EGH106 The Structures of English

Aims/Description: This module is an introduction to the syntax of natural languages, providing an essential grammatical base for more advanced studies in linguistic theory, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. This module is intended as a sister module to the 10-credit 'Sounds of English' module, which runs in parallel. It is designed to provide a firm grounding in the descriptions of sentence structure(s) cross-linguistically, and to introduce students to the tools used to describe syntactic structures, and the main methods of syntactic argumentation. The lectures will cover major topics in the formal description of morpho-syntax, while the seminar workshops will provide hands-on experience in analysing and thinking about sentence structure.

Staff Contact: ORFITELLI ROBYN

Teaching Methods: Lectures, Seminars, Independent Study

Assessment: Formal Exam, Classroom testing

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