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Lecturer(s)
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Parrott Jeffrey Keith, Ph.D.
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Course content
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Universal Grammar and the 'Basic Property' of human language Hierarchical phrase-structure dependence UG as the structure building operation Merge The Y-model: Lists, Merge, LF and PF interfaces Late Insertion, or morphemes without a lexicon Allomorphy, blocking, and the Vocabulary list Root suppletion with synthetic comparatives The radically afeatural root hypothesis: evidence from PF The radically afeatural root hypothesis: evidence from LF Syncretism and Impoverishment Readjustment rules or autosegmental phonology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 58 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 34 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| knowledge of linguistic terminology (bachelor's level in philology) |
| knowledge of linguistic terminology (bachelor's level in philology) |
| learning outcomes |
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| Distinguish the concepts of Universal Grammar and typological universals |
| Distinguish the concepts of Universal Grammar and typological universals |
| Define the Basic Property of language |
| Define the Basic Property of language |
| Delineate the Y-model including the lists and interfaces |
| Delineate the Y-model including the lists and interfaces |
| Describe morphosyntactic phenomena including contextual allomorphy and suppletion |
| Describe morphosyntactic phenomena including contextual allomorphy and suppletion |
| Explain the evidence for Late Insertion and afeatural Roots |
| Explain the evidence for Late Insertion and afeatural Roots |
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| Apply linguistic theoretical concepts to language data |
| Apply linguistic theoretical concepts to language data |
| Analyze morphosyntactic patterns |
| Analyze morphosyntactic patterns |
| Evaluate evidence for or against linguistic theoretical models |
| Evaluate evidence for or against linguistic theoretical models |
| Present linguistic theoretical concepts and empirical findings |
| Present linguistic theoretical concepts and empirical findings |
| Write an academic essay on linguistic theoretical topics |
| Write an academic essay on linguistic theoretical topics |
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| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
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| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Written examination |
| Written examination |
| Essay |
| Essay |
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Recommended literature
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Adger, David. Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach. Oxford, 2003.
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Bobaljik, Jonathan David. Universals in Comparative Morphology: Suppletion, Superlatives, and the Structure of Words. Cambridge, 2012.
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Embick, David. Localism versus Globalism in Morphology and Phonology. Cambridge, 2010.
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Chomsky, Noam. What Kind of Creatures Are We?. New York, 2016.
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Koeneman, Olaf - Zeijlstra, Hedde. Introducing Syntax. Cambridge, 2017.
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Ramchand, Gillian - Reiss, Charles (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Interfaces. Oxford, 2007.
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Trommer, Jochen (ed.). The Morphology and Phonology of Exponence. Oxford, 2012.
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