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Clausal Syntax - Introduction To The Course: Instructor: Gabrijela Buljan Office: 94
Clausal Syntax - Introduction To The Course: Instructor: Gabrijela Buljan Office: 94
Syntax
Greek putting together
study of the rules determining the way in
PS CS - SMS
3 branches of syntax according to size of
Outline:
1) Course objectives
2) Learning outcomes
3) Organisation of the course
4) Course requirements and grading
Course objectives
Theoretical
Practical
Learning outcomes
What is expected that you will be able to DO
after successfully completing this course
1) Course objectives
1. Practical objectives. improving your lang. competence!
1) How do you understand these sentences?
A female customer to the salesman:
May I try on the bikini in the window?
May I try on the bikini in the window?
May I try on the bikini in the window?
Put the box on the table in the kitchen.
Put the box on the table in the kitchen
Put the box on the table in the kitchen
1) Course objectives
2) Theoretical :
Building your understanding of the architecture of
English at the level of clausal syntax
Why (1)?
thatSg dogSg
morphosyntax
dogSg
dog - sPl
thosePl dogsPl
Phrasal
syntax
1) Course objectives
Why (2)
Your grammar courses are organised hierarchically
Each new course builds on the previous one
Good command of phrasal syntax is absolutely essential
2) Learning outcomes:
2) Learning outcomes:
3) Explain the syntactic ambiguity of clauses, using syntactic
principles/arguments
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3) Organisation
One-period theory oriented session
One-period practical, task-oriented session
A bit of self-study, homework assignments etc
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be taken.
RTs will not be repeated. Late excuses for missing a RT will not be
accepted.
RT grading scale:
70-76% = 2
77-85% = 3
86-92% = 4
93-100% = 5
If you are pleased with the grade earned on the basis of
RTs alone, you dont need to take the final exam.
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e.g. PTs = 1
Final exam: 3
Grade: 1+3/2 = 2
of RTs alone or RTs + final exam), but you are not pleased
with the grade, you can retake the final exam (written and
oral), but only upon a formal written request and in front of a
panel of three professors (l. 70 Pravilnik o studijima i
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studiranju).