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Week 1
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| Wednesday May
19th |
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1
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Introduction
to Language and Linguistics
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Homework 1, due Tu 5/25
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LI: ch. 1 (pp.
1-11), ch. 2 (pp. 12-43)
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Week 2
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| Tuesday May 25th |
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2
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The sounds and sound patterns of language
(phonetics and phonology)
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LI: ch. 6 (pp.
153-189)
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| Thursday May 27th |
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3
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The structure of words (morphology)
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Homework 2, due Tu 6/1
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LI: ch. 5 (pp.
119-152)
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Week 3
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| Tuesday June 1st |
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4
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The theory of grammar and
how sentences are formed (syntax)
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LI: ch. 4 (pp.
74-118)
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| Thursday June 3rd |
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5
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The theory of meaning: part one
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Homework 3, due Tu 6/8
Answer key for Homework 3
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LI: ch. 7 (pp. 190-230)
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Week 4
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| Tuesday June
8th |
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6
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The theory of meaning: part
two
Midterm Review
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TAKE-HOME MIDTERM [pdf]
[html], due Tu 6/15
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paper by Ellen Prince
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| Thursday June
10th |
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7
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Language change; languages of the world (historical
linguistics and linguistic typology)
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LI: ch. 8
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Week 5
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| Tuesday June
15th |
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8
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Language variation; language attitudes, language and identity
(sociolinguistics)
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MIDTERM DUE
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LI: ch. 12; paper by William Labov
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| Thursday June
17th |
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9
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Learning language; animal communication and
language evolution
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Homework 4, due Tu 6/22
Answer key for homework 4
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LI: ch. 9, ch.11
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Week 6
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| Tuesday June
22nd |
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10
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Language processing and language in the brain
(psycholingustics and computational linguistics)
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FINAL EXAM, due on Thursday, June 24th by 5pm at the latest!
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LI: ch. 10
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| Thursday June
24th |
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11
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Ways of writing language; signed and spoken
language.
Language, thought, and culture.
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FINAL DUE
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