Admission requirements
Syntax 1 & Syntax 2
Semantics 1 & Semantics 2
Description
In this seminar we examine a phenomenon within the syntax-semantics interface. During the first part of the course, we read and discuss the most important articles related to the chosen phenomenon so that students can get acquainted with the issues and analyses of the phenomenon, as well as how theorists approach such linguistic phenomena. In the second part of the course, students choose subparts of the phenomenon to study, either in their own language or in a different language. They report their findings in class and subsequently write up their findings in an academic article.
Course objectives
Students learn to read first-hand articles in an advanced level.
Students learn to define research questions in the area of syntax-semantics interface.
Students learn to conduct research in their own language or in a different language and write up an academic paper.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the website of the Linguistics BA
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Total course load of 5 x 28 hours= 140 hours
Lectures: 26
Study of compulsory literature: 30
Conduct research (including extra literature): 74
Paper writing: 10
Assessment method
Assessment
Presentations
Written paper
Weighing
20% presentation
80% final paper
Resit
Students can resit the final paper.
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
Complusory reading list will be posted on Blackboard
Reading list
To be determined on the basis of the topic chosen.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on this website
Contact
Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats
E-mailaddress Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Coordinator of Studies: Else van Dijk
Teacher: Dr. G. Günes