The E-Exam Module for course 3301-L1SW, Syntax
This is a one-semester lecture for first-year
students at the English Institute with a cumulative end-of-term exam.
The students are introduced to the basic syntactic categories
(word-level and phrase level categories), constituency tests and major
processes, which characterize modern English use. Aspects of formal
syntax are also addressed within the generative paradigm. These include
first language acquisition, Universal Grammar, parametrization and
transformational processes (passivization and raising as instances of
move-alpha, wh-movement). Whenever appropriate, references to the
competing cognitive account will also be made. Major linguistic
dichotomies are discussed and their consequences explored (prescriptive
vs. descriptive grammar, performance vs. competence, I-language vs.
E-language, grammaticality vs. acceptability, rule-based creativity vs.
formulaic patterned speech, acquisition vs. learning). The composition
of the mental lexicon is discussed, with arguments for and against the
strong lexicalist position.
- Teacher: Stanisław Butowski
- Teacher: Romuald Gozdawa-Gołębiowski
- Teacher: Marcin Opacki