Advanced Syntax OpenCourseWare: A Free Graduate Level Course on Grammar and Phrase Structure by MIT

Published Jan 15, 2009

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The free 'Advanced Syntax' OpenCourseWare at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) examines the structural design of the grammar of language. Doctoral students of Linguistics can use this course to study the movement and logical form of verbal and written communication. 'Introduction to Syntax' is a qualification for this OpenCourseWare.

Advanced Syntax: Course Specifics

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Advanced Syntax: Course Description

Syntax is generally comprised of the principles and rules that preside over sentence structure in a language.

Professor Elena Anagnostopoulou and Professor Daniel Fox examine how sentence structure varies from language to language in logical form and covert movement. Students in this course will study the effect word movement within a sentence can have on interpretation. This course will explore how some languages can scramble word order in a sentence without changing the core meaning of the sentence. 'Advanced Syntax' is in a lecture format

Lecture notes, suggested reading and assignments are available online for free for this course. If you are interested in this free course, visit the Advanced Syntax course page.

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