September 10,
Introduction to the class.
The nature of syntactic inquiry.
Universal grammar.
September 12,
Intensive Grammar Review.
September 17,
Universal grammar (cont.).
Testing for linguistic structures.
Exercises from Chapters 1 and 2 of Syntax are due.
September 19,
Constituency and Structural Relationships.
Exercises from Chapter 3 and 4 of Syntax are due.
September 24,
Binding Theory.
Quiz 1 is due.
September 26,
Exercises from Chapter 5 of Syntax are due.
Initial discussion of X-bar Theory.
October 01,
X-bar Theory.
Quiz 2 is due.
October 03,
X-bar Theory.
Exercises from Chapter 6 of Syntax are due.
October 08,
X-bar theory.
October 10,
Exercises from Chapter 7 of Syntax are due.
October 15,
Quiz 3 is due.
Theta theory.
October 17,
Exercises from Chapter 8 of Syntax are due.
October 22,
Movement.
October 24,
Exercises from Chapter 9 of Syntax are due.
Movement.
October 29,
Quiz 4 is due.
Exercises from Chapter 10 of Syntax are due.
October 31,
WH-Movement.
November 05,
Quiz 5 is due.
Exercises from Chapter 11 of Syntax are due.
More on Movement.
November 07,
Exercises from Chapter 12 of Syntax are due.
Quiz 6 is due.
Expanded VPs and Empty Categories.
November 14,
Exercises from Chapter 13 and 14 of Syntax are due.
Quiz 7 is due.
November 19,
Term paper is due.
Movie: Language and Mind.
November 26,
Final examination--5:20-7:25.