Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE LIN2022

 
TITLE Models of Grammar

 
UM LEVEL 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology

 
DESCRIPTION The aim of this study-unit is to introduce students to the notion of a formal model of grammar and to discuss with them various models of syntax and morphology.

Content Covered:

The notion of a model is explored, in particular within a Generative Grammar paradigm. Two current models of grammar are discussed in detail and compared.

Textbooks:

- Chomsky, Noam. 1957. Syntactic Structures. The Hague: Mouton
- Chomsky, Noam. 1965. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press
- Fabri, Ray. 1998. Models of Inflection. In: R. Fabri, A. Ortmann, & T. Parodi (eds.) Models of Inflection. Tübingen: Niemeyer, pp. 1- 10
- Jackendoff, Ray. 2002. Foundations of Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Newmeyer, Fredrick. 1983. Grammatical Theory: Its Limits and its Possibilities. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- Radford, Andrew 1997. Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Sells, Peter 1985. Lectures on Contemporary Syntactic Theories: An Introduction to Government-Binding Theory, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, and Lexical-Functional Grammar. Stanford: CSLI
- Spencer, Andrew. 1991. Morphological Theory. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Assignment SEM2 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years.

https://www.um.edu.mt/course/studyunit