Ling 390: Introduction to Linguistics (Fall 2009)

TTh 6:30-8:20 PM  Cramer Hall 269

Jeff Conn                    connjc@pdx.edu (no telephone available)                   Sixth Ave. Bldg. 212

Office Hours: W 11:30-1:30 & by appt.                     Website: http://web.pdx.edu/~connjc/

TA: Laurie Wayne / lwayne@pdx.edu / East Hall 337  / Office Hrs: W 10-12/ Study sessions: TBA

Course Objectives:  Following curricular goals of the Applied Lingusitics department, Intro to Ling aims to achieve the following:

Text:   O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M.,  Rees-Miller, J.  (2009). Contemporary Linguistics:  An Introduction  (6th edition)

Course Requirements:

Ø  Problem Sets  (25% of total grade)

Ø  Midterm (25%) 

Ø  Homework/Attendance/Participation (25%)

Ø  Final Exam (25%)

Problem sets (distributed online 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. 

 

Info on H1N1 at PSU can be found here: http://www.shac.pdx.edu/.  Attendance is not mandatory, but it is critical that you come to class as scheduled.  To promote a healthy and safe environment, please do not come to class if you are feeling ill.  Email me beforehand and we can make arrangements to deal with missing homeworks etc.  

 

For info dealing with students who need extra help, please visit the Disability Resource Center at: http://www.drc.pdx.edu/

 

Course calendar

 

Dates

Topic

Chapter

Homework

 

9/29

Introduction to Language;  Movie: American Tongues

1

None

 

10/1, 10/6,

10/8, 10/13,

10/15

Phonetics

DUE 10/15: Ch 2 HW; Due 10/20: Problem Set #1

2

Exx. 5, 6, 7,

8, 10, 15

 

10/13, 10/15,

10/20, 10/22,

10/27

Phonology

DUE 10/22:  Ch 3 HW; DUE 10/27:  Problem Set #2

3

Exx. 4, 5, 7

 

10/27, 10/29

Morphology

DUE 10/29:  Ch 4 HW; DUE 11/3:  Problem Set #3

4

Exx. 2, 4, 13,

14, 19, 20

 

11/3

Midterm

 

 

 

11/5,

11/12, 11/17

Syntax

DUE 11/17:  Ch 5 HW; DUE 11/19:  Problem Set #4

5

Exx. 2, 3, 4

9, 11 (No trees)

 

11/17,

11/19, 11/24

Semantics / Pragmatics

DUE 11/24:  Ch 6 HW; DUE 12/1:  Problem Set #5

6

Exx. 1, 2, 3,

12, 18

 

11/24,

12/1, 12/3

Language in Social Contexts; Movie: Do You Speak American; DUE 12/3:  Ch 14 HW

14

Exx. 2, 7

Final Exam:  Tuesday, December 8, 7:30-9:20 PM                                                     *No class on Thur 11/26