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Linguistics 696 Syllabus |
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Course Outline |
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Linguistics 696 |
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Day |
Reading |
Assignment |
Lecture |
Background |
| Thu Jan 21 | Chapter 1, O'Grady, et al. | Lecture 1: Conceptions and misconceptions about language. | ||
| Tue Jan 26 | Chapter 17, O'Grady, et al. Animal communication | Lecture 2. The variety of languages. Language universals. Animals and language I Animals and language II | ||
| Thu Jan 28 | Furl | Furl | Furl | Furl |
| Tue Feb 02 | Chapter 4, O'Grady, et al. Morphology. Words and parts of speech. Morphemes as atomic/minimal units of meaning. Prefixes and suffixes. Bound and free morphemes. | Assignment from textbook | What are words made of? | |
| Thu Feb 04 | Solution to Morphological structure Problem. | Morphology Morphology problems in other languages. | ||
| Tue Feb 09 | Chapter 4, Morphology, word structure. | |||
| Thu Feb 11 | Chapter 4, Morphology. | Second morphology assignment from textbook, ch. 4 | ||
| Tue Feb 16 | Chapter 13, O'Grady, et al. Language and the brain. | Aphasia and language Split brain. Language areas in the brain. Evidence from aphasia. Slides | ||
| Thu Feb 18 | Chapter 13, O'Grady, et al. Language and the brain. | Assignment: Exercise 1, Chapter 13, p. 483. Homework problem 1. Homework problem 2. | ||
| Tue Feb 23 | Chapter 2, O'Grady et al. Phonetics. | Downloading your own Phonetic transcription fonts for Windows. | Intro to phonetics. Phonetics. | |
| Thu Feb 25 | Transcription assignment | Inclass transcription. Phonetics. Transcriptions of how language sounds. Orthography problems. Transcription: International Phonetic alphabet. | ||
| Tue Mar 02 | Midterm Review Study guide Model answer for animal communication assignment" Model answer for transcription assignment" |
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| Thu Mar 04 | Furl | Furl | Furl | Furl |
| Tue Mar 09 | Midterm: Scantron Form # F-288-ERI-L (Red). Test Form A. | |||
| Thu Mar 11 | Chapter 3. O'Grady, et al. the first 4 sections. (You will NOT be responsible for the material in Chapter 3 Sections 5, entitled "Features", and 6, entitled "Rules". | Allophony Assignment: End of chapter 3 Exercises 1, 2, (3i) but NOT (3ii), 4, 5 | Phonology. | |
| Tue Mar 16 | In class allophony problems. | Allomorphy and Phonological rules. | ||
| Thu Mar 18 | Chapter 14. Language in Social contexts. | Language variation assignment | Variation in language | |
| Tue Mar 23 | Chapter 14. Language in Social context. | Language variation assignment | Code switching and Creoles. | |
| Thu Mar 25 | Furl | Furl | Furl | Furl |
| Tue Mar 30 | H'day | H'day | H'day | H'day |
| Thu Apr 01 | H'day | H'day | H'day | H'day |
| Tue Apr 06 | Chapter 14. Social contexts ctd. | Creole assignment (Also make up phonology) | ||
| Thu Apr 08 | Chapter 14. Social contexts ctd. | |||
| Tue Apr 13 | Chapter 5, O'Grady, et al. | Syntax exercises | Syntax. | |
| Thu Apr 15 | Chapter 5, O'Grady, et al. continued. | Transformations. | ||
| Tue Apr 20 | Chapter 8 O'Grady et al. Language Families; language varieties | Assignment: Assignment | Typology. | |
| Thu Apr 22 | Chapter 8 O'Grady et al. Language Families; language varieties | Typology. | ||
| Tue Apr 27 | Chapter 9 O'Grady et al. Languages of North America | California languages. | ||
| Thu Apr 29 | Chapter 9, O'Grady et al. Languages of North America | Assignment: Extra assignment Syntax assignment model answers | ||
| Tue May 04 | Chapter 10, O'Grady et al. Language Acquisition | Assignment: Acquisition assignment | Acquisition of syntax.. | |
| Thu May 06 | Chapter 10, O'Grady et al. | Assignment: Acquisition assignment model answer | Acquisition. | |
| Tue May 11 | Reading: Midterm review document Post midterm review Draft as of 10:00 AM Sunday May 10, 2010 (complete!) Final exam: Tu, May 18, 1300 - 1500 |