Introduction to Language
LIN 200 (Winter
2011, University of Toronto)
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading
(Read for THIS DAY's class) |
Homework
(Due at the start of the tutorial AFTER the date on which it's listed; unless otherwise noted) |
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1 |
1/13 |
Introduction |
Ch. 1 |
- Get and study textbook – know all its parts.
- Study the class Blackboard site.
- Ch. 1: # 8, 13 (p. 25)
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2 |
1/20 |
Language Acquisition |
Ch. 2: 29-51, 60-61 |
Ch. 2: # 1, 4 (p. 63) |
3 |
1/27 |
Phonetics |
Ch. 3 |
CH. 3: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 (p. 95)
[Practice IPA here.] |
4 |
2/3 |
Phonology |
Ch. 4: 101-124, 130-132 |
Ch. 4: # 1, 5, 9, 11 (p. 133) &
preferred pronunciations essay |
5 |
2/10 |
Morphology I |
Ch. 5 |
Ch. 5: # 2, 3, 4, 6, 9C, 10, 11 (p. 174) |
6 |
2/17 |
Morphology II
& start Syntax
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Ch. 6
Ch. 7: 211-215 |
Ch. 6: # 4, 12 (p. 206) |
7 |
3/3 |
Reading Week 2/21-25 No classes
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Syntax I: Heads & Phrases |
Ch. 7:215-236 (and get a head-start on Ch. 8!) |
Ch. 7: # 1, 2 c-f, 4 d-f, 5, 6A, 6B, {10 or 11}, 13 e-h, 15, 16, 18 e-j (p. 237) DUE in tut 3/17 |
8 |
3/10 |
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MIDTERM TEST DURING TUTORIAL - March 10 |
Syntax II: Phrase Structure & Rules |
Ch. 8: 245-253, 256-260 262-277 |
Ch. 8: #1 d-g, 4 b,d,f, 7a, 11, 12 d-g (p. 278) |
9 |
3/17 |
Semantics & Pragmatics |
(corrected Mar. 7)
Ch. 9: 285-303 & 310-312
Ch. 10: 331-337 & 346-350
Eschholz et al. 2005 |
Ch. 9 # 4, 5, 9, 12 (choose 5 from a-h; can skip poem), 14 (p. 313) &
slang essay |
10 |
3/24 |
Sociolinguistics |
Ch. 12: 399-406, 408-428 &
Willer 2005 |
Ch. 11: # 2 (p. 392) (This is an essay.)
(due Mar. 31; corrected Mar. 9)
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11 |
3/31 |
Historical linguistics |
Ch. 11: 359-368 |
Fieldwork essay OR TESOL lesson plan
(due Apr. 7; corrected Mar. 9)
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12 |
4/7 |
The big(ger) picture |
Ch. 14: 465-472, 479-493
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Wed. Apr. 20, 12-1 &
Thurs. Apr. 21, 2-3 |
essay pick-up / Q&A about writing (BA 1160) |
| Thurs. Apr. 21, 3-5 |
drop-in review session (BA 1160) |
| Tues. Apr. 26, 3-5 |
drop-in review session (KP 108 = Koffler House) |
Wed. April 20 2-3:30
Tues. April 26 12-2
Wed. April 27 4:30-6:30
Thurs. April 28 1-4 pm |
Office hours (Naomi's office, SS 4070) |
| 4/28 |
Final exam Thursday, April 28, 7:00-9:00 pm in EX300/310/320
(Central Exams Facility, 255 McCaul St., just south of College St.)
Note: 7:00 does NOT mean 7:10, when it comes to exam scheduling.
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Readings are from the required textbook Linguistics for Everyone, by K. Denham & A. Lobeck (Wadsworth, 2010), unless another author is specified. See Blackboard for links to other readings.
(Course description is at http://individual.utoronto.ca/ngn/LIN/courses/LIN200/LIN200.descrip.htm)
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Updated
April 18, 2011
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