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Generative Grammar - LING2520
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Linguistics
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LING1000 or LING1500
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 

Description

An introduction to generative grammar as developed by Noam Chomsky and others. Examines earlier Chomskyan models of syntax and the more recent ones, with particular reference to the Principles and Parameters framework. Topics include syntactic categories and features, phrasal representations, economy, movement and empty categories.

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