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/lx321f19/schedule/. Homework will generally be handed out on Thursdays and be due on Thursdays, at least initially. (Homework 1 will be due Thursday, September 12.)

Tue	Thu	Topic	Notes	Homework
9/3	5	Introduction	Handout
10	12	Parts of speech, phrase structure rules	Handout	Due 9/12: HW 1
17	19	Hypothesis formulation and comparison; trees and constituency	Handout	Due 9/19: HW 2 (v1.1)
24	26	Trees relations, hypotheses; lexicon	Handout-9/24 Handout-9/26	Due 9/26: HW 3
10/1	3	Complements, adjuncts	Handout
8	10	Embedded sentences	Handout-10/8 Handout-10/10	Due 10/8: HW 4
15	17	Noun phrases	Handout	Due 10/17: HW 5
22	24	Silent elements	Handout	Due 10/24: HW 6
29	31	Midterm review, Midterm	Notes	Practice midterm (Fall 2018) KEY Practice midterm (Fall 2017) KEY
11/5	7	Midterm postmortem, BUCLD
12	14	Silent elements, auxiliaries	Handout v1.1
19	21	Question formation, auxiliaries	Handout	Due 11/21: HW 7
26	28	Constraints on movement	Handout
12/3	5	Constraints on movement, future directions		Due 12/5: HW 8
10	12	Final review		Exercises 9 Key Practice final (Fall 2018) KEY Practice final (Fall 2017) KEY