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The Continuing Search for Universal Grammar:

Noam Chomsky’s Minimalist Program

                                                                                                                                   

Announcement - Proseminar+Tutorial - Minimalist Program

 

The main basis for the Proseminar I and the Tutorial is:

 

Adger, David (2003): Core Syntax. A Minimalist Approach. New York : Oxford University Press.

 

Sentences of human languages are not just collections of random sounds with associated meanings. They involve a host of intriguing phenomena including constraints on possible word orders and the establishment of relationships between words and phrases which affect both phonological form and meaning. David Adger leads the reader in easy stages through the development of an approach which explains how these phenomena work, based on ideas from Noam Chomsky's Minimalist Programme. These ideas are explained in clear, simple terms, supported by numerous examples and diagrams and extensive exercises by topic, making the book ideal for use on courses as well as revision or self-study.

 

David Adger is Reader in Linguistics at Queen Mary, University of London.

 

Date: Friday

12:45 - 14:15(AS 113)

Proseminar I                    

Date: Thursday      12:15 - 13:45 (AS 116)

Tutorial                                                               

28.04.2006        

Introduction into some basics on Noam Chomsky and Core Syntax.

Homepage of Dr David Adger                                             

 

The Noam Chomsky Website                                           

05.04.2006

12:45 -14:15 (AS113)

Instead of PS I

An introduction into basic notions of linguistics and of syntactical linguistics.

 

Vocabulary Chapter 1

 

Glossary Chapter 1                                            

 

 

 

Noam Chomsky Speech - 18.05.2006 

12.05.2006 12:45 - 14:15 (AS113)

Instead of PS I

Some excerpts from David Crytsal's Encyclopedia. Continuing chapter one.

 

The David Crystal Website

19.05.2006

Summary of Chapter 1.

Lecture Notes Chapter 1

 

         

26.05.2006 

Two Presentations on Chapter 2.

Lecture Notes Chapter 2

 

Homepage - The Internet Grammar of English

01.06.2006 

Workbook section of Chapter 2. Pronouns, Reflexives and Imperatives. Especially: pages 54 (7), 55 (11), 59 (7), 57 (A+B).

Vocabulary Chapter 2

Glossary Chapter 2

02.06.2006 

Further clarifications of the notion of "feature". Some historical background. 

Lecture Notes Chapter 3

Circular 1

08.06.2006

Introduction into Chapter 3. Repalcement tests, trees, distribution and heads. Pages: 98, 100-102.

 

Vocabulary Chapter 3

Glossary Chapter 3

09.06.2006

Two presentations on Chapter 3.

Handout Chapter 3.1-3.4 

16.06.2006 

Presentation Chapter 4, part 1.

 

 

Lecture Notes Chapter 4

22.06.2006

Clarifying key notions: Complements, Specifiers, X-Bar-Theory, C-command, Reflexife binding, Negative polatity items.

Vocabulary Chapter 4

Glossary Chapter 4 

23.06.2006 

Presentation Chapter 4, part 2. Causatives and "little v" (ditransitives).

Circular 2 

29.06.2006

Ditransitives, Causatives and "little v". Causation  as a central concept in semantics and in minimalsits syntax. Understanding its justification substantially and formally. 

30.06.2006 

Finished Chapter 4.

Circular 3 

06.07.2006

(1) One complete derivation (vP). Applying UTAH. (2) "Adding a new layer". The Tense Phrase (TP) and "complete sentences".

07.07.2006 

Complete Chapter 5. Tense Phrases.  

 

Lecture Notes Chapter 5

Handout  Chapter 5.1-5.3 

13.07.2006

(1) Three arguments for the assumption of TP. (2) Introduction Chapter 6: Subjects and Objects. Intuitive and formal minimalist approaches.

Glossary+Vocabulary Chapter 5    

14.07.2006 

Chapter 6. Subjects and Objects.

 

 

 

Topics for Term Papers

20.07.2006

Last tutorial. Answering final questions on Chapter 6 and questions of a more general nature. Presenting some topics for the term paper. 

This catalogue is taken from Political Science, but it can give you some nice clues on what is important and what not. 

Catalogue of Criteria for Term Papers

21.07.2006 

Last session. Recap and overview of Chapter 6 and of the whole book.

 

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