Syntax Comprehensive Notes

Description

Covers weeks 1-12 of LING20006 Syntax. Topics covered: - parts of speech - constituency - structural relations - ambiguity - binding theory - complements and adjuncts - embedded clause types, finite vs non-finite - theta theory - constraints on x-bar - head-to-head movement - phrasal movement (raising, passives, wh-movement) - motivations for movement (case assigning, feature checking, EPP) - worked examples of how to complete movement questions and draw trees for movement - relative clauses - island constrains, subjacency, MLC - raising and control.