Hauptseminar Advanced Research Class Interfaces of Grammar

In this course we will investigate the interfaces between linguistic and non-linguistic cognition and focus on the core grammatical domains of morphology, syntax, and semantics. We will concentrate on theoretical perspectives as well as empirical methods used to investigate the issues in question. After a short introduction to the theoretical background of the topic we will discuss different studies in this cognitive domain and examine their implications for a modular language system. A reader will be provided. Note that in order to participate in this course it is compulsory for you to have passed the exam in the OK -Introduction to Linguistics- (or equivalent). You are asked to present your transcript in the first session. Important information: Participation in this class requires a strong command of the fundamentals of cognitive/generative linguistics. Due to the highly interactive and theoretically dense nature of the seminar the number of participants will be limited. Therefore all students intending to participate are requested to write a short abstract (not more than 300 words), which describes their interest in the topic and the specific contribution to the discussion of the research subject. All abstracts must be submitted to Friederike Kreter (f.kreter@uni-kassel.de) by September 30, 2013. FB 02 Institut für Anglistik / Amerikanistik Uni Kassel WiSe 2013/14 Amerikanistik Prof. Dr. Härtl Holden