Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Syntax (LASC11085)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Language Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Detailed study of the the major syntactic phenomena of English and other languages from a theoretical perspective. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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| Central | Lecture | S37, 7 George Square | 1-11 |  |  |  |  11:10 - 13:00 |  |  
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introduction to Syntax | 2:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| To understand basic issues in current theoretical syntax; to accurately describe and analyse primary data; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| One 2 hour examination (100%) |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Peter Ackema 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3495 
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188 
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