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.
Instructor: Jorge Hankamer
Hankamer 1973: Unacceptable Ambiguity
McCloskey "The Shape of Irish Clauses"
Ross: Gapping and the Order of Constituents
Morris: Polarity Ellipsis in French
Hankamer: Auxiliaries and Negation in English