Course Desc<x>ription:
<br>Syntax is the study of the principles and rules for constructing sentences in 
<br>natural languages. This course aims to familiarize students with the basic 
<br>concepts of English sentence structures. By the end of this course, students 
<br>are expected to: (1) understand the hierarchical structures of common English 
<br>sentences and use tree diagrams to express these structures; (2) judge the 
<br>grammaticality of English sentences; (3) appreciate structural ambiguities as 
<br>a result of different syntactic structures; (4)understand the differences 
<br>between the form (e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.) and the 
<br>function (e.g. subjects, predicators, ob<x>jects, adverbials, etc.) of the 
<br>constituents.
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<br>References:
<br>Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams. 2014. An Introduction to 
<br>Language (10th ed.) Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
<br>Noel Burton-Roberts. 2016. Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English 
<br>Syntax (4th ed.) Pearson. 
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<br>Syllabus:
<br>Week 01 Introduction and Orientation
<br>Week 02 Constituents (I)
<br>Week 03 Constituents (II)
<br>Week 04 Functions 
<br>Week 05 Categories
<br>Week 06 Basic Verb Phrase (I)
<br>Week 07 Basic Verb Phrase (II)
<br>Week 08 Midterm Exam
<br>Week 09 Adverbials
<br>Week 10 Auxiliary Verbs (I)
<br>Week 11 Auxiliary Verbs (II)
<br>Week 12 Noun Phrases (I)
<br>Week 13 Noun Phrases (II)
<br>Week 14 Clauses vs. Sentences (I)
<br>Week 15 Clauses vs. Sentences (II)
<br>Week 16 Final Exam
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<br>Evaluation:
<br>Homework assignments (20%)
<br>Quizzes (10%)
<br>Midterm exam (25%)
<br>Final exam (25%)
<br>Attendance (20%)
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