CURSO : SYNCHRONIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR II
SIGLA : LET1734
CRÉDITOS : 10
MÓDULOS : 02
REQUISITOS : LET1733
CARÁCTER : MINIMUM
I. DESCRIPTION
This course will offer a global perspective of the syntactic subsystem of the English language, examining in
detail the diverse kinds of syntactic relations that operate in English syntagms, its components and functions.
II. OBJECTIVES
General
1. To develop a critical attitude towards the syntactic phenomena of the English language.
2. To examine different perspectives of grammatical organization.
3. To compare and contrast different types of syntactic analysis.
Specific
1. To describe, analyze y use the different syntactic patterns of the English language.
2. To recognize and describe the diverse relationships generated by different syntactic formations and the
semantic effects resulting from them.
3. To recognize and explain different functions y uses in different syntactic formations.
4. To analyze sentences according to different grammatical theories.
5. To analyze syntactic structure from different perspectives: structural, transformational, IC's, etc.
6. To apply theoretical concepts to concrete problems in authentic texts
III. CONTENTS
1. Syntactic relations.
1.1 Of modification.
1.2 Of predication.
1.3 Of complementation.
1.4 Of coordination.
2. Syntactic formations.
2.1 The complex Noun phrase.
2.2 The complex Verbal Phrase.
2.3 The Adjectival Phrase.
2.4 The Adverbial Phrase.
2.5 Noun Clauses.
2.6 Adjectival Clauses.
2.7 Adverbial Clauses.
3. The sentence as a textual unit.
3.1 Functional perspective.
3.2 Structural perspective.
3.3 Generative perspective.
3.4 Types of sentences.
3.5 The problem of ambiguity.
3.6 Immediate Constituent Analysis.
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IV. METHODOLOGY
- Lectures.
- Interactive classes to discuss specific problems.
- Case analyses (Oral and Written).
V. EVALUATION
- Reading Controls.
- Written Tests.
- Research Project in English Syntax.
VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bloomfield, Leonard Language. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1961.
Carter, Ronald, A. Goddard, D. Reah, K. Sanger and M. Bowring
Working with Texts. Routledge, London and New and York, 2001.
Carter, Ronald, R. Hughes and Michael McCarthy
Exploring Grammar in Context. CUP, London, 2000.
Echeverria, Max et al Linguistica descriptiva: Textos y ejercicios. Universidad de
Concepcion, 1977.
Fries, Charles C. English Pattern Practices: Establishing the patterns as habits. Ann
Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1953.
Fries, Charles C. The Structure of English. New York: Hartcourt, Brace & World,
1952.
Francis, W. Nelson The Structure of American English. The Ronald Press Company,
New York, 1958.
Gleason, Henry An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics. Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, Inc., New York, 1961.
Greenbaum, Sidney y Randolph Quirk A Student's Grammar of the English Language. Longman Group
UK, 1995.
Herndon, Jeanne H. A Survey of Modern Grammars. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New
York, 1978.
King Harold English Syntax. Ann Arbor Publishers, Michigan, 1961.
Quirk, Randolph , S. Greembaum, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, Longman
Group UK Ltd, 1985.
Geoffrey Leech & Jan Svartvik A University Grammar of English. Longman Group Limited,
London, 1973.
Quirk, Randolph, et al A Grammar of Contemporary English. Longman, London and New
York, 1972.
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Stageberg, Norman An Introductory English Grammar. New York: Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, 1971.
Stockwell, Robert P., J. Donald Bowen & John W. Martin
The Grammatical Structures of English and Spanish. The
University of Chicago Press. Chicago and London, 1965.
Websites reccommended for supplementary materials and exercises:
http://home.earthlink.net/~eslhome/sitemap.html
http://www.aitech.acjp~.teslj/lessons
http://web2.uvcs.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm
Study guides, exercises and worksheets developed by the instructor
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