Linguistics 301 - Introduction to Syntax

Spring
2025
01
3.00
Faruk Akkus

TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM

UMass Amherst
52781
Integ. Lrng Center N 400
fakkus@umass.edu
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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