Schedule of topics

Ling 101H · Fall 2008

Highlighted items are future plans that may be subject to adjustment.

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
	[outline] *Aug 20* What is linguistics? Course overview	[links] *Aug 22* LM discussion (Ch 7): Dialects and language attitudes
[outline] *Aug 25* phonetics The vocal tract	[outline] *Aug 27* Consonant properties and symbols	[outline] *Aug 29* Vowel properties and symbols
*Sept 1* LABOR DAY	[outline] *Sept 3* Minimal pairs Natural classes	[links] *Sept 5* LM discussion (Ch 4): Sign languages
[outline] *Sept 8* phonology Phonemes and allophones	[outline] *Sept 10* Phonological rules	[outline] *Sept 12* Working with phonological rules
[links] *Sept 15* LM discussion (Ch 10): Spelling and spelling reform	[outline] *Sept 17* morphology Identifying morphemes	[outline] *Sept 19* Word structure
[outline] *Sept 22* Derivation, inflection, and compounding	[no outline] *Sept 24* Morphophonemics (morphology and phonology)	[links] *Sept 26* LM discussion (Ch 3): Language and thought
[outline] *Sept 29* syntax Intro to phrase structure	[review] *Oct 1* Review for exam	*Oct 3* EXAM #1
[outline] *Oct 6* Phrase structure Constituency tests	[outline] *Oct 8* Structural ambiguity Complement options	[outline] *Oct 10* Questions Movement, do-insertion
[outline] *Oct 13* Syntax beyond English	[links] *Oct 15* LM discussion (Ch 6): Computers and language	*Oct 17* FALL BREAK
[outline] *Oct 20* semantics Morpheme/word meaning	[outline] *Oct 22* Sentence meaning, truth conditions	[outline] *Oct 24* Presupposition, conversational maxims
[links] *Oct 27* LM discussion (Ch 2): Translation	[outline] *Oct 29* child lg acquisition Methods; phonology	[outline] *Oct 31* Child lg acquisition: Phonology, morphology
[outline] *Nov 3* Acquisition of syntax	[review] *Nov 5* Review for exam (More on acquisition -- [outline])	*Nov 7* EXAM #2
[outline] *Nov 10* sociolinguistics Regional varieties	[outline] *Nov 12* Ling analysis of lg varieties; choosing a variety	[links] *Nov 14* Discussion: Eckert (2005)
[outline] *Nov 17* language change Morphology, syntax, lexicon	[outline] *Nov 19* Change in morphology, syntax, lexicon (cont.)	[outline] *Nov 21* Phonological change Comparative reconstruction
[outline] *Nov 24* Writing systems	*Nov 26* THANKSGIVING	*Nov 28* THANKSGIVING
[links] *Dec 1* LM discussion (Ch 5): Animal communication	[review] *Dec 3* Course wrap-up Review for final exam

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