? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-EGCA-EL

Two of the three lectures each week will provide a theory-neutral account, based mainly on the "Cambridge Grammar of the English Language", of major topics in the grammar of English. The third lecture will consider the treatment of such topics from a cognitive linguistics perspective. Precise topics may vary from year to year, but are likely to be drawn from the following list:

English auxiliaries; transitive and ditransitive clauses; middles; prepositions; phrasal verbs; the structure of English nominals; relative clauses; finiteness; raising and control; information packaging (including clefting); existential constructions.

? Pre-requisites : English Language 2 or Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 10:00 10:50 Central Lecture Wednesday 10:00 10:50 Central Lecture Thursday 10:00 10:50 Central

By the end of the course, students should have acquired the following:

(a) a greater understanding of how Modern English grammar works
(b) preparation for more advanced work involving syntactic theories
(c) basic grounding in aspects of Cognitive Linguistics, particularly Cognitive Grammar and (Radical) Construction Grammar

The course will be assessed as follows:

Two 1,000 word assignments and one 2,500 word essay.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rosemary Perks
Tel : (0131 6)50 3961
Email : v1rperks@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Graeme Trousdale
Tel : (0131 6)50 3599
Email : Graeme.Trousdale@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/