COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION:PHDL 507: CURRENT SYNTACTIC THEORY

I. A. The Universal Grammar Theory is the brainchild of Noam Chomsky.

Account for this theory.
B. Provide the central idea of Principles and Parameters as a grammar
framework. Describe The set of principles that apply to all languages
and the parameters that vary from one language to another.

C. BINDING PRINCIPLES. Explain the conditions that are intended to explain

the distribution of anaphors, pronouns and R-expressions which have come to
be known under the names: Principle A, B and C.
1. Harryi hates himselfi.
2. *Harryi knows that the kids hate himselfi.
3. Faridai bopped herselfi on the head with a
zucchini.
4. *[Farida’si mother]j bopped herselfi with a
zucchini.
5. Faridai bopped herj on the head with the
zucchini.
6. *Faridai bopped heri on the head with the
zucchini.
II. Choose one topic and make a syntactic analysis paper
containing 1) Introduction 2) Objectives 3) Methodology 4)
Analysis 5) Conclusion
1. Wh-movement
2. Verb-movement
3. Syntax of VSO languages
4. Wh-in-shitu
5. Syntax of clitics
6. Passivity
7. Pied piping