Class schedule
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Slides | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 | Introduction, Minimalism, Merge, VP & vP | Dr. Johannes Mursell | slides1 | |
| August 04 | The TP: Tense, Aspect, Negation, Agreement, Head Movement, Subject movement and A-movement, Anaphora and Binding | Dr. Anke Himmelreich | slides2, solutions for summary session 1 | |
| August 11 | The CP: Questions vs. declaratives, wh-movement and A-bar movement, Long-distance movement and islands | Daniel Aremu, M.A. | slides3, solutions for summary session 2 | |
| August 18 | Topic vs. Focus, Cross-linguistics differences, The fine structure of the CP | Prof. Dr. Katharina Hartmann | slides4 |
Exam
The exam is a 60 minute written test about the parts 1-3.
Date of the exam: August 18, 7am-8am (right before the final lecture).
The exam questions will be multiple choice questions and questions to apply the knowledge to your own Ghanaian languages.
Literature
Adger, David (2003). Core Syntax. Oxford: OUP
Doing a PhD in Germany
Prof. Hartmann put together a presentation on "Doing a PhD in Germany".