Last update: December 16, 2004 [post-course]

EINFÜHRUNGSSEMINAR SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT TEIL B: SCHWERPUNKT SYNTAX

INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX

Englisches Seminar , Universität zu Köln

Winter Semester 2002/03: Thursdays, 12.00-1.30pm – Room S75

Kleanthes Grohmann – kleanthes AT punksinscience.org
Office: Room 104 – Hours: Thursdays, 2.00-4.00pm
www.punksinscience.org/kleanthes – Tel.: x2821

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DESCRIPTION

This seminar will provide an introduction to syntax, the study of sentence structure. Students may obtain a Schein on the basis of a number of short, written exercises, as well as a written test at the end of the term. The obligatory reading for this class is a textbook which every student should have a copy of (see also the additional readings on handouts and the Handapparat):

Radford, Andrew. 1997. Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
[This is the obligatory course reading; I will put some additional material in the Handapparat in the library.]

REQUIREMENTS

You should have elementary grounding in sentence structure, acquired last semester in the Einführungsseminar Sprachwissenschaft Teil A. To obtain a certificate (Schein) you will be required to show up for every class (at most one unexcused miss!), hand in your homework regularly (see "Grading" below) and pass a final exam (Klausur).

GRADING

You will be graded for ten exercises (5% each = 50% altogether) and one final exam (50%). The outcome is your grade for the Einführungsseminar Sprachwissenschaft Teil B, which counts 60% of your total grade for the Einführungsseminar Sprachwissenschaft. (Teil A counts 40%.)

You must do the exercises by yourself — plagiarism is a serious offense and will be punished as such (read: Kein Abschreiben!). You will be given a total of at least 12 homework exercises of which I grade the best ten. Each homework will cover the class(es) it's being given on.

Important:
• All homework exercises are due by Thursday 10am before the next class.
• While I can't force you, I would very much appreciate typewritten exercises.

The final exam (Klausur), which you must do solely by yourself, covers the entire course.