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/lx522s13/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 17 | Competence, performance, and adequacy, principles, parameters, and UG | Survey | (Ch. 1) | |
| Tue Jan 22 | Morphosyntactic features, categories | 2.1-2.4.1 | ||
| Thu Jan 24 | HW1 (Ch. 2, ex. 1-3) |
2.4.2-2.5 | ||
| Tue Jan 29 | Constituency, trees, Merge | 3.1-3.4 | ||
| Thu Jan 31 | Labels, theta roles, feature checking | HW2 | 3.5-3.6 | |
| Tue Feb 5 | Phrase structure, X-bar theory | 3.6-4.2 | ||
| Thu Feb 7 | C-command, binding theory | HW3 | 4.3 | |
| Tue Feb 12 | Linking (UTAH) and ditransitives | 4.4-4.6 | ||
| Thu Feb 14 | TP, MP, PerfP, ProgP, and Agree | HW4 | 5.1-5.3 | |
| Tue Feb 19 | Review | |||
| Thu Feb 21 | Agree, movement, and the strength of features | HW5 | 5.4 | |
| Tue Feb 26 | Parametric variation, do-support | |||
| Thu Feb 28 | Review Practice midterms: Fall 2011, Fall 2012 Keys: Fall 2011, Fall 2012 |
Summary I | Tue Mar 5 | Practice midterms |
| Thu Mar 7 | Midterm (in class) | |||
| Mar 9-17 : Spring recess | ||||
| Tue Mar 19 | Subjects and agreement, Case and passives | No homework | 6.5-6.8 | |
| Thu Mar 21 | DP | HW6 | 7.1-7.2 | |
| Tue Mar 26 | Theta roles in DP, little n, Possessors | 7.3-7.7 | ||
| Thu Mar 28 | HW7 | |||
| Tue Apr 2 | CP, PRO | 8.1-8.2.5 | ||
| Thu Apr 4 | ECM, Raising, object control | |||
| Tue Apr 9 | V2, adjuncts | HW8 | 8.2.6-8.5 | |
| Thu Apr 11 | Wh-movement | 9.1-9.3, 9.5-9.9 | ||
| Tue Apr 16 | Locality and islands | HW9 | 10.1-10.5 | |
| Thu Apr 18: BU Monday, no class | ||||
| Tue Apr 23 | Extensions/review | (HW9) | … | |
| Thu Apr 25 | ||||
| Tue Apr 30 | Review. Practice finals: Fall 2012 (key), Fall 2011 (key), Fall 2010 (key), Fall 2009 (key) | Extra credit: Trees are easy to draw |
Summary II | |
| Thu May 2 | ||||
| Final: May 7, 12:30-2:30pm, in KCB 107 (normal class room) | ||||