24.902: Language and its structure II: Syntax
Sept 7 | Introduction: part one, part two |
Sept 12 | Phrase structure, and more phrase structure. |
Sept 14 | Even more phrase structure. (Handout) (and the Passamaquoddy handout) |
Sept 19 | Selection. Problem Set 1, due Sept 26 at midnight. |
Sept 21 | EPP and movement. |
Sept 26 | A-movement and the Case Filter. Problem Set 2, due Oct 3 at midnight. |
Sept 28 | Unaccusatives. |
Oct 3 | More on A-movement: VP-internal subjects, raising. |
Oct 5 | Morphological case and agreement. (Handout) |
Oct 10 | Columbus Day holiday |
Oct 12 | More on Case. (Handout) |
Oct 17 | Binding theory. Problem Set 3, due October 24 at midnight. |
Oct 19 | Control. |
Oct 24 | More on agreement. (Handout) |
Oct 26 | midterm. Some things you might want to review (not necessarily an exhaustive list). |
Oct 31 | More control: evidence for vP. (Handout) |
Nov 2 | Double Object constructions; applicatives. (Handout) |
Nov 7 | wh-movement. |
Nov 9 | Islands. (Handout) |
Nov 14 | Covert movement. (Handout) |
Nov 16 | no class. squib topic due. |
Nov 21 | head-movement. |
Nov 22 | drop date |
Nov 23 | Thanksgiving holiday |
Nov 28 | Why is some movement overt? |
Nov 30 | Reconstruction |
Dec 5 | QR, ACD |
Dec 7 | Phase theory |
Dec 12 | Scrambling. Squib due. |