TDE537

Syntactic Analysis

Faculty \ Department
School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
6
Elective
Turkish
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Turkish Language and Literature Postgraduate Program
Course Description
In this course, the necessary tools for the syntagmatic analysis of natural languages will be introduced. Syntagmatic theories such as Progressive X Theory, Situation Theory, Control Theory, Management Theory, Binding Theory, and Transportation Theory will be taught and students will be able to analyze the linguistic events of Turkey Turkish with these theories.
Textbook and / or References
1. Adger, D. 2002. Core Syntax. Oxford University Press.
2. Coppock, E. & L. Champollion. 2022. An Invitation to Formal Semantics. Ms.
Course Objectives
Examining the syntagmatics-semantics interface of Turkish in Turkey with the formal tools of contemporary linguistics
Course Outcomes
1. Examines the syntax-semantics interface of Turkish in Turkey with the formal tools of contemporary linguistics.
2. Produces new questions regarding the field.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Basic Concepts
Week 2: The Nature of Uniform Properties
Week 3: The Concept of a Cluster and Progressive X Theory
Week 4: Sets, Relations, and Functions (Homework 1)
Week 5: Propositional Logic (Homework 2)
Week 6: Predicate Logic (Homework 3)
Week 7: Structure-Meaning Relations in Propositional Logic (Homework 4)
Week 8: Lambda Calculus Fundamentals (Homework 5)
Week 9: Lambda Calculus Continued (Homework 6)
Week 10: Lambda Calculus Continued
Week 11: The Concept of Function in Lambda Calculus
Week 12: The Concept of Function in Lambda Calculus (Homework 7)
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Analysis homework 91 %
• Inspection 9 %
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Course Outcome
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