Postgraduate Course: Developmental Syntax (LASC11016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Language Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
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. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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. |
Assessment Information
| An end-of-term essay/project (100%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Antonella Sorace
Tel: (0131 6)50 3493
Email: A.Sorace@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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