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At the completion of the module, students are expected to
--appreciate the Movement property of language and its role in cross-linguistic variation;
--identify patterns of distribution involving Movement and constraints on them across constructions and languages;
--represent Movement and related derivational properties in the form of tree-diagrams;
--appreciate and manipulate evidence-based argumentation for the purpose of problem-solving and theory construction.
Head Movement (including in questions)
DP Movement (passive, unaccusative and raising constructions)
Wh Movement (wh-questions and relative clauses)
Locality constraints on Movement
The relationship between Movement and interpretive features such as [+Q] and [+WH]
Cross-linguistic variation involving Movement
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 100 |
LING20010 Syntax 2. International students are advised to ensure they have equivalent pre-requisite knowledge.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Problem sets | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Problem sets | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on Week 6 Assignment provided in Weeks 8-11
Name | Role |
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Ms Yulia Baturova | Tutor |