Last Update: December 16, 2004 [post-course]
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ENG 235: MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX OF ENGLISH
English Program, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Cyprus
*We will meet four times a week in the second half of the semester (details on September 8).
http://www.punksinscience.org/kleanthes/courses/UCY03F/MASOE
Office: Room 004, Phone: x2106 -- Consultation: MON & THU 3.00-4.00 pm
PLEASE CHECK FIRST CLASS FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE RESTRUCTURING OF THIS COURSE!
DESCRIPTION
The course examines the internal structure of words and the rules by which word formation takes place, and provides a thorough study of English grammar from a formal perspective. It examines the relationship between syntax and morphology by considering the effects that some morphological processes have on syntax. It also considers the phrase structure properties of English and develops the Government-and-Binding Theory of the Principles-and-Parameters approach to human language. It focuses on the different properties of main and embedded clauses, discusses movement operations, such as Yes/No- and Wh-questions, passives, and raising constructions, and it looks into selected further properties of issues related to clauses and nominals.
ASSESSMENT
Regular attendance is strongly suggested! Besides the class lectures, there will be:
1. one in-class mid-term exam covering morphology (Mid-Term Exam counts 30%)
2. one final exam covering syntax in the exam period (Final Exam counts 40%)
3. one take-home exam covering everything (Take-Home Exam counts 30%)
NB: #3 can be combined with an alternative PG take-home, to be announced soon. #1, the mid-term, can be downloaded. [As per agreement from Class 6, the mid-term is to be done at home, i.e. it's a take-home mid-term!]
READING
There are two required textbooks, i.e. every student must have his/her own copy!
Further references will be given in the first week; selected readings will be distributed in class.
SYLLABUS
This
is a thematic outline of the course, which is subject to change as
we go along [class handouts will be downloadable as we go from class to
class; click here for the introductory OUTLINE
handout, which is identical to this page]: <OCTOBER 27:
IN FACT THE OUTLINE HAS ALREADY CHANGED: PLEASE REFER TO THE REVISED SYLLABUS FOR A BETTER CORRESPONDENCE
BETWEEN CLASS AND MATERIAL.>
There will be no handouts for the syntax-part of the class; I advise
showing up for class! Click here to download
the syllabus (= CLASS 10).
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October 20: OLD COURSE Pedagogical Grammar |
Words, Words, Words |
Morphemes and Allomorphs |
Inflectional Morphology |
Derivational Morphology |
Compounds and Phrasal Words |
Exercises and Discussion |
Morphological Structure |
Productivity and Historical Sources |
Morphophonology |
Argument Structure |
November 6: CLASS 11 Revisiting Phrase Structure |
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November 10: CLASS 12 X'-Theory |
November 10: CLASS 13 Properties of Subjects |
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November 13: CLASS 14 Passivization and Raising |
November 13: CLASS 15 Control and Empty Categories |
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November 17: CLASS 16 Case and Movement |
November 17: CLASS 17 Head Movement and Particles |
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November 20: CLASS 18 Movement and Wh-Questions |
November 20: CLASS 19 Movement and Relative Clauses |
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November 24: CLASS 20 VP-Internal Subject Hypothesis |
November 24: CLASS 21 Head Movement and Particles |
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November 27: CLASS 22 Issues in Clausal Structure I |
November 27: CLASS 23 Issues in Clausal Structure II |
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December 1: CLASS 24 Issues in Nominal Structure I |
December 1: CLASS 25 Issues in Nominal Structure II |
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December 4: CLASS 26 Further Issues in Syntax |
December 4: CLASS 27 Discussion and Review: PG & MASOE |