Undergraduate Introduction to Syntax (Lectures, Spring 2026)

I will use this blog post to distribute my lectures for 'Grammatical Analysis I' which is the undergraduate introduction to syntax at NYU. This course uses Merge as a pedagogical tool to teach students the basics of syntax. I will try to post all my weakly lectures here this year.

Syllabus

Lecture 1 (Syntactic Data)

Lecture 2 (UG and I-Language)

Lecture 3 (Syntactic Categories)

Assignment 1

Lecture 4 (Merge)

Lecture 5 (Constituent Structure Tests)

Lecture 6 (Functional Projections TP)

Lecture 6 (Supplementary Example)

Lecture 7 (Complementizers, CP and Recursion)

Assignment 2

Lecture 8 (DP Structure)

Lecture 8 (Pronominal Possessors)

Lecture 8 (Supplementary Exercises)

Lecture 9 (Complements versus Adjuncts)

Lecture 10 (Theta-Roles)

Lecture 10 (Supplementary Exercises)

Assignment 3

Lecture 11 (Binding Theory)

Mid-Term Review