Linguistics 114: Syntax III
Fall Quarter 2011
TTH 10-11:45, Merrill 3
This course is a capstone course in the syntax sequence.
The work for the course consists of homework problems, readings,
maybe a couple of squibs, and a term paper.
The course will pursue interesting theories and phenomena
that are accessible after the completion of Syntax I and II.
Instructors: Jorge Hankamer & Jim McCloskey
SYLLABUS
Greenberg Universals
Assignment 1
Assignment 1.A Writeup
Assignment 1.B Writeup
Feedback on Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 2 Feedback
Assignment 3
Hankamer and Sag 1976
Assignment 3 Feedback
Sag and Hankamer 1984
Assignment 4: Irish
Assignment 5: Turkish
Unaccusative Hypothesis
Assignment 6
Depiante: Polarity Ellipsis
Morris: Polarity Ellipsis in French
Goodall: Spanish WH Questions
Assignment 7
Ross: Gapping and the Order of Constituents
Eisenberg squib
Assignment 8.1: German Passives and Impersonals
Burzio Chapter
Assignment 8.2: More German Passives and Impersonals
Assignment 9: Second draft of Squib
Icelandic Passive Problem
Zaenen, Maling, & Thainsson: Icelandic Passive Paper
Assignment 10: Final draft of Squib
Sympathy
Parasitic gaps in the wild