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/lx754f19/schedule/. Homework will generally be handed out on Thursdays and be due on Thursdays, at least initially. (Homework 1 will be due Thursday, September 12.)
| Tue | Thu | Topic | Notes | Reading | Homework |
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| 9/3 | 5 | Development of syntax; parameters | |||
| 10 | 12 | Root infinitives, syntax and morphology | Wexler (1998), Schütze & Wexler (1996) |
Due 9/12: HW 1 |
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| 17 | 19 | Null subjects | Hyams (2011) |
Due 9/19: HW 2 |
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| 24 | 26 | Binding | Chien & Wexler (1990) |
Due 9/26: HW 3 |
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| 10/1 | 3 | Second language acquisition | Fodor (2017) |
Try 10/3: CHILDES lab data (Not to turn in) |
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| 8 | 10 | Experimental methods | Guasti (2002, 3.1-3.3) |
Due 10/10: CHILDES lab writeup |
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| 15 | 17 | A-movement, SLI | |||
| 22 | 24 | Wh-movement | Lust (2006, ch. 8) |
Due 10/22: Project proposal |
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| 29 | 31 | Semantics | Smith (2010) |
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| 11/5 | 7 | Topics | Culbertson & Smolensky (2009) | ||
| 12 | 14 | Topics | Brentari et al. (2017) Babyonyshev et. al (2001) |
Due 11/14: Design |
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| 19 | 21 | Topics | Sugisaki (2016), Fukuda (2017) |
Due 11/21: Data overview |
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| 26 | 28 | Topics | Sugisaki (2012), Pearl & Sprouse (2013) |
Due 11/26: Paper draft |
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| 12/3 | 5 | Wrap-up, presentations | |||
| 10 | 12 | Presentations | Sugisaki (2012), Pearl & Sprouse (2013) |