Ling 390: Introduction to Linguistics (Spring 2009)

TTh 6:40-8:30   Science Bldg 1 room 107

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

Office Hours: W 2-4 & by appt.                      Website: http://web.pdx.edu/~connjc/

TA: Phoebe Daurio / dauriop@yahoo.com / East Hall 337 / 503-725-2442

Office Hrs: T 10-11; Th 6-6:40p / Study sessions with Phoebe: East Hall 331 / TBA

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 (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

 

3/31

Introduction to Language

Movie: American Tongues

1

None

 

4/2, 4/7,

4/9, 4/14

Phonetics

DUE 4/14: Ch 2 HW

Due 4/16: Problem Set #1

2

Exx. 5, 6, 7,

8, 10, 15

 

4/14, 4/16,

4/21, 4/23

Phonology

DUE 4/23:  Ch 3 HW

DUE 4/28:  Problem Set #2

3

Exx. 4, 5, 7

 

4/28, 4/30

Morphology

DUE 4/30:  Ch 4 HW

DUE 5/5:  Problem Set #3

4

Exx. 2, 3, 10,

11, 16, 17

 

5/5

Midterm

 

 

 

5/7,

5/12, 5/14

Syntax

DUE 5/14:  Ch 5 HW

DUE 5/19:  Problem Set #4

5

Exx. 2, 3, 4

9, 11 (No trees)

 

5/19,

5/21, 5/26

Semantics / Pragmatics

DUE 5/26:  Ch 6 HW

DUE 5/28:  Problem Set #5

6

Exx. 1, 3,

10, 17

 

5/26, 5/28,

6/2, 6/4

Language in Social Contexts

Movie: Do You Speak American

DUE 6/4:  Ch 15 HW

15

Exx. 2, 4

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