L10B — Introduction to Morphology & Syntax
Syllabus
Syntax
Week 1: Jan 16 – 20
Introduction
- What we know when we know a language (syntactic knowledge)
- Testing: Replacement tests/movement tests
Read: Fabb Chapter 1.
Week 2: Jan 23 – 27
- The internal structure of the phrase
- Introduction to Tree structures
- Introduction to Phrase Classes & Word Classes
Read: Fabb Chapters 2 & 3
Week 3: Jan 30 – Feb 03
- Word Classes–Morphological and distributional criteria
- Phrase Classes–Phrases within phrases: Subject NP, Predicate VP, PP
Read: Fabb. Chapters 4 & 5
Week 4: Feb 06 – 10
- Phrase Classes-Phrases within phrases: AP, AdvP
- Drawing tree structures
Read: Fabb. Chapters 6 & 11
Week 5: Feb 13 – 17
- In–Course test # 1
- More on the structure of phrases (Non-English structures included)
Week 6: Feb 20 – 24
- Movement in passivization
- Movement in question–asking
Read: Fabb. Chapter 10
Week 7: Mar 06 – 10
- Embedded sentences (basic concepts)
- Introduction to X-Bar Theory
Read: Fabb. Chapter 10
Week 8: Mar 13 – 17
- In-Course test # 2 (Syntax)
Morphology begins:
- What we know when we know a language (morphological knowledge)
- Introduction to basic concepts: words and morphemes
Read:
- Fabb. Chapter 10
- LF The Minimal units of Meanings (Pgs 134–137)
- FR Rules of word formation (Pgs 63–75)
- AK Some background concepts (Pgs 11–16)
Week 9: Mar 20 – 24
- Inflectional vs Derivational Morphology
- The internal structure of words – Combining morphemes
Read:
- LF The hierarchical Structure of words (140–142)
- FR Derivational Morphology (76–81)
- AK Complex Words & Morphemes (16–23)
- Inflectional vs Derivational Morphology (42–46)
Week10: Mar 27–31
Read:
- LF Word Formation processes (143–147)
- AK Compounds & Compounding (32–40)
Week 11: Apr 03–07 (1Lecture)
- In–Course test # 3
- How to solve morphological problems
Read:
- LF How to solve morphological problems (148–151)
Week 12: Apr 10–14 (Good Friday Apr 14)
- Morphology problems cont’d
- Morphological typology
Read:
- LF Morphological Types of Languages (164–168)
Week 13: Apr 17-21 (Easter Monday Apr 17) 1 Lecture
- In-Course test # 4
- Taking Linguistics Exams
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