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
The timetable is available on the MA Linguistics website
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Course Load
Total course load 5 EC x 28 hours = 140 hours
Lectures: 6 weeks à 4 hrs = 24 hours
Study of compulsory literature: 6 x 10 = 60 hours
Presentation: 6 hours
Assignments and term paper: 50 hours
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.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for the dissemination of all sorts of information concerning this course, and, more generally, to communicate with the students.
Reading list
Readings for the course time will be announced through Blackboard as we go along.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact
Please contact Student administration van Eyckhof for questions.
The coordinator of studies is Else van Dijk