LING419L

Topics in Syntax; Negative Dependencies and Ellipsis

Formal approaches to the syntax of ellipsis and negation. The nature of different types of ellipsis (where there is meaning that is not expressed overtly as in Jo was watching TV,but Sam "wasnt __" or "Jo saw someone but I dont know who ___".) Expression of negation in natural languages (e.g. sentence negation, negative concord, and licensing of negative polarity items).How content is retrieved in cases of ellipsis and the interaction between ellipsis and negation.

Sister Courses: LING419A, LING419B, LING419C, LING419D, LING419E, LING419F, LING419G, LING419H, LING419J, LING419K, LING419M, LING419T, LING419W

Past Semesters

Gesoel Ernesto Ribeiro Mendes Junior

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Aaron White

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.71 between 14 students*

A-: 14.29%

A: 21.43%

A+: 35.71%

B-: 7.14%

B+: 21.43%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.