Neuphilologisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

SEMINAR:
SYNTAX

Oliver M. Traxel

SS 15
Wd 10-12

Room: ZHG 2.010


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule. All students are expected to give presentations on the respective topics. Unless indicated otherwise, there will be groups of three. Each speaker is supposed to talk for 15-20 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. 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. 15.4. Introduction  
2. 22.4. ch. 2: Categories Tina Amthor, Andrea Dötz, Carola Englert
3. 29.4. ch. 3: Phrases Annika Hartmann, Julia Schmitt, Lisa Schulz
4. 6.5. ch. 4: Functions in the Sentence Judith Albert, Victoria Kaster
5. 13.5. ch. 5: More Functions, of Prepositions and Particles Patricia Hoffmann, Corinna Müller, Raphaela Scherer
6. 20.5. ch. 6: The Structure of the Verb Group (VGP) in the VP Melanie Hubert, Jasmin Mai, Rebecca Mai
7. 27.5. ch. 7: Finite Clauses: Embedded and Coordinated Charlotte Jessegus, Florian Wagner
8. 3.6. ch. 8: Non-Finite Clauses Sonja Hagel, Elisa Seyfried, Virginia Umhöfer
9. 10.6. ch. 9: The Structure of the PP, AdjP, AdvP, and NP Isabella Heß, Paula Kriesinger, Julian Remetter
10. 17.6. ch. 10: Clauses as Parts of NPs and AdjPs Sophia Günther, Julia Rothe, Alina Schuhmann
11. 24.6. ch. 11: Special Sentences and Comma Punctuation (two speakers);
Valency Grammar (three speakers) (Herbst and Schüller 2008; see also WueCampus2) 		Caterina Caprano, Elisa Horn, Hanna Kütt, Roxana Brighite Makor, Stephan Spingler
12. 1.7. Construction Grammar (Hilpert 2014; see also WueCampus2 and Video);
Discussion of Coursework 		Annika Class, Jürgen Klotz, Liubov Nemkova
13. 8.7. Syntax in the Bavarian state exams (in HS 1!)  
  3.8. Submission of Coursework (10-12 o'clock, HiWi office)


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