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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Language Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Current Issues in Syntax (MSc) (LASC11104)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryDetailed examination of significant issues in current theoretical syntax.
Course description This course will look at relative clauses, and the syntactic factors underlying the development of the typological rare type found in English.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Project work (approximately 4,000 words) on an approved topic (100%)
Feedback Students will give presentations in class and will receive feedback as appropriate. Events cannot be scheduled given the research-led nature of the course.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. read current primary literature in syntax
  2. formulate and evaluate analyses of linguistic data in the light of theoretical proposals
  3. reason critically and identify and solve problems
  4. independently formulate and test hypotheses
  5. compare and evaluate competing hypotheses and theories
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordssyntax,linguistics
Contacts
Course organiserProf Nikolas Gisborne
Tel: (0131 6)50 3600
Email: n.gisborne@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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