English Syntax
General
Prefix
ENGL
Course Number
464
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Application of modern linguistics to the description of English grammar, including an introduction to the theories and methods of structural and generative-transformational grammars.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, explain, and classify words hierarchically into their morphemic, parts of speech, phrasal categories, and clausal structures.
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, and explain syntactic operations of rhetorical importance for writing and editing.
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, and classify words according to their word formation processes.
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, and explain the derivational patterns based on current theoretical perspectives.
Outcome
Compare knowledge of English to other languages.
Dependencies
Programs
ENGL464
is a
completion requirement
for: