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At the completion of the module, students should be able to
--recognise common architectural patterns across categories and phrases;
--represent phrase structure in the form of tree-diagrams using X-bar schema;
--analyse relationships between lexical and structural representations and related constraints;
--solve problems of distribution resulting from movement;
--use formalism as a means of representing and summarising information;
--evaluate evidence and argumentation in the process of constructing a language model.
X-bar Theory
X-bar Theory and functional categories
Theta Theory and thematic structures
Head-movement
Binding Theory
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Problem sets | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Problem sets | Week 4 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Assignment: Problem sets | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on Week 4 Assignment provided in Week 6-7. Feedback on Week 10 Assignment provided in Week 12.