Linguistics 201: Introduction to Language in the Humanities

Winter 2004

Department of Linguistics

The Ohio State University

Syllabus Grades Talks and Experiments Language Files Useful Links Major or Minor in Linguistics

WEEK 1

M 01/05/04 Introduction

The Origins of Language

W 01/07/04 Description vs. prescription

Sounds of the World’s Animals

F 01/09/04 Animal Communication

A Chat with Koko the Gorilla

WEEK 2

M 01/12/04 Pragmatics I

In-Class Activity #1

W 01/14/04 Pragmatics II

In-Class Activity #2

F 01/16/04 Pragmatics III

Semantics I

Study Guide for Quiz 1

WEEK 3

M 01/19/04 Happy Martin Luther King Day, No Class!

W 01/21/04 Semantics II

Quiz 1

F 01/23/04 Syntax I

Due: Homework 1

In-Class Activity #3

WEEK 4

M 01/26/04 Syntax II

In-Class Activity #4

W 01/28/04 Syntax III

Study Guide for Quiz 2

In-Class Activity #5

F 01/30/04 Morphology I

Quiz 2

Instructions for Group Presentations/Debates

WEEK 5

M 02/02/04 Morphology II

In-Class Activity #6

Sign-up for Group Presentations/Debates

W 02/04/04 Review for midterm

Study Guide for Midterm

F 02/06/04 Midterm

WEEK 6

M 02/09/04 Midterm Back

Phonetics I

W 02/11/04 Phonetics II

F 02/13/04 Phonetics III

In-Class Activity #7

WEEK 7

M 02/16/04 Phonology I

W 02/18/04 Phonology II

Study Guide for Quiz 3

Due: Homework 2

In-Class Activity #8

F 02/20/04 Language Variation

Quiz 3

WEEK 8

M 02/23/04 American Tongues

W 02/25/04 Presentations: Groups 1-4

F 02/27/04 Presentation: Group 5

Debate: Groups 6-7

WEEK 9

M 03/01/04 Language Change I

Due: Homework 3

The Lord’s Prayer in Old English

W 03/03/04 Language Change II

Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky

F 03/0504 Psycholinguistics I

Take the Color Test

In-Class Activity #9

WEEK 10

M 03/08/04 Psycholinguistics II

W 03/10/04 Language and Computers

Eliza, Computer Therapist

Due: Homework 4

SEI

F 03/12/04 Review for final

Study Guide for the Final Exam

Final Exam

W 03/17/04 11:30 AM – 1:18 PM, 212 Enarson Hall