LING 3450 — Syntax
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADNUpath FQusually offered: falltypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Introduces syntax, the theory of sentence structure. Explores how to do syntactic analysis using linguistic evidence and argumentation. Focuses primarily on English, with some discussion on the syntax of other languages. Other topics include syntactic universals and the relation between syntax and semantics.
Prerequisites
- LING 2350 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 79% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 53% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63% | 7.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: TF (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Heather Littlefield (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Heather Littlefield (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list LING 3450 in their prerequisites.
Links
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