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160180 SE Seminar on the Theory of Grammar (2024W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
We 22.01. 12:45-14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.10. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 16.10. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 23.10. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 30.10. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 06.11. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 13.11. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 20.11. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 27.11. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 04.12. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 11.12. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 08.01. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 15.01. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Wednesday 29.01. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This is an advanced seminar in theoretical comparative syntax. Its unifying theme is the nature of redundant and deficient operations (as defined below) in grammar and their modelling.
Redundancy (R): the output of an operation is insensitive to some feature specified in the input.
Deficiency (D): an operation that presupposes a certain feature applies to a grammatical entity that lacks it.
Empirically, we will focus on two domains, namely resumption, and (grammatical) Voice, both of which amply illustrate both R & D.--
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Please note that in order to be able to participate successfully, you need to have already successfully completed a theory of grammar course comparable to the one offered in our BA curriculum 'Sprachwissenschaft'.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are expected to do the readings before coming to class, come to class, participate actively by asking and answering questions, make a presentation with a handout, and write either an overview paper giving arguments for preferring a given analysis to alternatives from the literature, or a squib analyzing something having to do with the topic of the seminar.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students are expected to do the readings before coming to class, come to class, participate actively by asking and answering questions, make a presentation with a handout, and write either an overview paper giving arguments for preferring a given analysis to alternatives from the literature, or a squib analysing something having to do with the topic of the seminar.

Examination topics

Any and all the topics discussed in the course of the seminar.

Reading list

To be announced on the course page on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

MA1-M3-1
MA1-APM4B-5

Last modified: Fr 27.09.2024 17:06