{"id":38984,"date":"2021-03-02T09:35:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T08:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=38984"},"modified":"2021-06-09T18:33:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T17:33:34","slug":"english-syntax-2-the-sentence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=38984&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"English Syntax 2: The Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course title: <\/strong>English Syntax 2: The Sentence
\nCourse coordinator<\/strong>: Professor Irena Zovko Dinkovi\u0107
\nInstructors: <\/strong>Professor Irena Zovko Dinkovi\u0107
\nStatus: <\/strong>mandatory
\nECTS credits: <\/strong>6
\nSemester: <\/strong>4th (summer)
\nEnrollment requirements:<\/strong> passed exam in Syntax 1: Word Classes<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Objectives: <\/strong>to introduce the students to the more complex aspects of sentence structure, for example, the argument structure of the predicate, complex and compound sentences, etc. as well as the semantic relationships among different parts of the sentence. Students also analyze different linguistic phenomena such as transitivity, aspect, ellipsis, etc., and compare them to the Croatian language and other languages. At the end of semester the students are introduced to the basic tenets of the main formal and functional syntactic theories in order to gain a wider perspective not only on the syntax of English but also on general language mechanisms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Week by week schedule:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. General information about the course. Revision of Syntax I.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Dependency relations. Syntactic and semantic arguments of verbs. Grammatical relations and meaning. (Miller, ch. 11; Burton-Roberts, 38-45; Van Valin, pp. 22-26)<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Coordination. Properties of sentence elements. (Burton-Roberts, pp. 30-35; Greenbaum & Quirk, 10.1.\u221210.18; Miller, pp. 88-93; Van Valin, pp. 41-43)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Subjects. Subject-verb agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Behavioral properties of grammatical relations: direct and indirect objects. (Van Valin, pp. 35-37, 59-62, 67-69, 70-78; Miller, pp. 93-99)<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Transitivity. Verb alternations. (Miller, pp. 51-53; Burton-Roberts, pp. 81-91; Van Valin, 60-64)<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Revision. Mid-term exam.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Tense and aspect. (Miller, pp. 143-151)<\/span>
    \n9. Modality and voice: active and passive. (Miller, pp. 136-142, 151-154; Longman)<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Pro-forms and reference. Ellipsis. (Burton-Roberts, pp. 141-145, 219-220; Miller, p. 17; Longman)<\/span>
    \n11. Sentence types: questions and negation.(Miller, pp. 107-111; Longman)<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Complex sentences. Relative clauses. (Burton-Roberts, pp. 228-236; Miller, pp. 64-65; Van Valin, pp. 46-49)<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Functions of subordinate clauses: nominal and adverbial clauses (Longman, Greenbaum & Quirk, 15.1.\u221215.9)<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Information structure: theme and rheme, focus and topic.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Final revision. End-term exam.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Course description:
    \n<\/strong>The units are presented as Powerpoint presentations accompanied by handouts. After each unit, the students are given homework, which they check with the instructor in class. They are also expected to read at home the relevant parts of obligatory reading. Exercises and additional materials (handouts, articles, web links…) are available to students on the Omega e-learning system.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Course requirements:
    \n<\/strong>Students should attend the classes regularly, actively participate in class and solve the homeworks. During the semester, there are two reviews. The students have the option of taking a mid-term and an end-term exam, which give a combined grade. The last week of the course is dedicated to preparing students for the final exam. The final exam is written and the grade is numeral.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Obligatory reading (selected chapters and pages):
    \n<\/strong>\u2013 Greenbaum, Sidney, Randolph Quirk, Geoffrey Leech & Jan Svartvik (1990). A Student\u2019s Grammar of the English Language<\/em>, Harlow: Longman.
    \n\u2013 Biber, Douglas, Susan Conrad, Geoffrey Leech (2002). Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English<\/em>, Harlow: Longman.
    \n\u2013 Van Valin, Robert D. Jr. (2001). An Introduction to Syntax<\/em>, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press<\/span><\/p>\n

    Suggested reading:
    \n<\/strong>\u2013 Burton-Roberts, Noel (1997). Analysing Sentences: Introduction to English Syntax<\/em>, Harlow: Longman
    \n\u2013 Dryer, Matthew (1986). Primary objects, Secondary Objects, and Antidative, Language<\/em> 62 (4): 808 \u2013 845
    \n\u2013 Hopper, Paul & Sandra Thompson (1980). Transitivity in Grammar and Discourse, Language<\/em> 56 (2): 251 \u2013 299
    \n\u2013 Huddleston, Rodney & Geoffrey Pullum (2005). A Student\u2019s Introduction to English Grammar<\/em>, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
    \n\u2013 Ku\u010danda, Dubravko (1999). O logi\u010dkom subjektu, Filologija<\/em> 32: 75 \u2013 90
    \n\u2013 Lambrecht, Knud (1984). Information structure and sentence form<\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
    \n\u2013 Miller, Jim (2001). An Introduction to English Syntax<\/em>, Edinburgh:
    \nEdinburgh University Press.
    \n\u2013 Nichols, Johanna (1986). Head-Marking and Dependent-Marking Grammar, Language<\/em> 62 (1): 56 \u2013 119
    \n\u2013 Palmer, Frank R. (1994). Grammatical roles and relations<\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press<\/span><\/p>\n

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