175-021 Grammar of English

Formerly available as 175-236/336. Students who have completed 175-236 or 175-336 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

This subject is a detailed examination of the major elements of English grammar using principles of linguistic analysis. Students should 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.

• develop their skills in critical thinking and analysis through tutorial discussion and completion of analytical exercises;

• develop their skills in thinking creatively and in theoretical terms through forming judgements and arguments from data and by critical analysis.

Eight sets of tutorial exercises totalling 10% (due over the course of the semester), two 1000-word assignments, 25% each (due mid-semester and at the end of semester) and a 2-hour examination 40% (during the examination period).

• Huddleston & Pullum, A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge University Press 2005.