In this course students will become acquainted with the fundamental concepts of syntax and with a wide variety of syntactic structures found in the world's languages and will develop skills in syntactic analysis. Examples will be used from languages from every inhabited continent, and students will learn how to go about analyzing the syntax of an unfamiliar language.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Read descriptive and typologically oriented books and articles about syntax.
- Apply a range of concepts and terms from syntax to data that exemplify them.
- Solve simple problems in grammatical analysis.
- Undertake guided research in the grammatical structure of languages of different types, for example as in field methods courses on unfamiliar languages, or to support the teaching of more familiar ones.
- Evaluate the suitability of simple syntactic frameworks for descriptive projects in different kinds of languages
Indicative Assessment
- 2 x Analysis problems 20% each (40% total), comprising 1-2 pages of data calling for 2-4 pages of analysis [LO's 2,3]/
- 1 x Research Report of 2000-2500 words worth 25% [LO's 1,2,3,4,5].
- 400 word plan for Research Report 15% [LO's 4,5].
- 1 x Take-home exam worth 20% [LO's 2,3].
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Workload
2.6 contact hours + 7.4 hours of readings, assessment items and tutorial preparation per week.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The textbook will be specified on Wattle, and additional readings made available there.
Assumed Knowledge
No special knowledge and skills beyond the Requisite Statement
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3054 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4368 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4635 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | In Person | N/A |
