Developmental Syntax (P00251)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-DEVSYNLIN

The aim of this course is to give an introduction to current research on developmental syntax. The course reviews key issues, concepts and findings in the development of syntactic competence in first and second language acquisition from the perspective of generative syntax. The course also introduces aspects of syntactic theory necessary to understand the relevant literature in syntactic acquisition.

Venue: 1.01, 14 Buccleuch Place

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	11:00	13:00			1.01, 14 Buccleuch Place

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course students should be able to understand current issues in the research on syntactic development, including:

- the nature of syntactic representations and categories in L1 and L2 grammars
- the nature of syntactic operations in L1 and L2 grammars
- interface effects in monolingual L1, bilingual L1 and L2 grammars

Students should also be able to analyse learner data using the concepts and models introduced in the course.