LING 001: Schedule of lectures and readings

(Fall 1998)

Follow the links in the middle column, where available, for lecture notes and web-accessible background. The right-most column gives page references in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (symbolized with "C"), An Introduction to Language (symbolized with "I"), or a description of a class handout (in square brackets).
 

1. We 9/09  Introduction to the course  [questionnaire]
2. Mo 9/14  Perspectives and approaches I4-29, C1-14
3. We 9/16  Prescriptive and descriptive linguistics  I399-411, C336-342, C366-371
4. Mo 9/21  Communication: a biological perspective C400-407 
5. We 9/23  Communication: philosophical and mathematical perspectives  
6. Mo 9/28  Basic elements of linguistic form: morphology I C80-99
7. We 9/30  Morphology II I65-98
8. Mo 10/05 The sound of linguistic structure: phonetics I213-248, C123-161
9. We 10/07  The structure of linguistic sound: phonology I254-306, C162-176
10. Mo 10/12  Phrases and sentences: syntax I  I106-149
11. We 10/14  Formal models of language structure: syntax II  C94-99 
Mo 10/19 Fall Break  
12. We 10/21  Meaning I: semantics  I158-190, C100-115
13. Mo 10/26  Meaning II: pragmatics  I190-204, C116-122
We 10/28  MIDTERM  Study Guide
14. Mo 11/02 Language in time, space and society: sociolinguistics I399-443, C18-47, C343-398
15. We 11/04  Language and gender  I434-439, C18-22 
16. Mo11/09  Linguistic form in ritual and play: song, verse, language games   C48-80, C176-178
17. We 11/11  Reading and writing  I492-513, C180-219
18. Mo 11/16  Language production and perception I361-392
19. We11/18  Child language acquisition I318-358, C230-257
20. Mo 11/23 Brain and language I34-58, C258-283
21. We 11/25 Survey of Linguistics courses, spring term 1999  
22. Mo 11/30  Languages of the world I476-480, C284-329
23. We 12/02  Language change I450-478, C330-341
24. Mo 12/07 Signed and spoken language C220-227
25. We 12/09  Human and non-human communication C400-407
Mon 12/14 Review C408-418, Study Guide
Tu 12/15 

FINAL EXAM (11:00-1:00)
DRLB A8

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