Ling 390: Introduction to Linguistics (Fall 2007)
TTh
Jeff Conn connjc@pdx.edu (best option) 503-725-4099 East Hall 241
Office Hours: Tues 10-11 & by appointment Website: https://webmail.pdx.edu/~connjc/
TA: Christy Crosby/ 229 East Hall / 503-725-9198 / fleur@pdx.edu / Office Hrs: /
Text: O'Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., Rees-Miller, J. (2005).
Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (5th edition)
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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. 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
(attendance taken at random). Late homework
will be accepted up until the test for that section (midterm/final) (only worth
70%). Homework will be gone over in
class and should be completed by the first day of the topic for best results. 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. The final problem set and homework will be
handed back before the final if they are turned in by
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Dates |
Topic |
Chapter |
Homework |
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9/25 |
Introduction to Language Movie: American
Tongues |
1 |
None |
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9/27, 10/2, 10/4, 10/9 |
Phonetics DUE 10/9: Ch 2 HW Due 10/11: Problem
Set #1 |
2 |
Exx. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15 |
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10/9, 10/11, 10/16, 10/18 |
Phonology DUE 10/18: Ch 3 HW DUE 10/23: Problem Set #2 |
3 |
Exx. 4, 5, 7 |
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10/23, 10/25 |
Morphology DUE 10/25: Ch 4 HW DUE 10/30: Problem Set #3 |
4 |
Exx. 2, 3, 10, 11, 16, 17 |
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10/30 |
Midterm |
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11/1, 11/6, 11/8, 11/13 |
Syntax DUE 11/13: Ch 5 HW DUE 11/15: Problem Set #4 |
5 |
Exx. 2, 3, 4 9, 11 (No trees) |
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11/13, 11/15, 11/20 |
Semantics / Pragmatics DUE 11/20: Ch 6 HW DUE 11/27: Problem Set #5 |
6 |
Exx. 1, 3, 10, 17 |
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11/20, 11/27, 11/29 |
Language in Social Contexts DUE 11/29: Ch 15 HW |
15 |
Exx. 2, 4 |
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Final Exam: Tuesday, December 4, |
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