Syntax
| Title | Σύνταξη / Syntax |
| Code | Γλ 525 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016481 |
Programme of Study: PMS THEŌRĪTIKĪS KAI EFARMOSMENĪS GLŌSSOLOGIAS
Registered students: 11
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLŌSSOLOGIA | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600243743
|
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600243743
- At the Website of the School: http://gp.enl.auth.gr/el/postgraduate/msc-1/%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AE-2018-2019
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should:
-have an understanding of the basic concepts in the formal analysis of syntactic data
-be able to use the theoretical tools provided by a particular syntactic framework (the Principles and Parameters approach)
in order to analyse and represent syntactic structures from a variety of languages
-be able to test hypotheses and argue adequately for theoretical explanations
-be able to use systems such as the Leipzig Glossing Rules to describe data from languages other than English.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course provides an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis and reviews major topics in current syntactic research, primarily in the generative tradition.
The emphasis is on the comparison between Greek and English syntactic phenomena in terms of parametric variation but also as a matter of cross-linguistic comparability.
Theoretical issues relate to basic assumptions relating to the architecture of grammar, constituency, X' theory, case theory, theta roles etc.
Descriptive questions to be discussed will include the following:
-the distribution of subjects;
-word order variation;
-finite and non-finite forms;
-auxiliaries and main verbs;
-tense, aspect and mood;
-different sentence types.
Keywords
Syntactic Analysis, Principles and parameters, Comparative Syntax
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 128 | 4.7 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 108 | 3.9 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 275 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral presentations, in-class and take-home assignments account for 40% of the total grade.
Longer written assignments account for 60% of the total grade.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Report (Formative)
- Take home exercises
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Adger, D. (2003). Core Syntax. Oxford: O.U.P.
Carnie, A. (2012). Syntax: A Generative Introduction. 3rd edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
Haegeman, L. (2006). Thinking Syntactically. A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis. Oxford: Blackwell.
Koeneman, O, & Zeijlstra, H.H. (2017).Introducing syntax. Cambridge University Press.
Ρούσσου, Α. (2015). Σύνταξη: Γραμματική και Μινιμαλισμός. Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις. http://hdl.handle.net/11419/581.
Shopen, T. (ed.). 2007. Language Typology and Syntactic Description. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press.
Sportiche, D., Koopman, H., & Stabler, G. (2014). An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Last Update
27-11-2023
