(*)MODULE 1: MORPHOLOGY
UNIT 2: Words
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(*)2.1. Definition of word
2.2. Word classes: lexical words, function words and inserts
2.3. Lexical words: nouns, lexical verbs, adjectives, adverbs
2.4. Function words: determiners, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, prepositions, adverbial particles, coordinators, subordinators
2.5. Special classes of words: wh-words, existential there, the negator not, the infinitive marker to, and numerals
2.6. The structure of words: morphology
2.6.1. Inflection. Inflections as an aspect of grammar
2.6.2. Derivation
2.6.3. Compounding
2.6.4. Multi-word lexical units
2.6.5. Conversion and back-formation
2.6.6. Other word-formation strategies |
| (*)Unit 4: Noun phrases |
(*)4.1. Definition and characteristics
4.2. Order of multiple premodifiers
4.3. Postmodification of noun phrases
4.3.1. Restrictive vs. non restrictive postmodifiers
4.3.2. Postmodification by finite relative clause
4.3.3. Postmodification by non-finite clause
4.3.4. Postmodification by prepositional phrase
4.3.5. Postmodification by appositive noun phrase
4.3.6. Noun complement clauses v. nominal postmodifiers
4.3.7. Head nouns taking noun complement clauses
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| (*)UNIT 6: Adjective phrases and adverb phrases |
(*)6.1. Definition of adjective and adverb phrases
6.2. Characteristics of adjectives
6.3. Formation of adjectives
6.3.1. Participial adjectives (-ing and –ed forms)
6.3.2. Derived adjectives
6.3.3. Compounds
6.4. Attributive and predicative adjectives.
6.5. Adjectives in other syntactic roles
6.6. Adverbs and their formation (simple, compound, by suffixation)
6.7. Adverbs and adjectives with the same form
6.8. Syntactic roles of adverbs
6.8.1. Adverbs modifying adjectives
6.8.2. Adverbs modifying other adverbs
6.8.3. Adverbs modifying other elements
6.8.4. Adverbs as complements of prepositions
6.8.5. Adverbs as clause elements: adverbials
6.8.6. Adverbs with degree complements
6.8.7. Adverbs standing alone |
(*)UNIT 7: Clauses and sentences
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(*)7.1. Clauses
7.1.1. Major clause elements: subject (semantic roles of subjects, dummy subjects, subjects in non-finite clauses), verb, subject predicative, direct object (semantic roles of direct objects, dummy objects), indirect object, prepositional object, object predicative, adverbials.
7.1.2. Major clause patterns
7.1.3. Types of dependent clauses
7.1.3.1. Finite dependent clauses
7.1.3.1.1. Nominal clauses
7.1.3.1.2. Adverbial clauses
7.1.3.1.3. Relative clauses
7.1.3.1.4. Comparative clauses and other degree clauses
7.1.3.1.5. Reporting clauses
7.1.3.1.6. Comment clauses
7.1.3.1.7. Other peripheral clauses
7.1.3.2. Non-finite clauses
7.1.3.2.1. Infinitive clauses
7.1.3.2.2. Ing-clauses
7.1.3.2.3. Ed-clauses
7.1.3.2.4. Supplementive clauses
7.1.3.2.5. Verbless clauses
7.1.4. Major types of independent clauses
7.1.4.1. Declarative clauses
7.1.4.2. Interrogative clauses
7.1.4.3. Exclamative clauses
7.1.4.4. Imperative clauses
7.2. Simple, compound and complex sentences |
(*)UNIT 8: Word order and syntactic choices
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(*)8.1. Focus, emphasis, contrast and intensification
8.2. Fronting
8.3. Inversion of subject and verb or operator
8.4. Word-order options at the end of the clause
8.5. The passive
8.6. Existential there
8.7. Dislocation
8.8. Clefting |
