Syllabus for Syntax V, Winter 2016
Technically Linguistics 114C, Topics in Syntax

Introduction to Minimalism

Meeting times and place: Tuesday 10:30-12, Friday 11-12:30, Stevenson 213

Course web site: http://babel.ucsc.edu/~hank/114C.html

Instructors:   Jorge Hankamer		Jim McCloskey
Office:	       264 Stevenson
Office Hours:  M 12:30-1:30, Th 11-12
email:         hank@ucsc.edu		mcclosk@ucsc.edu

As usual, the list of readings and problems will unfold as the course progresses.
The general sequence will be:

	An introduction to Minimalism

	Some issues within the Minimalist Program

	A couple of Minimalist papers

	Then we see what happens.

There will be approximately one reading a week, and typically one problem.
The problems will be mostly assigned as whole group projects, so you will have to
get used to working together.  A lot of the discussion of readings will be
led by peers.

In addition to the weekly problems and readings, there will be a final paper,
developed through the course of the quarter, on some topic in syntax as informed by
Minimalist ideas.  We will ask you to choose a topic by the third week, present a
reading list and progress report in the fifth week, complete a first draft
by the eighth week, and turn in a final paper at the end of the tenth week.