This is the current view of how the semester will proceed, but the schedule will be adjusted from time to time. Do not rely on the printed copy; the truth is here: http://ling-blogs.bu.edu/lx321f17/schedule/. Homework will generally be assigned on Thursdays and due on the following Thursday (the block in the schedule below indicates the time during which it is in your hands).

Date	Topic	Homework
September
T 5	Introduction
R 7	Parts of Speech, Phrase Structure Rules	HW 1
T 12
R 14	Hypothesis formulation and comparison	HW 2
T 19	Trees and constituency
R 21	Tree relations, Refining/revising hypotheses	HW 3
T 26	Constructing arguments
R 28	The lexicon: features, heads, phrases	HW 4
October
T 3	The lexicon: features, heads, phrases (cont'd)
R 5	Complements, adjuncts	HW 5
T 10	No class (BU Monday)
R 12	Embedded sentences	HW 6
T 17	Embedded sentences (cont'd)
R 19	Silent elements	Practice midterm and key
T 24	Midterm review
R 26	In-class midterm
T 31	Midterm post-mortem
November
R 2	No class (BUCLD)
T 7	DP	HW 7
R 9	No class (PH out of town)
T 14	UG, more DP, X-bar theory beginnings
R 16	X-bar theory, etc.
T 21	Auxiliaries and movement	HW 8
R 23	No class (Fall recess)
T 28	Interrogatives and movement
R 30	Wh-movement (Note on non-class)
December
T 5	Constraints on movement	Exercises and Key
R 7	Wrap-up, future directions	Practice final and Key
T 12	Final review