LIGN 101 – Introduction to the Study of
Language
Winter Quarter 2006
Tu & Thu, 12:30-1:50 p.m. CSB 001
Instructor: Amalia Arvaniti
TAs: Peter Jenks and David Peterson
Class schedule
This schedule is subject to small changes, depending on class
progress (in particular, due dates of tests are approximate). Make sure you
check webct regularly for updated information.
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Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Wk 1 1/10 & 1/12 |
Review
of practical details. What is linguistics
and why it is interesting to study it. What we will be covering in this
class. |
The main
characteristics and structure of human language. Animal languages. Differences
between the two. Chapters 1 and 12 |
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Wk 2 1/17 & 1/19 |
Phonetics
I: How are speech sounds produced? What are the basic sounds of English? Chapter 2 |
Phonetics
II: What other sounds are possible in human languages? What else
characterizes human speech? Chapter 2 |
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Wk 3 1/24 & 1/26 |
Phonetics
and Phonology: Narrow vs. broad transcription. Phonemes and allophones. Chapter 3 Quiz 1
closes |
Phonology:
More on phonemes and allophones. Practice. Chapter 3 |
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Wk 4 1/31 & 2/2 |
Morphology:
How are words created? How are words structured? Chapters 4, 15 and 16 |
Phonology
and morphology: What kinds of changes take place when we put morphemes
together? Chapter 13 |
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Wk 5 2/7 & 2/9 |
Syntax
I: The principles of stringing words together to create sentences. Chapter 6 Quiz 2
closes |
Syntax II:
Phrase Structure rules. Chapter 7 |
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Wk 6 2/14 & 2/16 |
Syntax
III: More on phrase structure rules. Practice. Chapter 7 Mid-Term
closes |
Child
vs. adult language learning: similarities, differences, and reasons for both. Chapters 8, 9 and 11 |
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Wk 7 2/21 & 2/23 |
Language
and the brain: How is language processed and what can go wrong with the
processing? Chapter 10 |
Semantics:
The meaning of sentences. Chapter 17 |
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Wk 8 2/28 & 3/2 |
Pragmatics:
The meaning of sentences in context. Chapter 19 Quiz 3
closes |
Language
Change: How languages change over time and why. Chapters 23 and 24 |
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Wk 9 3/7 & 3/9 |
Language
Families: Similarities and differences among languages and means of detecting
them. Chapter 25 |
Language
variation across individuals and reasons for this variation. Chapter 26 |
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Wk 10 3/14 & 3/16 |
Language
variation within the individual; communication across speakers. Chapter 27 Quiz 4
closes |
A brief
overview of writing. Chapter 21 Review |
