Understanding Syntax

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Understanding Syntax: A Theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is a comprehensive course that delves into the essence of Noam Chomsky’s groundbreaking work. Covering topics such as transformation, recursion, and generative grammar, this course is perfect for NET aspirants in linguistics and those pursuing a BA, MA, or PhD in language and linguistics. With a focus on syntax, word orders, and the cooperative principle, this course provides a solid foundation for understanding the complexities of language and its structure.

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  • Understanding Syntax: A Theory of Transformational Generative Grammar

Course: Understanding Syntax: A Theory of Transformational Generative Grammar

Lecture one: Essence of Noam Chomsky’s Syntactic Structures (1957)

Topic 1: Theory-Transformational Generative Grammar

Topic 2: Two aspects & concepts: Transformation & Generative

Topic 3: Recursion and Explicitness

Lecture two: Generative Syntax

Topic 1: Language-where does it locate?

Topic 2: Human mind- sophisticated translating machine

Topic 3: “I” language and “E” language

Topic 4: Generative grammar is a process theory

Topic 5: Development of generative grammar

Topic 6: Set of formal grammatical rules

Topic 7: Corpora and grammaticality judgment task

Topic 8: Universal grammar and poverty of stimulus

Topic 9: The logical problem of language acquisition

Topic 10: Underdetermination of the data

Lecture three: Syntax

Topic 1: Word orders

Topic 2: Tree diagram

Topic 3: Merge and move

Topic 4: Word categories-functional and content

Topic 5: Distribution and phrase-structure rules

Topic 6: “X” bar schema-NP, VP, AP, PP

Lecture four: Advance syntax

Topic 1: X’ schema

Topic 2: TP

Topic 3: Tests: substitution, movement coordination

Topic 4: Subcategorization

Topic 5: Complementizer

Lecture five: Surface and deep structure

Topic 1: Surface and deep structure

Topic 2: Iceberg model

Topic 3: Six-word rules

Lecture six: Field linguistics

Topic 1: Language & dialect

Topic 2: Lexical similarity and mutual intelligibility

Topic 3: Blair method- find out the difference between language and dialect

Lecture seven: Cooperative Principle

Topic 1: Grice’s Cooperative Principle

Topic 2: Conversational Maxims

Topic 3: Maxim of Quantity

Topic 4: Maxim of Quality

Topic 5: Maxim of Relevance

Topic 6: Maxim of order

Who this course is for:

  • NET aspirants in linguistics, BA-MA-PhD language & linguistics

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