Linguistics 401 - Introduction to Syntax

Spring
2013
01
3.00
Kyle Johnson

TU TH 11:15AM 12:30PM

UMass Amherst
12365
Introduction to syntactic theory, with implications for universal grammar and grammatical theory in general. Topics include theories of phrase structure, the form and functioning of transformations, grammatical relations, anaphora and control, word order problems, universals of grammar, relations between grammatical theory and learnability, language acquisition. Honors option may be available. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 201.

Pre Req: LINGUIST 201

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