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Aug 20
What is linguistics? Course overview |
Aug 22
LM discussion (Ch 7): Dialects and language attitudes | |
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Aug 25
phonetics The vocal tract |
Aug 27
Consonant properties and symbols |
Aug 29
Vowel properties and symbols |
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Sept 1
LABOR DAY |
Sept 3
Minimal pairs Natural classes |
Sept 5
LM discussion (Ch 4): Sign languages |
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Sept 8
phonology Phonemes and allophones |
Sept 10
Phonological rules |
Sept 12
More on phonological rules |
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Sept 15
LM discussion (Ch 10): Spelling and spelling reform |
Sept 17
morphology Identifying morphemes |
Sept 19
Word structure |
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Sept 22
Derivation, inflection, and compounding |
Sept 24
Morpheme alternation: morphology and phonology |
Sept 26
LM discussion (Ch 3): Language and thought |
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Sept 29
syntax Constituency, phrase structure |
Oct 1
Review for exam Phrase structure: Sentences |
Oct 3
EXAM #1 |
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Oct 6
Constituency tests Complement options |
Oct 8
Structural ambiguity |
Oct 10
Questions Do-insertion |
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Oct 13
Syntax beyond English |
Oct 15
LM discussion (Ch 6): Computers and language |
Oct 17
FALL BREAK |
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Oct 20
semantics Lexical semantics |
Oct 22
Sentence meaning, truth conditions, compositionality |
Oct 24
Pragmatics: presupposition, conversational maxims |
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Oct 27
LM discussion (Ch 2): Translation |
Oct 29
child lg acquisition Phonology, morphology |
Oct 31
Acquisition of syntax Mechanisms of acquisition |
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Nov 3
LM discussion (Ch 5): Animal communication |
Nov 5
Review for exam |
Nov 7
EXAM #2 |
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Nov 10
language variation |
Nov 12
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Nov 14
Discussion: Eckert (2005) |
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Nov 17
language change |
Nov 19
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Nov 21
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Nov 24
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Nov 26
THANKSGIVING |
Nov 28
THANKSGIVING |
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Dec 1
Discussion |
Dec 3
Course wrap-up Review for final exam |
>> FINAL EXAM: Tues Dec 9, 12:00 noon <<