2013_14
Educational guide 
Faculty of Arts
A A 
english 
Graduate in English Studies
 Subjects
  ENGLISH LANGUAGE IV
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Basic Concepts 1.1. Form, function, and meaning
1.2. Principles of sentence organization

1.2.1. Phrase, clause, sentence

1.3. Linear order
1.4. Hierarchical structure
1.5. Tree diagrams
1.6. Re-­Write Rules
2. Sentence Constituents and Tests of Constituency
3. Ambiguity 3.1. Lexical ambiguity
3.2. Structural ambiguity

3.2.1. At phrase level
3.2.2. At sentence level
4. Phrasal Categories. Structure and Functions 4.1. Verbal group

4.1.1. Tense
4.1.2. Aspect
4.1.3. Voice
4.1.4. Mood and modality
4.1.5. Verb patterns (transitivity)

4.2. NP
4.3. AP
4.4. PP
4.5. AdvP
5. Sentence Structures 5.1. Functions of sentence elements

5.1.1. Subject
5.1.2. Predicate
5.1.3. Objects
5.1.4. Complements
5.1.5. Adverbials

5.2. Basic sentence structures
5.3. Non-­basic sentence structures

5.3.1. Fronting
5.3.2. Inversion
5.3.3. Extraposition/Anticipatory it
5.3.4. Existential sentences
5.3.5. Cleft sentences
5.3.6. Pseudo-­cleft sentences
6. Major Types of Sentences 6.1. Simple sentences
6.2. Multiple sentences

6.2.1. Compound (Coordination)
6.2.2. Complex (Subordination)

6.3. Declarative
6.4. Interrogative
6.5. Exclamative
6.6. Imperative
6.7. Comparative constructions
7. Coordination
8. Subordination -­ Structural Classification of Clauses -­ Function 8.1. Finite Clauses
8.2. Non-­Finite Clauses
8.3. Participle Clauses
8.4. Infinitive Clauses
8.5. Verbless Clauses
8.6. Adverbial Clauses

8.6.1. Basic Classification of Adverbial Clauses According to Syntactic Function
8.6.2. Basic Classification of Adverbial Clauses According to Semantic Criteria
8.6.3. Meaning of the Most Commonly Used Adverbial Conjunctive Forms
8.6.4. Structure of Adverbial Clauses

8.7. Adjectival/Relative Clauses
8.8. Nominal Clauses

8.8.1. Structural Types
8.8.2. Functions
9. Ellipsis
10. Grammar and Usage