LING30070

Learning Outcomes:

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.

Indicative Module Content:

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 Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

LING20010 Syntax 2. International students are advised to ensure they have equivalent pre-requisite knowledge.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on Week 6 Assignment provided in Weeks 8-11