LGCS118 PO

Human languages display an impressively diverse range of grammatical structures, from obvious differences in fundamental patterns of word order to very nuanced distinctions in a wide range of morphosyntactic constructions, such as: agreement patterns, case-marking patterns, morphological representation of the participants in an event, noun classification systems, voice, tense, and even the expression of sociolinguistic/discourse phenomena like politeness or reliability of evidence. This course introduces students to the wide range of grammatical structures that are possible in human language. In addition, as a group, the class will read a grammar on an unfamiliar language over the course of a semester and will orally present on the structures of that language. This course satisfies the 'Syntax' requirement of the Linguistics major, but it does not serve as a prerequisite for LGCS 183 Topics in Generative Syntax. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO or equivalent.