This is the schedule, but it may be adjusted on occasion. Do not rely on the printed copy; instead, consult this page (http://ling-blogs.bu.edu/lx522f12/schedule/ ). Homework is assigned when it appears in the schedule, and due the class after it appears, usually a week from when it was assigned (e.g., homework 1 is assigned on a Thursday and due the following Thursday). The readings in the Readings column are those that pertain to the lectures that week. Readings are from the Adger textbook unless otherwise stated.
| Date | Topic | Slides | Homework | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 4 | Competence, performance, and adequacy, principles, parameters, and UG | PDF Keynote |
Survey | Ch. 1 |
| Thu Sep 6 | Morphosyntactic features (number, category) | PDF Keynote |
HW1 | 2.1-2.4.1 |
| Tue Sep 11 | Morphosyntactic features (person, gender, case, verbal features) | PDF Keynote |
2.4.2-2.5 | |
| Thu Sep 13 | PDF Keynote |
HW2 | ||
| Tue Sep 18 | Constituency, trees, Merge | PDF Keynote |
3.1-3.4 | |
| Thu Sep 20 | Labels, theta roles, feature checking | PDF Keynote |
HW3 | 3.5-3.6 |
| Tue Sep 25 | Phrase structure, X-bar theory | PDF Keynote |
3.6-4.2 | |
| Thu Sep 27 | C-command, binding theory | PDF Keynote |
HW4 | 4.3 |
| Tue Oct 2 | Linking (UTAH) and ditransitives | PDF Keynote |
4.4-4.6 | |
| Thu Oct 4 | ||||
| Tue Oct 9 | No class (BU Monday) | |||
| Thu Oct 11 | TP, MP, PerfP, ProgP, and Agree | PDF Keynote |
HW5 Also: Practice midterms (not to hand in): F09, F10, F11; keys: F09, F10, F11 |
5.1-5.3 |
| Tue Oct 16 | Agree, movement, and the strength of features Also: missing slides referred to at the end of HW5 |
PDF Keynote |
5.4 | Thu Oct 18 | 6.1-6.4 |
| Tue Oct 23 | Parametric variation, do-support, subjects, and agreement | PDF Keynote |
6.1-6.4 | |
| Thu Oct 25 | Review (Summary notes) | No homework | ||
| Tue Oct 30 | Midterm (in class) | |||
| Thu Nov 1 | No class | |||
| Fri-Sun Nov 2-4 : BUCLD | ||||
| Tue Nov 6 | Case and passives | PDF Keynote |
Vote if eligible, then meditate on syntax for a week. | 6.5-6.8 |
| Thu Nov 8 | ||||
| Tue Nov 13 | DP | PDF Keynote |
HW6 | 7.1-7.2 |
| Thu Nov 15 | Theta roles in DP, little n, Possessors | PDF Keynote |
7.3-7.7 | |
| Tue Nov 20 | Homework review, etc. | No homework | ||
| Thu Nov 22: Fall recess, no class | ||||
| Tue Nov 27 | CP, PRO | PDF Keynote |
HW7 | 8.1-8.2.5 |
| Thu Nov 29 | ECM, Raising, object control | PDF Keynote |
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| Tue Dec 4 | V2, Wh-movement | PDF Keynote |
HW8 | 8.2.6-8.5 |
| Thu Dec 6 | 9.1-9.3 | |||
| Tue Dec 11 | Homework review, etc. (Summary notes, part II) | Practice finals: Fall 2011 (key), Fall 2010 (key), Fall 2009 (key), Fall 2008 (key). | Extra credit homework: Trees are easy to draw. | |
| Final: Tue Dec 18, 3:00pm-5:00pm, CAS B18A (the usual classroom) | ||||