Below is the current plan as to how the semester will proceed (although there may be some changes as the semester evolves). If possible, consult the course web page at http://ling-blogs.bu.edu/lx523s12/ for the most up-to-date schedule, rather than relying on a printed version. The Reading column lists the readings related to that week and should be done before class. The homeworks are listed in the week they are handed out, and are due the next class (unless otherwise specified).
| Date | Topic | Reading / Homework | ||
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| Mon Jan 28 |
History and argu- men- ta- tion |
A brief history of generative grammar | (No readings in advance of the first class) | |
| Mon Feb 4 |
Argumentation, Idioms | Reading: Richards (2001) | ||
| Mon Feb 11 |
Wh- | Wh-movement and islands | Reading: Bach (1971) Reading notes for next week |
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| Mon Feb 18: No class (BU holiday) | ||||
| Wed Feb 20 |
movement (or not) |
Phases and successive cyclicity | Reading: McCloskey (2002) HW1 |
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| Mon Feb 25 |
Wh-in-situ, reconstruction | Reading: Pesetsky (1987) HW2 |
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| Mon Mar 4 |
Topics | Passive | Reading: Collins (2005) HW3 |
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| Mon Mar 11: No class (spring recess/catch-up time) | ||||
| Mon Mar 18 |
Topics | The structure of the DP | Reading: Ritter (1991) HW4 Discussion: |
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| Mon Mar 25 |
Adverbs | Reading: Cinque (1999) Discussion: |
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| Mon Aug 1 |
Intervention effects | Project proposal due | Readings: TBA | |
| Mon Apr 8 |
Alt- | Linearization | Readings: Fox & Pesetsky (2005) Discussion: |
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| Mon Apr 15: No class (BU holiday) | ||||
| Thu Apr 18 |
ernative approaches |
Optimality syntax | Readings: Pesetsky (1997), … Discussion: |
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| Mon Apr 22 |
Other frameworks | Paper draft due | Readings: TBA Discussion: | |
| Mon Apr 29 |
Presentations |
Student conference (presentations)
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| Wed May 2: Semester ends | ||||