Syntactic Theory (LING-0112)

Fall 2026 · LING 0112 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Syntactic theory, the study of grammatical structure, is the core subcomponent of contemporary linguistics. Topics of the course include: Syntactic categories, phase structure, long-distance dependencies, the balance between grammar and lexicon and between syntax and semantics, syntactic universals, and the innate predispositions required for children to learn the syntactic structure of their native languages. Multiple theoretical approaches will be compared.

Course codes: LING-0112, LING 0112, LING0112, LING-112, LING 112, LING112, PHIL-0112, PHIL 0112, PHIL0112, PHIL-112, PHIL 112, PHIL112, PSY-0151, PSY 0151, PSY0151, PSY-151, PSY 151, PSY151

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