Introduction to Syntax
Machmer W-25, TuTh 1-2.15
Magda Oiry TA: Jeremy Pasquereau
Email: moiry at linguist.umass.edu Email: jpasquer at linguist.umass.edu
OH: TuTh 3 to 4 in 313 South College OH: Wed 10-12 in 105 (South College)
| 1 | Sept 3 Tu | Introduction | syllabus |
| Sept 5 Th | Chapter 1-2 | chap1-2 | |
| 2 | Sept 10 | Chapter 2 | Assignment 1 |
| Sept 12 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 3 | |
| 3 | Sept 17 | Chapter 3 | Assignment 2 |
| Sept 19 | Chapter 3 | lecture notes | |
| 4 | Sept 24 | Chapter 4 | Assignment 3 |
| Sept 26 | Lecture notes | ||
| 5 | Oct 1 | Chapter 5 | Assignment 4 |
| Oct 3 | Chapter 5 | Lecture notes | |
| 6 | Oct 8 | Review | |
| Oct 10 | Review | Assignment 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 15 | * no class: Monday schedule | |
| Oct 17 | In-class midterm | Chapters 2 to 5 | |
| 8 | Oct 22 | X’ theory | Chapter 6 |
| Oct 24 | lecture notes | ||
| 9 | Oct 29 | Revisions on X’ theory | Read chapter 7 |
| Oct 31 | X’ theory: DP | chapter 7
lecture notes |
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| 10 | Nov 5 | CP and verb movement | chapter 7 |
| Nov 7 | Assignment 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 12 | Head to head movement | Chapter 10Lecture notes |
| Nov 14 | |||
| 12 | Nov 19 | Internal subject | chapter 10 |
| Nov 21 | Lecture notes | ||
| 13 | Nov 26 | Wh movement | Assignment 8
final handed out |
| Nov 28 | * No class: Thanksgiving | ||
| 14 | Dec 3 | Wh movement | last week of classes |
| Dec 5 | Notes
Trees (Thanks Alex!) |
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| Dec 10 | Final due in my box by 4pm |