 50%
* Class test (1 hour): 20%
* Class exercises and tutorial participation: 30%

Prescribed texts

Sells P Lectures on contemporary syntactic theories CSLI, 1985