A thorough consideration of the syntactic structures and patterns of Modern English, with some attention given to possible applications.
Lexical and Structural Classes
Students will be able to identify the various characteristics, features, and behaviors of the lexical and structural classes, as well as the larger phrase, clause, and sentence types within the English language.
Reference Works and Resources
Students will be able to identify some of the important reference works and resources that are available to answer questions about English grammatical structure and how they might appropriately be applied.
Grammatical Knowledge
Students will be able to demonstrate how grammatical knowledge can be consciously applied in a variety of analytical and applied language tasks.