ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"> <title>LING499C: Seminar on islands</title> <meta name="Generator" content="Cocoa HTML Writer"> <meta name="CocoaVersion" content="949.54"> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; font: 24.0px Times} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Times} p.p4 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times} p.p5 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px} p.p6 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times} p.p7 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; color: #0022e4} span.s1 {font: 8.0px Times} span.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; color: #3b5a9d} span.s3 {text-decoration: underline} td.td1 {width: 47.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px} td.td2 {width: 174.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px} td.td3 {width: 167.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px} td.td4 {width: 349.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px} td.td5 {width: 522.0px; padding: 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px 5.0px} td.td6 {width: 165.0px; padding: 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px 5.0px} td.td7 {width: 347.0px; padding: 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px 5.0px} td.td8 {width: 172.0px; padding: 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px 5.0px} </style> </head> <body> <p class="p1"><br></p> <h1 style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; font: 24.0px Times"><b>LING499C: Seminar on islands</b></h1> <h2 style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Times"><b>Fall 2009</b></h2> <p class="p1"><br></p> <h2 style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Times"><b>Logistics</b></h2> <p class="p4"><i>Time</i>: Tuesday-Thursday 11:00-12:15</p> <p class="p4"><i>Place</i>: MMH 3418</p> <p class="p5"><br></p> <p class="p4"><i>Instructor</i>: Johannes Jurka</p> <p class="p4"><i>Office</i>: 1407D Marie Mount Hall</p> <p class="p4"><i>Office Hours</i>: Tuesday, Thursday after class or by appointment</p> <p class="p4"><i>E-mail</i>: jjurka -AT- umd -DOT- edu *email is the best way to get in touch*</p> <p class="p4"><i>Phone</i>: (301) 405-54192</p> <p class="p5"><br></p> <p class="p1"><br></p> <h2 style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Times"><b>Course Overview:</b></h2> <p class="p4">Long-distance dependency (e.g., wh-movement like  Who<span class="s1">i</span> did John say Mary kissed t<span class="s1">i</span> ? ) is one of the hallmarks of human language. Some long-distance dependencies, however, appear to be illicit (e.g.  ?*Who<span class="s1">i</span> did John believe the rumor that Mary kissed t<span class="s1">i</span> ? ). Ross (1967) dubs such anomalies  Islands , refering metaphorically to a speciûc conûguration which you can't get out of. You are stranded on an island, as it were. In this class we will review some of the key work on islands in theoretical and experimental linguistics. The class also requires students to actively engage in a small research project with the instructor s guidance, and thus helps students to learn to design, conduct, and analyze data from an experimental study.</p> <p class="p5"><br></p> <p class="p6">This is a small seminar, and we aim to take full advantage of this. There will be ample opportunity for discussion, and we will be reading some challenging cutting-edge science</p> <p class="p6">For further information, inluding grading information, please refer to the course syllabus: <a href="http://ling.umd.edu/~jjurka/499syllabus.pdf"><span class="s2">DOWNLOAD HERE</span></a></p> <p class="p1"><br></p> <h2 style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Times"><b>Downloads</b></h2> <p class="p7"><span class="s3"><a href="http://ling.umd.edu/~jjurka/499presentationguidelines.pdf">Presentation Guildelines</a></span></p> <h2 style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Times"><b>Readings and Class Outline</b></h2> <p class="p6">NOTE: Readings and dates may be subject to change; please check back often for updates!</p> <p class="p6">Readings listed on the class schedule below may be obtained through the course site on <a href="https://elms.umd.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp"><span class="s2">Blackboard</span></a><span class="s2"> </span>(let me know if you have any problems with access)</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4"><b>Date</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4"><b>Topic</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4"><b>Reading</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4"><b>Presentation</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 9/1</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Course Overview</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 9/3</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Recap: WH-movement</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Carnie 2007 (Ch. 11)</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 9/8</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Recap: WH-movement</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Carnie 2007 (Ch. 11)</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 9/10</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">What are islands?</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Boeckx 2008</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 9/15</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">G&amp;B: Subjacency</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Haegeman 1991 (chapter 7)</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 9/17</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">G&amp;B: Barriers</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Haegeman 1991 (chapter 11)</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 9/22</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">G&amp;B: Relativized Minimality</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Rizzi 2001</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Sarah</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 9/24</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Island repair by ellipsis I</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Merchant 2008</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Jeffrey</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 9/29</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Island repair by ellipsis II</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Fox &amp; Lasnik 2003</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Kassie</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 10/1</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Minimalism: Multiple Spell-Out</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Nunes &amp; Uriagereka 2000</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Ederlyn</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 10/6</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Minimalism: Phases</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Boeckx &amp; Grohmann 2007</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Philip</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 10/8</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Interim Summary</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 10/13</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">The processing of islands I</p> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td5"> <p class="p4"><b>Guest lecture by Akira Omaki</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 10/15</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">The processing of islands II</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td6"> <p class="p4">Stowe 1986</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td7"> <p class="p4"><b>AO</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 10/20</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">The processing of islands III</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td6"> <p class="p4">Phillips 2006</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td7"> <p class="p4"><b>AO</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 10/22</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4"><b>MIDTERM</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 10/27</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Experimental Syntax</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Featherston 2007</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 10/29</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Designing a study</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4"><b>LAB ASSIGNED</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 11/3</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">D-linking</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Sprouse 2007</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Sherrod</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 11/5</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Superiority</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Featherston 2005</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Darren</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 11/10</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Resumption</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Keller &amp; Alexopoulou 2007</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Aleria &amp; Grace<span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 11/12</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Subject Islands</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Jurka 2009</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 11/17</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Basic statistics and data analysis I</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Bring laptops!</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 11/19</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Basic statistics and data analysis II</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Bring laptops!</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 11/24</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Basic statistics and data analysis III</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4">Bring laptops!</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">JJ</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 11/26</p> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td7"> <p class="p4"><b>Thanksgiving! No Class!</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 12/1</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td8"> <p class="p4">Presentation of lab results</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td6"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td7"> <p class="p4">Group A</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 12/3</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Presentation of lab results</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Group B</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Tu 12/8</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Presentation of lab results</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p4">Group C</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p4">Th 12/10</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p4">Spill over/Wrap up</p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p4"><b>LAB REPORT DUE!</b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="td1"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td2"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td3"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> <td valign="middle" class="td4"> <p class="p5"><br></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>