Syntax - 1st semester
Code
722131083
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Alexandra Fiéis, Ana Maria Lavadinho Madeira
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The main objectives of the unit are to enable the student to:
i) describe recent hypotheses on the functioning of the syntactic component in the framework of principles and parameters theory and identify variable and invariable aspects of the syntax of natural languages;
ii) relate aspects of syntax with other grammar components;
iii) develop theoretical argumentation based on empirical data, considering syntactic phenomena in different languages.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Principles and parameters theory: from government and binding to minimalismo
2. The architecture of the sentence.
3. Parameters and functional categories.
4. The interface between syntax and other grammatical modules.
Bibliography
Baltin, M. & C. Collins (eds) (2000) The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory. Wiley-Blackwell
Belletti, A. & L. Rizzi (1996) Parameters and Functional Heads. Essays in Comparative Syntax. OUP
Carnie, A. D. Siddiqi & Y. Sato (eds) (2014) The Routledge Handbook of Syntax. Routledge
Cinque, G. & R.S. Kayne (eds) (2005) The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Syntax. OUP
Culicover, P. (1997) Principles and Parameters: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory. OUP
den Dikken, M. (ed) (2013) The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax. CUP
Fischer, S. & C. Gabriel (eds) 2016) Manual of Grammatical Interfaces in Romance. De Gruyter
Haegeman, L. (2006) Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis. Blackwell
Haegeman, L. (ed) (1997) The New Comparative Syntax. Longman
Martins, A. & E. Carrilho (eds) (2016) Manual de linguística portuguesa. De Gruyter
Roberts, I. (ed) (2007) Comparative Grammar. Routledge
Teaching method
The seminar includes expository classes, discussion of readings, and practical work that leads the student to verify theoretical hypotheses from linguistic data.
Evaluation method
(a) short problem-solving exercises (20%);
(b) written test (30%);
(c) individual written essay with a description and analysis of a particular topic (50%).