LING2005 Syntax I (Fall 2023)
Undergraduate course, Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023
Meeting time and location
- Lecture: Wednesday 14:30-16:15, Leung Kau Kui Building 101
- Tutorial: Thursday 17:30-18:15, Lee Shau Kee Building 201
Teaching staff
- Instructor: Prof. Lawrence Cheung
- Email: yllcheung[at]cuhk.edu.hk
- Office hours: Thursday 14:30-16:30, at G11 Leung Kau Kui Building or via Zoom
- Teaching assistant: Yige Chen
- Email: yigechen[at]link.cuhk.edu.hk
- Office hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 13:00-14:00, at G19 Leung Kau Kui Building or via Zoom
Course Syllabus
Assessment Scheme
- Assignments (30%): There will be 2 written homework assignments (15% each). 10 points (out of 100) of the assignment will be deducted for each day late. In case you have a really good reason for late submission (e.g. seriously sick), you can email Prof. Cheung before the deadline. Your request will be considered case by case.
- Midterm (35%): There will be 1 in-class midterm on Oct 25.
- Final exam (35%): There will be 1 final exam on Dec 4, 2:30-4:15 pm; venue TBA.
Course Schedule
Week | Lecture | Topic | Tutorial | Readings | Materials | Events |
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1 | Sept 6 | No class - Prof. Cheung out of HK | N/A | |||
2 | Sept 13 | Introduction | N/A | Sportiche et al. Ch. 1; Huddleston & Pullum (2002) Prescriptive and descriptive approaches (p. 5-11); (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 1, §3) | ||
2a | Sept 16 | Constituency I | N/A | Sportiche et al. Ch. 3; (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 3; Haegeman 2006, Ch. 2, §1) | Make-up session: 10:30am-12:15pm, YIA201 | |
3 | Sept 20 | Constituency II | Sept 21 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 3; (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 3; Haegeman 2006, Ch. 2, §1) | [Tutorial Slides] | |
4 | Sept 27 | Constituency III | Sept 28 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 3; (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 3; Haegeman 2006, Ch. 2, §1) | [Tutorial Slides] | |
5 | Oct 4 | Phrases I | Oct 5 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 4, 5 | [Tutorial Slides] | |
6 | Oct 11 | Phrases II | Oct 12 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 4, 5 | [Tutorial Slides] | Assignment 1 due (Oct 14) |
7 | Oct 18 | Midterm Exam | N/A | Midterm Exam: in class | ||
8 | Oct 25 | X-bar theory I | Oct 26 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 6 (§6.1–§6.7); (Optional: Radford 1988, §4.3–§4.7) | [Tutorial Slides] | |
9 | Nov 1 | X-bar theory II | Nov 2 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 6 (§6.1–§6.7); (Optional: Radford 1988, §4.3–§4.7) | [Tutorial Slides] | |
10 | Nov 8 | Structural relations | N/A | Sportiche et al. Ch. 6 (§6.1–§6.7); (Optional: Radford 1988, §4.3–§4.7) | ||
11 | Nov 15 | Binding Theory I | Nov 16 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 7; (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 5) | [Tutorial Slides] | |
12 | Nov 22 | Binding Theory II | Nov 23 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 7; (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 5) | [Tutorial Slides] | |
13 | Nov 29 | Binding Theory III | Nov 30 | Sportiche et al. Ch. 7; (Optional: Carnie, Ch. 5) | Assignment 2 due (Nov 27) | |
14 | Dec 4 | Final Exam | N/A | Final Exam: 2:30-4:15pm, LSK LT2 |
a This is a special make-up class to be held on Saturday morning. Details will be announced soon. The lecture will also be video recorded in case you cannot attend this class at this time.