Undergraduate Course: Syntactic Theory and English Syntax (LASC10065)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course offers an integrated approach to the theoretical and descriptive study of the English language. It deals mostly with syntax, touching on morphological and semantic issues as necessary.
Students are expected to have a mature attitude toward language and toward academic work, and a basic grounding in syntactic analysis. The aim of the course is to combine a descriptive survey of some of the core constructions of Standard English with an exploration of current syntactic theory as it can be used to analyse these phenomena. The course is intended both to provide students with the background necessary to approach the primary literature and to give them experience in developing skills in data analysis and syntactic argumentation.
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| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
169 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework (30%)
1 two hour written examination (70%) |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Syntactic Theory and English Syntax | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- accurately describe and analyse primary data from English
- relate data explicitly to principles of syntax
- independently formulate and test hypotheses
- construct and evaluate syntactic argumentation
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Reading List
Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey K. Pullum (2005) A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. (viii+312pp). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey K. Pullum et al. (2002) The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; xvii + 1842 pp.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Contact Time: 9 weeks out of 11 at 3 hours/week = 27 hours |
| Keywords | syntax, English |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Nikolas Gisborne
Tel: (0131 6)50 3600
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Course secretary | Mrs Francesca Kerr-Dineen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3961
Email: |
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