Introduction to Syntax
Lecture Schedule for L322 Fall 1998 The following schedule is subject to changes that may arise in due course. Some views of Radford are not accepted here. We will point these out as we go along: Table 1: Week 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Day
Topic
T, 8 SE
Organization, Introduction to Propositional Structure
W, 9 SE
Propositional Structure
M, 14 SE
Logical Form of the Sentence
T, 15 SE
NP--agreement: CH 6.2
W, 16 SE
NP--agreement, Lexicon—Part I: Ch 7.1-3
M, 21 SE
Event Classes
T, 22 SE
Theta Roles: Ch 7.10
W, 23 SE
Theta Roles: Ch 7.10
M, 28 SE
Tense: Ch 6.1-7, 8.3
T, 29 SE
Tense: Ch 6.1-7, 8.3, Phonological Spell Out
W, 30 SE
Question and Emphatic Operators—Do Support
M, 5 OC
Case Theory & Passive Voice: Ch 8.4
T, 6 OC
Case Theory & Raising: Ch 8.5
W, 7 OC
Case Theory & Raising: Ch 8.5
M, 12 OC
No Class—Thanksgiving
T, 13 OC
Case Theory & Internal Subject Hypothesis
W, 14 OC
Case Theory & Small Clauses: CH 6.8
M, 19 OC
Aspect—[±Progressive]
T, 20 OC
Relevance—[±Perfect]
W, 21 OC
Mood, Negative Operator, NegP: CH 2.4
M, 26 OC
Topic & Neg Operator Movement: CH 10.2-3
T, 27 OC
Review
W, 28 OC
Midterm
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The Configuration of Basic Sentences
Section
Table 1: Week 9
10
11
12
13
F
Day
Topic
M, 2 NO
Inflectional Morphemes: CH 6.5
T, 3 NO
Argument Assignment: CH 7.10
W, 4 NO
X-bar Theory: CH 4.2
M, 9 NO
Predicate Adjectives: CH 5.3
T, 10 NO
Numbers
W, 11 NO
No Class
M, 16 NO
Control and PRO: CH 6.6-7
T, 17 NO
Control and PRO: CH 6.6-7
W, 18 NO
Little pro
M, 23 NO
Small clauses: CH 6.8
T, 24 NO
WH-Movement: CH 9
W, 25 NO
WH-Movement: CH 9
M, 30 NO
Review
T, 1 DE
Review
W, 2 DE
Review
X, xx DE
Final Exam, to PM
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