<p>Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 200B. In-depth introduction to selected topics in theory of movement processes and topics selected from following areas: WH-movement and related rules, subjacency and other constraints on movement; ECP and related conditions on distribution of empty categories; resumptive pronoun constructions; parametric variation in movement constructions; LF WH-movement; filters; reconstruction; parasitic gaps; barriers theory; control theory; null subject parameter. S/U (2-unit course) and S/U or letter (4-unit course) grading.</p>

Linguistics

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College of Letters and Science

The department focuses on the scientific study of language in all aspects; programs emphasize linguistic theory in combination with fieldwork, experimentation, and computational methods.

General Catalog

Syntactic Theory II

LING 201B

2 or 4 units