Admission requirements
Students must have basic knowledge of GB or Minimalist syntax (e.g., (the equivalent of) syntax 1 and syntax 2 in the Leiden BA linguistics program). They must have completed the MA course Advanced Syntax I.
Description
This course introduces students to the current state of research on ellipsis, in English and other languages (among others Dutch, Hungarian, Spanish). The topics will include: identifying missing constituents, elliptical phenomena (sluicing, fragments, gapping, VP ellipsis, V-stranding ellipsis, noun ellipsis), theories of ellipsis, theories of licensing ellipsis, cross-linguistic variation in ellipsis. The students present one research article to the class and they prepare small homework assignments.
Course objectives
- Students understand and can work with the notions which are fundamental to the Minimalist framework of syntax in the domain of ellipsis.
- Students can use argumentation methods common in syntactic theory.
- Students are capable of discussing linguistic phenomena using the tools within the Minimalist Program.
- Students are able to carry out research on ellipsis and report about it in the form of a research paper.
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment and Weighing
Class presentation: 20%
Research paper: 80%
Compensation possible, but the short paper/essay must be awarded with a 5.5 or higher.
Resit
The essay can be redone in case of a “fail”.
Inspection and feedback
Students are entitled to view their marked examination within a period of 30 days, following publication of the results of a written examination.
Reading list
Readings for the course time will be announced through Brightspace as we go along.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Contact
Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats
E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl