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/lx422s20/schedule/. Homework will generally be handed out on Thursdays and be due on Thursdays. Homework 1 will be due Thursday January 30.
| Date(s) | Topic | Notes | HW (due) | |
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| 1/21 1/23 |
Historical context, economy | |||
| 1/28 1/30 |
Historical context continues | |||
| 2/4 2/6 |
Chomsky (2005), binding, Merge | |||
| 2/11 2/13 |
Theta roles, Agree | |||
2/20 |
Agree |
No meeting Tuesday
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| 2/25 2/27 |
Agree | |||
| 3/3 3/5 |
Review, midterm | Midterm on 3/5 | ||
| Spring recess | ||||
| 3/17 3/19 |
do-support and VPISH Case, agreement, passives |
do-support/VPISH: video
(handout)
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| 3/24 3/26 |
Genitive constructions, embedded clauses | |||
| 3/31 4/2 |
More types of embedded clauses | |||
| 4/7 4/9 |
Wh-movement, phases, successive cyclicity |
Raising 2: old video
(handout)
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| 4/14 4/16 |
Relative clauses, island constraints | |||
| 4/21 4/23 |
Covert movement, QR, semantics, Imperatives, topicalization, focus, ergative languages? | |||
| 4/28 4/30 |
Cont'd, prospects, review | Semester ends Thursday | ||