Current Issues in Syntax (MSc) (P02858)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-CISYN-LI

Detailed exploration of significant issues in current theoretical syntax.

Shared with UG course U04200 Current Issues in Syntax

Venue
Wednesday: 3.09, 18 Buccleuch Place
Thursday: 8.16 David Hume Tower

? Keywords : syntax, linguistics

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
14/01/2009	11:00	12:00	Room 3.09 18 Buccleuch Place	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To be able to read current primary literature in syntax; to formulate and evaluate analyses of linguistic data in the light of theoretical proposals; to reason critically; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses; and to compare and evaluate competing hypotheses and theories.