Elements of Syntactic Variation credit:

3 Hours

Exploration of how languages vary syntactically through discussion and analysis of features drawn from diverse languages and language families. Participants examine how Generative Linguistics accounts for this range of syntactic variation from a contemporary Minimalist perspective. The class significantly expands the empirical coverage of LING 301 while refining its theoretical model, providing a more sophisticated understanding of human language syntax. Prerequisite: LING 301 .