This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

 

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction  
2-4 Morphology  
5 End of Morphology, Beginning of Phonetics First problem set due
6 Phonetics  
7-8 Phonology Second problem set due
9 Guest Lecturer: Donca Steriade  
10 Quiz: Morphology/Phonology  
11-14 Syntax  
15 End of Syntax, Beginning of Semantics Third problem set due
16-18 Semantics  
19 Quiz: Syntax/Semantics  
20 Language Acquisition  
21-22 Historical Linguistics  
23 Guest Lecturer: Allison Adler and Pranav Anand  
24 Ebonics, Pidgins and Creoles Squib due
25 Language Endangerment  
26 Final Exam Review  
27 Final Exam