Ling 390: Introduction to Linguistics (Fall 2008)

TTh 6:30-8:20  – Shattuck Hall 212

Jeff Conn                      connjc@pdx.edu (best option)       503-725-4099                    East Hall 241

Office Hours: TTh 2:30-3:30                Website: http://web.pdx.edu/~connjc/

TA: Jos Vaught / ling390fall@gmail.com  / East Hall 337  / Office Hrs: M 12:30-1:20; F 10-11

Study sessions with Jos: East Hall 331 / T 4:30-5:30; W 12:30-1:30

Text:   O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M.,  Rees-Miller, J.  (2005).

            Contemporary Linguistics:  An Introduction  (5th edition)

Ø         Midterm (25%) 

Ø         Final Exam (25%)

 
 
Course Requirements:

Ø      Problem Sets  (25% of total grade)

Ø      Homework/Attendance/Participation (25%)

 

Problem sets (distributed a week before they are due) and exams will be based on readings, lectures, and homework exercises.  Homeworks (exercises from the book) will be assigned for each chapter and will be turned in and graded for completion, not correctness, on the last day of the topic.  Homework will be gone over in class and should be completed by the first day of the topic for best results.  Late problem sets will receive a 10% reduction.  Problem Sets will not be accepted after the answers have been given out.  Your grade will suffer if you do not turn in all of the problem sets/homework and do not attend class.  Late homework will be accepted up until the test for that section (midterm/final) (only worth 50%) - they must be turned in by the last day of the topic for full credit.  Lectures will be posted to website shortly before or after each class. 

 

Tentative course calendar

 

Dates

Topic

Chapter

Homework

 

9/30

Introduction to Language

Movie: American Tongues

1

None

 

10/2, 10/7,

10/9, 10/14

Phonetics

DUE 10/14: Ch 2 HW

Due 10/16: Problem Set #1

2

Exx. 5, 6, 7,

8, 10, 15

 

10/14, 10/16,

10/21, 10/23

Phonology

DUE 10/23:  Ch 3 HW

DUE 10/28:  Problem Set #2

3

Exx. 4, 5, 7

 

10/28, 10/30

Morphology

DUE 10/30:  Ch 4 HW

DUE 11/4:  Problem Set #3

4

Exx. 2, 3, 10,

11, 16, 17

 

11/4

Midterm

 

 

 

11/6,

11/13, 11/18

Syntax

DUE 11/18:  Ch 5 HW

DUE 11/20:  Problem Set #4

5

Exx. 2, 3, 4

9, 11 (No trees)

 

11/18,

11/20, 11/25

Semantics / Pragmatics

DUE 11/25:  Ch 6 HW

DUE 12/2:  Problem Set #5

6

Exx. 1, 3,

10, 17

 

11/25,

12/2, 12/4

Language in Social Contexts

Movie: Do You Speak American

DUE 12/4:  Ch 15 HW

15

Exx. 2, 4

Final Exam:  Tuesday, December 9, 7:30-9:20 PM

 

*No class on Tues 11/11 or Thur 11/27