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175-236 Grammar of English | |
Note | Available as 175-336 at 3rd-year level. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Prerequisites | Completion of at least one first-year Linguistics subject. |
Semester | 2 |
Contact | Two lectures and a tutorial a week |
Subject Description | A detailed examination of the major elements of English grammar using principles of linguistic analysis. Students learn to identify and describe the main morphological and syntactic constructions in English including parts of speech; basic sentence structure; tense, aspect, and mood; clause type; negation; complex sentences; thematic systems; the relations between sentences in discourse; and ellipsis and coordination. |
Assessment | Essays and assignments totalling 3,000 words and a two-hour examination. |
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