? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : PPL-P-ATSYN-LIP

Detailed exploration of significant issues in current theoretical syntax.

Shared with UG Course U00538 Advanced Topics in Syntax

Venue:
Monday - B9, Adam Ferguson Building
Thursday - 3.356 William Robertson Building

? Pre-requisites : Previous courses in syntax

Home subject area

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

? 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 07/01/2008 14:00 16:00 B9, Adam Ferguson Building

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 14:00 15:50 Central Lecture Thursday 14:00 15:50 Central

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.

Project work (approximately 4,000 words) on an approved topic (100%)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Toni Noble
Tel : (0131 6)51 3188
Email : Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Geoffrey Pullum
Email : gpullum@ling.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/