SRC (Part I)

Syntax Reading Circle (SRC) (Part I)

In this Circle we will be discussing concepts highly influential in current linguistic theory - especially in Linguistic Minimalism. The instigator and inspirator of this idea is to be found here - providing you with many sources and an explicit syllabus. This is the one to go to! Here is an explicit bibliography. I will here try to keep an update of the topics discussed and worked on.

Hopefully, our efforts will clarify some of the misunderstandings pervading the linguistic community to this day. These misunderstandings have led to highly entrenched opinions rather than open argumentative minds.

Dates

Syllabus / Topics / Issues

27.10.2008

(#1)

Text: Chomsky (1993) - One of the very first texts by Chomsky in which the notion of linguistic minimalism appears.

Notes: Notes on Boeckx + Uriagereka (2007)

03.11.2008

(#2)

Text: Ohulla (1999) - This is an early introduction to the Minimalist Programme (MP).

Notes: Notes on Session 2 Benni - What is Computation Neven - Interface Conditions

10.11.2008

(#3)

Text: Hornstein et al. (2005) - Especially the beginning of Chapter 5, on domains and minimality effects.

Notes: Notes on Session 3

17.11.2008

(#4)

Text: Hornstein et al. (2005) - Chapter 2: "Rethinking D-Structure".

Notes: Notes on Session 4 Michael - Notes on Chomsky (1993 (pp. 6-19))

24.11.2008

(#5)

Text: Hornstein et al. (2005) - Chapter 2: "Rethinking S-Structure". Delfitto (1989) - Review of Baker, Mark C. (1988)

Notes: Notes on Session 5

01.12.2008

(#6)

Text: Hornstein et al. (2005) - Chapter 8: "Binding Theory".

Notes: Notes on Binding (GB vs. MP) Michael - Notes on Chomsky (1993 (pp. 24-32))

08.12.2008

(#7)

Text: Chomsky (1993) - "Extensions of the Minimalist Program"

Notes: Notes on Session 7 Neven - Expletives (There vs. It)

15.12.2008

(#8)

Text: Chomsky (1993) - "Extensions of the Minimalist Program"

Notes: Notes on Session 8

22.12.2008

(#9)

Text: Kayne (1994) - The Antisymmetry of Syntax

Benni - Notes on Session 9

05.01.2009

(#10)

Text: Chomsky (1994) - "Bare Phrase Structure" (BPS) (Chapters 1, 2, 3)

Notes: Notes on Session 10

12.01.2009

(#11)

Text: Chomsky (1994) - BPS (Chapter 4)

Notes: Notes on Session 11

19.01.2009

(#12)

Text: Kayne (1994)

Notes: Notes on Session 12 Andreas - Antisymmetry of Syntax

26.01.2009

(#13)

Text: Kayne (1994) / Chomsky (1994) - BPS (Chapter 5)

Notes: Notes on Session 13

02.02.2009

(#14)

Text: Chomsky (1994) - BPS (Chapter 5)

Notes: Notes on Session 14

09.02.2009

(#15)

Text: Chomsky (1994) - BPS (Chapters 5+6) / Hornstein et al. (2005) - Chapters 6+7 - "Phrase Structure" + "Linearization" / Also of some relevance could be Carnie (2008) - Chapter 8 "Towards Set-Theoretic Constituency Representations". Neven was so nice to prepare something on Cinque's Functional Hierarchy. Since I am at present focussing on my M.A. Thesis, Notes on the Sessions will have to be suspended for some time.

Neven - Cinque's Functional Hierarchy

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