Admission requirements
Basic knowledge of syntax (e.g., the equivalent of syntax 1 and syntax 2 in the BA linguistics programme)
Description
This course brings the students updated to the current issues within the Minimalist Program of syntactic theory. The course is divided into 4 bloks, each for three weeks. The first blok starts with an overview of the government and binding framework, bridging the technical implementations to the implementations withint the Minimalist Program. The second to the fourth block investigate current discussions in the Minimalist Program, starting with argument structure, agreement and Case, the structure of features, movement (head vs. phrasal), locality, linearization, functional architecture, and the notion of phases.
Course objectives
- Students learn the basics of the Minimalist framework of syntax, in comparison with the government and binding framework.
- Students learn the basics of argumentation within syntactic theory.
- Students are familiarize with the current issues within the Minimalist Program.
- Students are capable to discussing certain linguistic phenomena using the tools within the Minimalist Program.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the MA Linguistics website
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Course Load
Total course load EC x 28 hours= hours
Lectures: 4 x 13 = 52 hours
Study of compulsory literature: 13 x 10 = 130 hours
Presentation: 5 hours
Assignment(s): 38 hours
Squib/short paper: 55 hours
Assessment Method
Assignments: 30%
Presentation: 10%
Squib (short paper): 60%
Blackboard
This course is supported by Blackboard.
Reading list
Minimalist Syntax, the essential readings, 2007, edited by Zeljko Boskovic and Howard Lasnik. Blackwell Publishing.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in [English])http://hum.leiden.edu/students/study-administration/usis-english.html) and Dutch
Students other than MA Linguistics need permission from the coordinator of studies before enrolling.
Contact
Please contact Student administration van Eyckhof for questions.