175-415 Advanced Syntax

Formerly available as 175-032/315. Students who have completed 175-032 or 175-315 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

175-015 Syntax.

This is an advanced subject on the principles and techniques of syntactic analysis and argumentation, emphasising formalisation of syntactic concepts and the different approaches from various theoretical perspectives. The theoretical frameworks to be investigated include LFG, HPSG and the Minimalist Program. The topics covered will vary from year-to-year, and they will be drawn from current issues in syntactic theory.

• communicate intelligibly and economically their understanding of debates within this area;

• understand the social and cultural context of the construction of identities in and through language.

Written work totalling 4000 words for 3rd year, 5000 words for 4th year.