An examination of the methods and arugmentation used in syntactic
analysis, both from a general point of view and from the perspective
of generative grammar.  Emphasis on analyzing language data, on
constructing and evaluating syntactic argumentation, and on
understanding the underlying assumptions of the generative
framework.  Linguistic data will be drawn from English and a wide
range of other languages.  Grades based upon exams and frequent
homework problems in syntactic analysis.