Course syllabus

 

Linguist 300 : Syntax: Function and Typology

SEMESTER 2, 2018

15 points

 
Course Convenor: Keith Montgomery

 

Teacher: Saurov Syed

Email: s.syed@auckland.ac.nz

Office: CLL Building 207, Room 212

Office Hours: Thursday, 2-3 pm.

 

Course delivery format:

E.g. - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial

(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

 Summary of Course Description:              

This course is a continuation of LINGUIST 200, and aims to gain a finer-grained understanding of certain cross-linguistic phenomena. In a more discussion-based setting, we will explore selected topics such as Case, Agreement, Negation, Questions, Double-Objects, Empty Categories, and Polysynthesis in world’s languages.

 Course outcomes:

Assessment Summary:

50% Presentation

50% Final Paper (Due Nov 2nd, by 5 pm)

Weekly Topics: Please find below. Please note that the syllabus is subject to change depending on the pace of the class.

Week 1

Lecture, July 18 Course Introduction and Goals; Introduction to Double Objects

Tutorial, July 20 No Tutorial

Week 2

Lecture, July 25 Double Objects II

Tutorial, July 27 – Crash course on syntax presentation 

Week 3

August 1 Different kinds of Double Objects construction

Tutorial, Aug 3 Presentation 1: English & Korean Double-Objects (now postponed to Aug 10)

Week 4

Lecture, August 8 Wh-movement (Recap & Restrictions)

Tutorial, Aug 10 Presentation 1: English & Korean Double-Objects

Week 5

Lecture, August 15 Additional Restrictions on Wh-movement

Tutorial, Aug 17 No Tutorial

Week 6

August 22 A note on LF + subject wh-questions

Tutorial Presentation 3: Wh-questions in Japanese

Week 7 and Week 8

No Class: Mid-term break

Week 9

Lecture, September 12 Negation

Tutorial, September 14 No Tutorial

Week 10

Lecture, September 19 Negation II

Tutorial, Sep 21 Presentation 4: Negation in West Germanic & Hungarian

Week 11

Lecture, September 26 Case I

Tutorial Presentation 5: Negation in Romance

 Week 12

Lecture, October 3 Case II

Tutorial, Oct 5 Presentation 6: Case in Tukang Besi (Austronesian) Now Cancelled. (Discussion on Squib instead)

 

 Week 13

Lecture, October 10 Case III

Tutorial, Oct 12 Presentation 7: Case in Maori  

Week 14

Lecture, October 17 Polysynthesis

Tutorial, October 19 Polysynthesis II 

Prescribed Texts:

Optional info depending on course requirements

 Recommended Texts:

Optional info depending on course requirements

 Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:           

The University of Auckland's expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. Students should manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Deadlines for coursework are set by course convenors and will be advertised in course material. You should submit your work on time. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you may be required to provide supporting information before the assignment is due. Late assignments without a pre-approved extension may be penalised.