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Module Content

This course deals with one or more topics that involve the interface between the syntax and a syntax-external system. The latter could be the interpretive system, the phonology, or the parser. The exact contents of the course change from year to year, to reflect developments in the field and the lecturer's own research. However, the course will always involve the reading of recent research papers and class presentations by students.

Teaching Delivery

Teaching will be delivered through lectures and seminars in which students work in groups. The seminars will also be used for Q&A sessions and student presentations.

Indicative Topics

Phi features, Information structure, pro-drop.

Module Aims and/or Objectives

The aims of the course are: - To familiarize students with one or more problems at the forefront of current research into syntactic interfaces. - To train students in reading and evaluation primary literature. - To train students in presenting material before a group of their peers. - To train students in designing research projects. - To train students in carrying out research on an interface issue.

Intended learning outcomes: - Knowledge of (some) current theories about interfaces. - Ability to read, understand and evaluate primary literature in the relevant area. - Ability to present material before a group. - Ability to design research projects. - Ability to carry out and write up interface research.