Reduse, Reuse, Recycle
Lecture 1
Introduction
The DP Hypothesis
University of Stuttgart
Department of English Linguistics
HS Topics in Syntax
Dr. Zeljka Caruso
Stuttgart, October 17, 2013
General information
Office hours: Tuesdays 14.00 – 15.30, KII, 4.058
Mail: zeljka@ifla.uni-stuttgart.de
Certificate requirements:
• 2 assignments
• term paper (ca. 15-20 pages), due March 30, 2014
Main reading:
Alexiadou, A., Haegeman, L. & Stavrou, M. (2007). Noun Phrase in the
Generative Perspective. Mouton de Gruyter.
2
Preliminary Schedule
17.10.2013
Introduction: The DP Hypothesis
24.10.2013
The Functional Structure of the Noun Phrase I
DP, NumberP and GenderP
31.10.2013
The Functional Structure of the Noun Phrase II
Syntactic and Morphological Evidence; Other functional categories in the DP
07.11.2013
Determinerless Noun Phrases I (Bare Plurals, Mass
Nouns, Proper Nouns, Generic Nouns)
14.11.2013
NO CLASS
21.11.2013
Determinerless Noun Phrases II
Noun Phrases as arguments and predicates:
The Nominal Mapping Parameter (Chierchia 1998);
Longobardi (1994): N-to-D movment and empty D
3
28.11.2013
Determinerless Noun Phrases III
The Syntax of Noun Phrases in Languages without
Articles (NP- vs. DP-Analysis)
ASSIGNMENT 1 due today
05.12.2013
Split-DP Hypothesis (Ihsane & Puskas 2001, Giusti
2005, Laenzlinger 2005)
12.12.2013
Split-DP Hypothesis and Determinerless Noun
Phrases (Caruso 2012)
19.12.2013
Split-DP Hypothesis and Determinerless Noun
Phrases (Caruso 2012); Recap
X-Mas Break
09.01.2014
Adjectival Modification in the Noun Phrase I
16.01.2014
Adjectival Modification in the Noun Phrase II
23.01.2014
Adjectival Modification in the Noun Phrase III
30.01.2014
ASSIGNMENT 2 due today
06.02.2014
Summary and Discussion
4
1. The DP Hypothesis
Old view: determiners like the, a, that, this, those, these occupied Spec,NP this violates one of the basic principles of the
Introduction
The DP Hypothesis
University of Stuttgart
Department of English Linguistics
HS Topics in Syntax
Dr. Zeljka Caruso
Stuttgart, October 17, 2013
General information
Office hours: Tuesdays 14.00 – 15.30, KII, 4.058
Mail: zeljka@ifla.uni-stuttgart.de
Certificate requirements:
• 2 assignments
• term paper (ca. 15-20 pages), due March 30, 2014
Main reading:
Alexiadou, A., Haegeman, L. & Stavrou, M. (2007). Noun Phrase in the
Generative Perspective. Mouton de Gruyter.
2
Preliminary Schedule
17.10.2013
Introduction: The DP Hypothesis
24.10.2013
The Functional Structure of the Noun Phrase I
DP, NumberP and GenderP
31.10.2013
The Functional Structure of the Noun Phrase II
Syntactic and Morphological Evidence; Other functional categories in the DP
07.11.2013
Determinerless Noun Phrases I (Bare Plurals, Mass
Nouns, Proper Nouns, Generic Nouns)
14.11.2013
NO CLASS
21.11.2013
Determinerless Noun Phrases II
Noun Phrases as arguments and predicates:
The Nominal Mapping Parameter (Chierchia 1998);
Longobardi (1994): N-to-D movment and empty D
3
28.11.2013
Determinerless Noun Phrases III
The Syntax of Noun Phrases in Languages without
Articles (NP- vs. DP-Analysis)
ASSIGNMENT 1 due today
05.12.2013
Split-DP Hypothesis (Ihsane & Puskas 2001, Giusti
2005, Laenzlinger 2005)
12.12.2013
Split-DP Hypothesis and Determinerless Noun
Phrases (Caruso 2012)
19.12.2013
Split-DP Hypothesis and Determinerless Noun
Phrases (Caruso 2012); Recap
X-Mas Break
09.01.2014
Adjectival Modification in the Noun Phrase I
16.01.2014
Adjectival Modification in the Noun Phrase II
23.01.2014
Adjectival Modification in the Noun Phrase III
30.01.2014
ASSIGNMENT 2 due today
06.02.2014
Summary and Discussion
4
1. The DP Hypothesis
Old view: determiners like the, a, that, this, those, these occupied Spec,NP this violates one of the basic principles of the
References: Carnie, A. (2002). Syntax. A generative introduction. pp. 144 – 147. Alexiadou et al. (2007). Noun Phrase in the Generative Perspective. Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 53 – 89. 24 Thank You!