Universität Wien

160227 PS Recent Developments in the Theory of Grammar (2008W)

Case Systems, Case Licencing, Case Theory

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musik-, Sprach- und Vergleichende Literaturwisse
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 09.10. 13:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 2 Berggasse 11 2.OG)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is devoted to Case Theory and its way of handling various properties connected to Case (licensing) and Case systems.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The goal is to discuss and analyze the intricacies of the generative way of perceiveing Case.

Examination topics

During the course the students will be required to read the assigned material which we will later on discuss in class.

Reading list

BEJAR, S. & D. MASSAM. 1999. "Multiple Case Checking". Syntax 2.2: 65-79.
BLAKE, B. J. 2001. Case (second edition). Cambridge University Press.
CHOMSKY, N. 1982. Lectures on Government and Binding. Dordrecht- Holland/Cinnaminson- USA: Foris Publications.
FRANKS, S. & J. LAVINE. 2006. Case and word order in Lithuanian. J. Linguistics 42: 239-288.
HAEBERLI, E. 2001. "Deriving syntactic effects of morphological case by eliminating abstract case". Lingua 111: 279-313.
MALCHUKOV, A. & H. DE HOOP.(in press). Case marking strategies, Ms.
LEGATE, J. 2008. "Morphological and Abstract Case". Linguistic Inquiry 39.1: 55-101.

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