COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SYNTACTIC THEORIES II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 5062 SYNTACTIC THEORIES II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT ÖZGEN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at providing information and discussions about the representation
levels of grammar, with regard to the theory of Universal Grammar, especially the
Minimalist Program; syntactic derivation; components of grammar; the interfaces; providing information about syntactic theories other than UG.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Discussing the basic devices and mechanisms of Phase Theory
2   Describing, in detail, the repsesentation levels of Phase Theory
3   Identifying the significance of devices, such as Multiple Spell-out and Successive Cyclicity, for the theory
4   Starting discussions about other theories of syntax, such as Lexical-Functional Grammar and Categorial Grammar
5   Criticising, comparatively, Phase theory, Lexical Funtional Grammar and Categorial Gramamr

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Grammar: an outline of the concept of grammar, Universal Grammar, Principles and Parameters, parameter setting
2 The architecture of Minimalist Syntax I: Representation levels, reevaluating d-structure and s-structure
3 The architecture of Minimalist Syntax II: Representation levels, reevaluating d-structure and s-structure
4 Phases - I Phases, transitive and intransitive sentences, feature inheritance
5 Phases - II Phases, transitive and intransitive sentences, feature inheritance
6 Phases - III Phases, WH-movement, successive cyclicity
7 Phases - IV Remainign Problems
8 Student Presentations
9 Lexical-Functional Grammar: Devices, Mechanisms
10 Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar: Devices, Mechanisms
11 Categorial Grammar: Devices, Mechanisms
12 Functional Discourse Grammar: Devices, Mechanisms
13 Word Grammar, Case Grammar: Devices, Mechanisms
14 General Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Boeckx, C. (2007). Understanding Minimalist Syntax: Lessons from Locality in Longdistance
Dependencies. Oxford: Blackwell.
Brody, M. (2003). Towards an Elegant Syntax. London: Routledge.
Chomsky, N. (1981). Lectures on Government and Binding. Dordrecht: Paris.
Chomsky, N. (1993). A minimalist program for linguistic theory. The View from Building
20: Essays in Linguistics in Honor of Sylvain Bromberger içinde (haz.). Kenneth Hale &
Samuel J. Keyser, 1 52. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 167 217
Chomsky, N. (1995). The Minimalist Program. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2000). Minimalist Inquiries: the Framework. R. Martin, D. Michaels, & J.
U. (eds.) icinde, Step by step (s. 89-156). Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2001). Derivation by phase. M. Kenstowicz (ed.) icinde, Ken Hale: A life
in language (s. 1-52). Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2004). Beyond Explanatory Adequacy. A. B. (ed.) icinde, Structures and
Beyond. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Tutoring via examples and discussion
Question and Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5 will be evaluated by the questions in the midterm and final exams and projects.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

80% class attendance is obligatory.
Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a '0' (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yard. Doç. Dr. Özgün KOŞANER
Edebiyat Fakültesi C Blok C-157
Tel: 0232 30 186 29

Office Hours

Monday 09:00-12:00
Tuesday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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