LING 3160W

Advanced Generative Syntax
Credit Hours:
3

The investigation of English syntax and the development of a theory of generative transformational grammar begun in Generative Syntax. This course expands the range of constructions covered (now including Wh-questions and relative clauses) and focuses on a universal phrase structure system called X-bar Theory rather than language-specific rules.

Prerequisites:
LING3150 or LING3150W
Semester Offered:
Spring
Course Type:
Writing-Intensive
Level:
Undergraduate

LING 3150W

Generative Syntax (Writing Intensive)
Credit Hours:
3

Techniques and formalisms for analyzing syntactic phenomena of human languages within the framework of generative grammar. Examples will be drawn from English and a wide variety of other languages. (Writing-intensive).

Prerequisites:
LING2100 or LING2100E or LING2100H
Semester Offered:
Fall
Spring
Course Type:
Writing-Intensive
Duplicate credit :
LING 3150
Level:
Undergraduate

Dr. John Hale joins the UGA Department of Linguistics

Photograph of Dr. John Hale

We are very happy to announce the appointment of Dr. John Hale as the Arch Professor of World Languages and Cultures in the Department of Linguistics. Dr. Hale received his Sc.B. degree from Brown University and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. His work centers on fundamental questions of language comprehension, which he investigates through cognitive modeling using computer simulations.

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