-Readings for Sept. 2: Syntactic Structures Revisited  to page 35
                                    Syntactic Structures  to page 33  [Please bring these 2 books to class]
-Readings for Sept. 9  Syntactic Structures Revisited  to page 49
                                    Syntactic Structures  to page 48
                                    Handout on Equivalent Sigma, F derivations, Phrase Markers, and Reduced Phrase Markers
       [Suggested readings: Syntactic Structures Ch. 6; Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, Ch. 1] [[For the formally inclined, you can find the 1977 Lasnik and Kupin revision of the LSLT theory of PS here (pp.174-179) ] ]
       [Supplemental reading: Lasnik and Uriagereka handout on structure dependence] [Here's a video of the presentation.]
-> HW #1 Due Sept. 16 
-Readings for Sept. 16
Syntactic Structures Revisited  to page 105
Syntactic Structures  Chapter 7
-Readings for Sept. 23
Syntactic Structures Revisited  to page 165
A Course in GB Syntax  pp.1-5
[Here's the McCawley paper on acquisition I mentioned: McCawley (1992) A Note on Auxiliary Verbs and Language Acquisition] [And here's a ms. by Juan and me about problems of coordinate structures.]
->HW#1 revision due (optional!) Sept. 23  [HW revision policy]
->HW #2 Due Sept. 30
-Readings for Oct. 7-14
"Case and Passives" Handout
Lasnik and Uriagereka A Course in GB Syntax Ch.1, Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
[Suggested reading: Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, Chapters 2-3]
[Suggested reading: Chomsky Lectures on Government and Binding Ch. 2, Sections 2.1-2.3]
[Suggested reading: Lasnik 1981 "Restricting the Theory of Transformations" (= Ch. 5 of Lasnik Essays on Restrictiveness and Learnability]
->HW#1 revision due Oct. 7
->HW#3 Due Oct. 21
[[Some things I mentioned in class:
    Chomsky (1970) "Remarks on Nominalization"
    Vergnaud (1977) Letter to Noam Chomsky and Howard Lasnik
    Fiengo and Lasnik (1972) "On Nonrecoverable Deletion in Syntax" ]]