COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KAMIL IŞERI

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at providing information about the main topics and problems in the current literature on the Minimalist Program and the Phase Theory and discussing these topics and problems.

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

Aygen, G. (2000). Extractability and the nominative case feature on tense. In S. Özsoy,
D. Akar, M. Nakipoğlu-Demiralp, E. E. Erguvanlı-Taylan, & A. Aksu-Koç, in Turkish
linguistics: proceedings of the 10th. international conference in Turkish linguistics
(pp. 81-94). Istanbul: Boğaziçi University Press.
Aygen, G. (2002). Finiteness, case and clausal architecture. Unpublished PhD
dissertation. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Boecx, C., & Grohmann, K. K. (2004). Putting phases into perspective. Budapest: TILT
2004.
Bo kovic, . (1997). The syntax of non-finite complementation: An economy approach.
Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomksy, N. (2006). Approaching UG from below. Ms.: MIT.
Chomsky, N. (1981). Lectures on government and binding. Dordrecht: Foris.
Chomsky, N. (1995). The Minimalist Program. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2000). Minimalist Inquiries: the Framework. In R. Martin, D. Michaels, &
J. U. (eds.), Step by step (pp. 89-156). Cambridge: MIT Press.
Chomsky, N. (2001). Derivation by phase. In M. Kenstowicz (ed.), Ken Hale: A life in
language (pp. 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). On Phases. Ms.: MIT.
Cinque, G. (1999). Adverbs and Functional Heads A Crosslinguistic Perspective.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Erguvanlı-Taylan, E. (1978). The function of word order in Turkish. California:
University of California Press.
Fukui, N. (1993). Parameters and Optionality. Linguistic Inquiry 24 , 399 420.
Gallego, A. J. (2010). Phase theory. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
George, L., & Kornfilt, J. (1981). Finiteness and boundedness in Turkish. F. H. (ed.)
icinde, Binding and Filtering (s. 105-128). London: Croomhellm Ltd.
Grohmann, K. K. (2009). Explorations of Phase Theory: features and arguments. Berlin &
New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
Harves, S. (2002). Where have all the Phases gone (Non-)defective categories and Case
alternations in Russian. J. T. (ed.) icinde, In Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics
10, the Second Ann Arbor Meeting (s. 97-118). Michigan: Michigan Press.
Işsever, S. (2006). Towards a Unified Account of Clause-initial Scrambling in Turkish:
a feature analysis. In Turkic Languages 11: 1 (pp. 93-123). Wiesbaden: Harrasowitz.
Kidwai, A. (2000). XP-Adjunction in Universal Grammar: Scrambling and Binding in Hindi-
Urdu. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kural, M. (1992). Properties of scrambling in Turkish. [Manuscript, ver.1. UCLA.] .
Kuroda, S.-Y. (1971). Remarks on the notion of subject with reference to words like
also, even, or only, illustrating certain manners in which formal systems are employed
as auxiliary devices in linguistic descriptions: Part 2. Papers in Japanese Linguistics
11 , 157 202.

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 1-6 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)

To be announced.

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