Linguistics 301 - Introduction to Syntax

Fall
2026
01
3.00
Faruk Akkus

TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM

UMass Amherst
14953
Hasbrouck Lab Add room 109
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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