Syntax

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) Syntax is the study of the arrangement of words into groups, clauses and sentences. In this course students use morphological, syntactic, semantic, and lexical criteria to define traditional parts of speech, in order to understand how these combine to form a variety of clauses and sentences types. Form, function, class and structure are introduced from the perspective of systemic functional and communication linguistics. These descriptive frameworks are contrasted with transformational generative models and others. Cross-listed: ENGL-2802(3) and LING-2003(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-2802 | LING-2003.