Courses - Fall 2026
LING419A
Topics in Syntax; Hidden Syntax
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: LING 311
In many cases, the pronounced words in a sentence do not reveal its full syntactic structure. There is "hidden syntax" that we can't directly see. In this class, we will uncover hidden syntax. We will start by looking at ellipsis. Other case studies will involve question particles,negation, and quantifiers, among other phenomena.
In many cases, the pronounced words in a sentence do not reveal its full syntactic structure. There is "hidden syntax" that we can't directly see. In this class, we will uncover hidden syntax. We will start by looking at ellipsis. Other case studies will involve question particles,negation, and quantifiers, among other phenomena.
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University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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