Syntax II Course Outline

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE NAME   : SYNTAX II

CODE                     : SBI 4252

CREDITS               : 2 Credits

PRE-REQUISITE : Syntax I

TEACHERS           :1. Lalu Merdi, M.A.

2.  Syariful Muttaqin, M.A.

SCHEDULE           : Wed. 08:45 – 10: 25

Description

This course aims at developing students’ basic syntactical knowledge learned in Syntax I class. The class will strengthen the students understanding about basic concepts in syntax which include: phrase structure rule, tree diagram analysis, and transformation.  Some advanced concepts will be introduced to the students in relation to generative syntax including: structural relations, binding theory, X-bar, and advanced transformation.

Objectives

By the end of this course the students are expected to:

1.       have an understanding of syntactical concepts for analyzing simple structures

2.       have an preliminary competence in analyzing complex structures

3.       have a basic understanding of generative syntax to be applied in syntactical analysis on other languages, beside English.

Topics:

1.       Parts of speech

2.       Constituency

3.       Trees

4.       Rules

5.       Structural Relations

6.       Transformations

7.       Binding Theory

8.       X-Bar

Evaluation (Refer to Academic Handbook)

Reference:

Carnie,  Andrew. 2007. Syntax. A generative introduction. Blackwell Publishing. Australia.

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