Calendar
CL = Contemporary Linguistics
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TOPIC |
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READINGS |
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IMPORTANT DATES |
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1 |
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Introduction
What's Linguistics about?
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No recitation this week |
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Morphology and the Structure of the Word |
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CL, ch. 1 (pp. 1-11) |
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PS01 (PDF) assigned |
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CL, ch. 4 (pp. 131-152) |
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PDFs |
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4 |
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CL, ch. 4 (pp. 152-170) |
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PS01 due / PS02 (PDF) assigned |
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5 |
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The Sound Structure of Language/Morphology -> Phonology |
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CL, ch. 2 (pp. 16-38) |
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PS02 due / PS03 assigned |
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CL, ch. 2 (pp. 38-54) |
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No Class |
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Phonetics and Phonology |
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CL, ch. 3 (pp. 63-91) |
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PS03 due / PS04 (PDF) assigned |
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CL, ch. 3 (pp. 64-116) |
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Phonetics / Phonology |
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PS04 due / PS05 |
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10 |
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Syntactic Structure |
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Phonetics / Phonology Quiz |
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11 |
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PS06 (PDF) assigned |
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12 |
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13 |
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PS06 due / PS07 (PDF) assigned |
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X Bar Theory |
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CL, pp. 196-216 |
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PS07 due / PS08 assigned |
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Guest Lecturer |
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Syntactic Movement |
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CL, pp. 216-231 |
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PS08 due / PS09 assigned |
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Syntax Quiz |
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Structure and Meaning |
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CL, pp. 245-277 |
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PS09 due / PS10 assigned |
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Language Acquisition |
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CL, pp. 409-445 |
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Guest Lecturer |
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PS10 due / PS11 assigned |
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Language Variation and Change |
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CL, pp. 289-306, 321-339, 559-584 |
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Language and Brain |
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CL, pp. 513-534 |
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Animal Communication |
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CL, pp. 625-661 |
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PS11 due |
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Writing Systems |
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CL, pp. 591-623 |
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Wrap Up and Review |
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