Syntactic Analysis I (460-1-20)

Instructors

Masaya Yoshida
847/491-8052
2016 Sheridan Road, Rm. 301
Office Hours: by appt

Meeting Info

Cresap Laboratory 101: Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Linguistics 460 continues the development of students' analytical skills in syntax and sentence processing studies, and examines in detail the assumptions, goals and results of syntactic studies and syntactic parsing studies. This course covers the foundational matters in the study of syntax namely formalist and functionalist approaches. Specifically, we discuss how island constraints are analyzed from the formalist and the functionalist perspectives and, see what the difference between the two approaches is and what the motivations behind the two approaches are.

Registration Requirements

Undergraduate students who want to take this course need to talk to the instructor (Masaya Yoshida) prior to obtaining the permission number for registration.

Learning Objectives

Understand the fundamental issues of linguistic theory and develop the analytical skills in syntactic research.

Teaching Method

Lecture and student presentations.

Evaluation Method

Student-led class discussions
Project, final: Final project paper
Readings: Reading responses

Class Materials (Required)

All the readings will be provided through the course website. Slides and handouts will be provided through the course website.