Use it to keep track of what we've done and where we're going.
See also the schedule of topics for an overview.
W Aug 20
- Covered: Introduction to the course; What is linguistics? [outline]
- Reading:
- CL Ch 1, especially sec 3 -- background for today's class discussion
- LM Ch 7, "Whose speech is better?"
- Prepare: Discussion assignment
F Aug 22
- Covered: Discussion based on LM Ch 7, "Whose speech is better?," and the associated discussion assignment [Class references and links]
- Reading: CL Ch 2, sec 1-4
- Covered:
[outline]
- Introduction to phonetics and phonetic symbols
- Vocal tract and place of articulation
- Reading: CL Ch 2, sec 5
- Prepare: If you have a pocket mirror, please bring it to class on Wed
- Covered: Consonant properties [outline]
- Reading: CL Ch 2, sec 6
- Here is more information about American English vowels (includes audio files)
- Assignment: HW #1, due F Aug 29