Linguistics 592S - S- Advanced Syntax

This course will examine some of the techniques used to derive the meanings of sentences from their syntax. We will investigate in greater depth than found in the introductory courses on syntax and semantics how the rules of syntax interact with the rules of semantic composition. Topics will include quantification, ellipsis, comparatives, and how the meanings of verbs is composed from their syntax. For the most part, the data will come from English, but there will be short comparisons with cognate constructions in closely related languages.

LINGUIST 401 or 510