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: