GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH

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A required course for the Linguistics major, Track Two (TESOL); and for the TESOL minor. This course is also an elective in the Linguistics major, Track Four (General Linguistics); and in the Linguistics minor. This course focuses on the scientific study of grammar, including lexical categories, phrases, relative clauses, participles, grammatical relations and non-canonical sentences. Students will analyze the intricate set of principles and rules of English that determine possible sentences and disallow impossible sentences. Lecture, discussion. Prerequisite: LING 2320 or ENGL 3315.