In this course students will become acquainted with the fundamental concepts of syntax and morphology, and will learn about a wide variety of sentence and word structures found across the world's languages. They will develop skills in syntactic analysis, applying them to a variety of languages, including languages unfamiliar to them.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- read and critically evaluate a wide range of literature about word and sentence structure;
- apply a wide range of concepts and terms from syntax and morphology to data that exemplify them;
- solve complex problems in grammatical analysis;
- undertake guided research in the grammatical structure of languages of different types; and
- critically evaluate the suitability of morphosyntactic frameworks for descriptive projects in different kinds of languages.
Indicative Assessment
Analysis problems (2 pages of data requiring 4 pages of analysis) x 2 (15% each for a total of 30%) Learning outcomes 2, 3Plan for Research Report, 500 words (10%) Learning Outcomes 4, 5
Research Report, 2000 words (30%) Learning Outcomes 1-5
Take-home exam, 1000 words (30%) Learning Outcomes 2, 3
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 12 hours of lectures, 24 hours of tutorial and tutorial-like activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The textbook will be specified on Wattle, and additional readings made available there.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3570 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9220 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | In Person | N/A |