Here is the schedule for our upcoming language description presentations: Tuesday 4/24 Bonnie Z. Jason L. Emily K. Brandon S. Paul DeC. Thursday 4/26 Brendan C. Michael T. Ally H. Tino B. Henrison H. Tuesday 5/1 Avra K. Bryn D. Brian G. Rylan V.
For next week, please read the following book chapter, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website: Greenbaum, Sidney & Randolph Quirk. 1990. A Student’s Grammar of the English Language, Chap. 5 (“Nouns and Determiners”) & Chap. 6 (“Pronouns”). Essex: Longman.
There are two readings for this Thursday, 3/22 and next Tuesday, 3/27: Chapter 14 (“The Verb-Second (V2) Phenomenon”) of Santorini, Beatrice & Anthony Kroch. 2007-. The Syntax of Natural Language: An Online Introduction Using the Trees Program. Section 3.5 (“Word Order”) of Fischer, Olga & Wim van der Wurff. 2006. Syntax. In A History of the English …
Due to a change in my schedule, my regular Friday office hours will be postponed by one hour, to 11:30am-1pm.
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