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ELT619 SYNTAX AND ITS INTERFACES

Course Code: 8200619
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(0-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: English Language Teaching
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. MARTINA GRACANIN YÜKSEK
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 8200615
The course set above should be completed before taking ELT619 SYNTAX AND ITS INTERFACES .

Course Content

Definition of grammatical interface. PF/LF interface. linearization. linearization algorithms. multiple dominance. Right-Node Raising. Across-the-board movement. syncretism (morphological and syntactic). Agreement. scope. Quantifier raising. reconstruction. scope economy. pronominal anaphora. co-reference. E-type pronouns.