Linguistics 300, F09, Undergraduate tutorial

	Time Place	M W 2-3:30 Williams 321
Instructor: Dr. Beatrice Santorini	Email Office Office hours Phone	beatrice@babel.ling.upenn.edu Williams 602 M 3:30-5 or by appointment 215 898 5829
Teaching assistant: Marielle Lerner	Email Office Office hours Phone	marielle@ling.upenn.edu Williams 402 by appointment 215 898 1379

In this course, we will investigate two topics, each topic taking half the semester:

stress shift in French loanwords into English
a topic in the history of English syntax (most likely, the rise of auxiliary do)

As the semester proceeds, I will post assignments and related links in the syllabus below.

(Due) date Assignment Type Other information
Stress shift in English loanwords from French
M Sep 14 if necessary, install AirPennNet and spreadsheet program (see Technical requirements)
A1 A Notes on word stress
Th Sep 17 A2 B mostly in class on W Sep 16
M Sep 21 A3 A A3 spreadsheet (Sep 21)
Corrections to A3 spreadsheet
Please continue to report errors in the sample spreadsheet even after the deadline.
Help with Excel
M Sep 28 A4 B Guide to spreadsheet categories
Submit to marielle@ling.upenn.edu (remember to include an appropriate subject line)
M Oct 5 A5 B
M Oct 19 Fall break - class cancelled
W Oct 28 (note new deadline) A6 C A6 spreadsheet (Oct 26)
Corrections to A6 spreadsheet (Oct 26)
Please report errors in the spreadsheet
Sample work (with calculations illustrating the use of IF and COUNTIF, updated Oct 26)
IF statements in Excel
The rise of do support in Early Modern English
M Oct 26 if necessary, install terminal emulator (see Technical requirements)
M Nov 2 A7 A Basics of Linux and Emacs
ongoing A8 A
W Nov 11 A9
S9 A Coding conventions
grep
Shell scripts for saving searches
Transferring files
M Nov 23 (extended deadline) A10
S10 B cp /htdocs/courses/Fall_2009/ling300/a10-1-Generator .
Query replace
Turning two .cod.ooo files into one
Submit to Marielle Lerner (remember to include an appropriate subject line)
W Nov 25 Thanksgiving break - class cancelled
W Dec 9 Last class
W Dec 16 A11 C Submit to Beatrice Santorini

(Due) date	Assignment	Type	Other information
Stress shift in English loanwords from French
M Sep 14	if necessary, install AirPennNet and spreadsheet program (see Technical requirements)
M Sep 14	A1	A	Notes on word stress
Th Sep 17	A2	B	mostly in class on W Sep 16
M Sep 21	A3	A	A3 spreadsheet (Sep 21) Corrections to A3 spreadsheet Please continue to report errors in the sample spreadsheet even after the deadline. Help with Excel
M Sep 28	A4	B	Guide to spreadsheet categories Submit to marielle@ling.upenn.edu (remember to include an appropriate subject line)
M Oct 5	A5	B
M Oct 19	Fall break - class cancelled
W Oct 28 (note new deadline)	A6	C	A6 spreadsheet (Oct 26) Corrections to A6 spreadsheet (Oct 26) Please report errors in the spreadsheet Sample work (with calculations illustrating the use of IF and COUNTIF, updated Oct 26) IF statements in Excel
The rise of do support in Early Modern English
M Oct 26	if necessary, install terminal emulator (see Technical requirements)
M Nov 2	A7	A	Basics of Linux and Emacs
ongoing	A8	A
W Nov 11	A9 S9	A	Coding conventions `grep` Shell scripts for saving searches Transferring files
M Nov 23 (extended deadline)	A10 S10	B	`cp /htdocs/courses/Fall_2009/ling300/a10-1-Generator .` Query replace Turning two .cod.ooo files into one Submit to Marielle Lerner (remember to include an appropriate subject line)
W Nov 25	Thanksgiving break - class cancelled
W Dec 9	Last class
W Dec 16	A11	C	Submit to Beatrice Santorini