This unit examines advanced topics in phonology (the analysis of sound systems in languages), morphology (the study of the structure of words) and syntax (the investigation of the structure of sentences), and the relationships among them, focusing on recent developments in these fields. It gives an overview of current approaches and controversies including declarative (constraint-based) versus procedural (transformational) formalisms. The unit focuses on a particular theoretical perspective each year. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: (LING2002 Phonetics and Phonology: the Sounds of the World's Languages or LING2201 Phonetics and Phonology) and [LING2001 Grammatical Theory: the Structure of Sentences or LING2202 Grammatical Theory (Syntax)] and (LING2003 or LING1103 Language, Culture a
