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| Syntax Two Home Ling 113: Syntax Two Syntax Two continues the investigation of generative transformational grammar begun in Syntax One. Several complex constructions of English grammar are introduced: constituent questions, relative clauses, topic and cleft constructions. We will first formulate rules that describe the basic properties of these constructions and then go on to examine the constraints on their operation. As the quarter proceeds, we will use these constraints to arrive at a version of generative syntax in which there are no specific transformational rules. Syntax II differs little from Syntax I in organization: though there will be some reading, the course will be driven principally by class discussion and by the homework. There will be several homework assignments per week, a take-home midterm, and a take-home final. At the end of this course, you should be in a position to read much of the classic work in transformational grammar. You will also be familiar with some important assumptions made in more recent generative syntax. Your control over argumentation and analysis will be stronger, and you will be able to carry out syntactic investigation on your own. Whether you intend to continue work in synatx or not, this course rounds out your understanding of syntactic structure, completing the picture sketched out in Syntax I.
Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the entry level writing requirement (ELWR)
and Composition (C-2) requirement; Ling 52 (Syntax One). General Education Code: W (Writing-Intensive).
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