COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGE CAN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at providing information and discussions about the representation
levels of grammar, with regard to the theory of Universal Grammar, especially the
Minimalist Program; syntactic derivation; components of grammar; the interfaces; providing information about syntactic theories other than UG.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Boeckx, C. (2007). Understanding Minimalist Syntax: Lessons from Locality in Longdistance
Dependencies. Oxford: Blackwell.
Brody, M. (2003). Towards an Elegant Syntax. London: Routledge.
Chomsky, N. (1981). Lectures on Government and Binding. Dordrecht: Paris.
Chomsky, N. (1993). A minimalist program for linguistic theory. The View from Building
20: Essays in Linguistics in Honor of Sylvain Bromberger içinde (haz.). Kenneth Hale &
Samuel J. Keyser, 1 52. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 167 217
Chomsky, N. (1995). The Minimalist Program. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2000). Minimalist Inquiries: the Framework. R. Martin, D. Michaels, & J.
U. (eds.) icinde, Step by step (s. 89-156). Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2001). Derivation by phase. M. Kenstowicz (ed.) icinde, Ken Hale: A life
in language (s. 1-52). Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2004). Beyond Explanatory Adequacy. A. B. (ed.) icinde, Structures and
Beyond. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Chomsky, N. (2005). Three factors in language design. Linguistic Inquiry 36: 1. s. 1-
22.
Chomsky, N. (2006). Approaching UG from below. Ms.: MIT.
Chomsky, N. (2008). On phases. Foundational Issues in Linguistics Theory (eds. Freidin,
Otero and Zubizaretta) MIT Press.
Cinque, G. (1999). Adverbs and Functional Heads A Crosslinguistic Perspective.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gallego, A. J. (2010). Phase Theory. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Hornstein, N., Nunes, J., ve Grohmann, K. K. (2005). Understanding Minimalism.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kayne, R. (1994). The Antisymmetry of Syntax. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
Radford, A. (1999). Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Radford, A. (2004). Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English. Cambridge
University Press.
Radford, A. (2009). Analysing English Sentences: A Minimalist Approach. Cambridge MA.:
Cambridge University Press.
Uriagereka, J. (1998). Rhyme and Reason. Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press.
Uzun, N. E. (2000). Ana çizgileriyle evrensel dilbilgisi ve Türkçe. Istanbul:
Multilingual.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Tutoring via examples and discussion
Question and Answer

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5 will be evaluated by the questions in the midterm and final exams and projects.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

80% class attendance is obligatory.
Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yard. Doç. Dr. Özgün KOŞANER
Edebiyat Fakültesi C Blok C-157
Tel: 0232 30 186 29

Office Hours

Monday 09:00-12:00
Tuesday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes