ENG 3040 - Morphology and Syntax

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; ENG 2010 is recommended but not required for students who have had little or no recent study in language principles

This is an intermediate study of principles of grammar, primarily English grammar (morphology and syntax), approached through an examination of basic principles of syntactic theories. The course content covers a selection of principles from structural linguistics and an introduction to the basics of generative-transformational syntactic theory. Analysis of structures and discussions of several theories underlying systematic language study are included.