Linguistics 101: Introduction to Language
Section 5 * TR 12:30-1:45 * Dey 307 * Fall 2008

This log is updated after each class meeting and includes the day's topics, assignments, handouts, weblinks, etc.

(Information found on the log before the class meeting may be subject to change after class; do not download a homework assignment until after class.)

4 September Thursday

Topics:

Phonetics: Speech processes wrap-up.
Phonology I: Phonemes and allophones.

Announcements:

• HW 5 due date is extended to Tuesday (9/9).
• Peer tutoring: Walk-ins, Wednesdays 6-9pm in Dey 203. Contact Patrick Burrows (pburrows@email.unc.edu) for more information.

Handouts (given out in class):

• How to do a speech processes problem
• How to do an allophony problem
• Allophony problem sets: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Assignments (due 9/9)

• Complete/redo HW 5 (link below)
• Finish allophony problem sets 1 (Sindhi, Korean, English) and 4 (Greek, Southern Kongo) to go over in class
• Read CL 3.3-4 (69-83)

2 September Tuesday

Topics:

IPA Quiz.
Phonetics V: Features, suprasegmentals, articulatory processes.

Announcements:

Free peer tutoring for Linguistics (courtesy of Patrick Burrows) begins tomorrow evening.

Websites:

Download the IPA font for your computer

Handouts:

• Given out in class: Features
• To download: Features answer key

Assignments (due 9/4):

Read CL 3.0-2 (57-69)
• HW 5: Articulatory processes

28 August Thursday

Topics:

Phonetics IV: Consonant description, vowel description.

Websites:

X-ray movie of vowels (Quicktime)

Handouts (to download):

• Vowel chart (*all* vowels)
• Transcription practice 1/2 key
• Transcription practice 3 key
• Transcription practice 4 key

Assignments (due 9/2):

• Check your transcription practices from the keys above
• Complete the consonant/vowel description handouts and check your work
• Study for IPA quiz
• Read CL 2.8-10 (37-49)
• HW 3: Consonant description
• HW 4: Vowel description

26 August Tuesday

Topics:

Phonetics III: IPA, consonant description.

Announcements:

There will be a quiz on IPA symbols (both sound -> symbol and symbol-> sound) on Tuesday (9/2).

Handouts (given out in class):

• IPA consonant chart
• American vowels chart
• Consonant description practice (key on second page - wait to look!)
• Vowel description practice (key on second page - wait to look!)

Websites:

Low-tech ways to observe your articulators

Assignments (due 8/28):

• Finish Transcription practices 1-3
• Read CL 2.6 (32-35)
• HW 2: IPA

21 August Thursday

Topics:

Phonetics II: VT anatomy quiz; IPA.

Handouts (given out in class):

• IPA: Diacritics
• IPA transcription practice 1/2
• IPA transcription practice 3
• IPA transcription practice 4

Websites:

• Vocal tract anatomy (x-ray and descriptions)
• IPA online (homepage)
• IPA chart (link to full pdf)

Assignments (due Tuesday 8/26):

• Finish practice transcriptions 1-4 (IPA -> orthography) and begin on the orthography -> IPA
• Read CL 2.3-5 (20-31)
• Check out websites above (remember that this will ALWAYS be expected when websites are listed, even though I may not explicitly "assign" it!)
• Optional reading: Pinker 153-168

19 August Tuesday

Topics:

Course information and organization.
Introduction to language and linguistics.
Phonetics I: Vocal tract anatomy.

Announcements:

• If you ever have trouble downloading the homework (or with anything else on the website), LET ME KNOW ASAP. Late homeworks will not be accepted due to website problems.
• There WILL be a quiz on the vocal tract anatomy on Thursday.

Handouts (given out in class):

• Course information (from website)
• Midsagittal diagram of the vocal tract

Web:

• Class website
• Textbook website

Assignments (due Thursday 8/21):

• Carefully read through the class main page, syllabus and policies.
  From now on, you will be responsible for this information - NO EXCUSES.
• Read Contemporary Linguistics (=CL) Ch. 1, 2.0-1 (p. 15-18), 2.7 (35-37)
• Study vocal tract anatomy for quiz Thursday
• HW 1: Course information
• Optional reading: Pinker Prologue and Ch. 1

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