Postgraduate Course: Current Issues in Syntax (MSc) (LASC11104)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Detailed examination of significant issues in current theoretical syntax. |
| Course description |
In 2017-18 we will be focussing on synchronic syntactic variation and diachronic syntactic change, focussing on a small number of case studies that have featured in recent / current literature.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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:
- read current primary literature in syntax
- formulate and evaluate analyses of linguistic data in the light of theoretical proposals
- reason critically and identify and solve problems
- independently formulate and test hypotheses
- compare and evaluate competing hypotheses and theories
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | syntax,linguistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Caroline Heycock
Tel: (0131 6)51 1999
Email: Caroline.Heycock@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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