Contingut

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the basic clause structure in English, both from a syntactic and a functional perspective, while analysing them in use in written texts for different language functions.

Programa

Week 1: General framework for the study of clause structure
Week 2: Syntactic characterization of clause structure I
Week 3: Syntactic characterization of clause structure II
Week 4: Simple and multiword verbs
Week 5: Syntax and Semantics of Intransitive Verbs
Week 6: Syntax and Semantics of Copular Verbs
Week 7: Syntax and Semantics of Monotransitive Verbs
Week 8: Syntax and Semantics of Ditransitive Verbs
Week 9: Syntax and semantics of Complex transitive verbs
Week 10: Causatives and perception verbs. Saying and existing.

Avaluació

Tasques fetes durant el curs: (30%) i examen final (70%)

Bibliografia

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