2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LING3030 Syntactic Theory

20 creditsClass Size: 36

Module manager: Diane Nelson
Email: d.c.nelson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

LING2340 Syntax

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module aims to introduce students to generative syntax, focusing on the Government and Binding model. The approach is empirical: on the basis of observation of the data (essentially from English), generalisations are made which are then explained by abstract rules governing human language.

Objectives

To provide an introduction to Noam Chomsky's influential theory of syntax, Principles and Parameters (or Government and Binding).

Syllabus

Theories of biologically innate genes for grammar; the design of language; syntax and the lexicon; individual modules of the grammar (Case, Theta Theory, Binding, etc.).

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	15.00	15.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			175.00
Total Contact hours			25.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

80 hours Seminar preparation
50 hours General background reading
50 hours Research and writing for assessment and exam preparation

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

2 x 1500 word assessed exercises to be submitted during teaching term

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	2 x 1,500 word assessed exercises to be submitted during teaching term	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

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