Neuphilologisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

SEMINAR:
SYNTAX

Oliver M. Traxel

WS 14/15
Wd 10-12

Room: ZHG 1.005


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule. All students are expected to give presentations on the respective topics. There will be groups of two or three. Each speaker is supposed to talk for at least 20 minutes. This will be followed by a discussion as well as exercises. Please prepare the exercises in our textbook before each session. The presentation will make up 20% of the final mark.

Our textbook, which everyone is supposed to read, is Elly van Gelderen. 2010. An Introduction to the Grammar of English. rev. ed. Amsterdam: Benjamins (e-book). Chapters which may serve as a starting point for the presentations are mentioned below (with the exception of the last session). You will also have to look at other sources, in particular the grammars by Quirk et al. and Biber et al.; you may use the index to find the required information for the respective sessions. In addition, you will have to consult further books, as found, for example, in the Bibliography.

Moreover, it is highly recommended that you visit a Themenbereich-Tutorial, where you will learn how to write your term paper. You will have to apply for a place at SB@Home.

Session Date Topic Presentations
       
1. 8.10. Introduction  
2. 15.10. ch. 2: Categories Gabriela Haderer, Sarah Rettner
3. 22.10. ch. 3: Phrases Niklas-Elias Dürr, Lukas Zimmermann
4. 29.10. ch. 4: Functions in the Sentence Katharina Augustin, Julia Grimming
5. 5.11. ch. 5: More Functions, of Prepositions and Particles Antea Herrmann, Lars Schröder
  11.11. 14-16
ZHG 1.002 		Guest Lecture: "Wenn Konnektoren spalten: Zur Mittelstellung von Adverbialien im Englischen" (Prof. Dr. Ursula Lenker, University of Munich)  
6. 12.11. ch. 6: The Structure of the Verb Group (VGP) in the VP Elisabeth Böhm, Jennifer Wagner
  19.11. no class due to Buß- und Bettag  
7. 26.11. ch. 7: Finite Clauses: Embedded and Coordinated Isabel Eder, Michael Kümmel
8. 3.12. ch. 8: Non-Finite Clauses Nina Ebner, Nicol Tincani
9. 10.12. ch. 9: The Structure of the PP, AdjP, AdvP, and NP Selina Dörfner, Anja Stollberger
10. 17.12. Discussion of Coursework  
11. 7.1. ch. 10: Clauses as Parts of NPs and AdjPs Vivien Gerber, Tatjana Onnasch
12. 14.1. ch. 11: Special Sentences; Roles, see Miller (2008), chs. 12+13 Erman Dinc, Julian Rechlin
  19.1. 10-12
HS 3 		Special Session: Syntax in the Bavarian State Exams  
13. 21.1. Construction Grammar, Generative Grammar, Transformational Grammar, Valency Grammar (see WueCampus2) Monica Bassi, Isabel Klingseisen, Simon Neidert, Vera Seefahrt
  23.2. Submission of Coursework (10-12 o'clock, HiWi office)


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