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Survey of English Linguistics

Daily polls
Sept
03 05
10 12
17 19
24 26
Oct
01 03
08 10
15 17
midterms
29 31
Nov
05 07
12 14
19 21
26 28
Dec
03 05
10 12
finals

Professor: Kent Lee
Fall 2019
Time: Tue/Thu 1st period, 9.00-10.15am
Room: 202 서관 (Liberal Arts Building)
Office hours: by appointment
Syllabus (강의 계획)

1 Overview

1.1 Course description

This is a first-year level introductory course to linguistics, which provides a general overview of the field. Students will learn basics concepts of human language and linguistics, and will explore how the English language is structured and used. This course aims to prepare students for university linguistic courses, improving their language learning skills (e.g., English as a second language), and developing an interest it English linguistics.

1.2 Course objectives

By the end of the semester, students will

Understand basic linguistic terminology;
Understand basic concepts of how human language works;
Understand basic structural aspects of English;
Gain study skills needed for the study of English and other languages.

1.3 Textbook and materials

This might be used as the textbook.

Fromkin et al. (2018). An introduction to language. (The book is rather expensive, and the 11th edition is new and hard to get in Korea; I will make an electronic version available via Blackboard, so you do not need to buy this book.)

1.4 Announcements

Short paper #1, due before the midterm
Review quiz 1, due before class on 17 October
Midterm exam: in class, 9am, 22 Oct. 9 (Tuesday). Bring your laptop. You can use the Internet, and you can also bring your notes and textbook.

2 Weekly topics and assignments

Daily polls
Sept
03 05
10 12
17 19
24 26
Oct
01 03
08 10
15 17
midterms
29 31
Nov
05 07
12 14
19 21
26 28
Dec
03 05
10 12
finals

Daily polls (right): There is no right or wrong; I just want to know your opinion on these questions. These all add up to a single grade. These are also used to track your class attendance.

2.1 Introduction (Weeks 1-2)

What is language? How does human language differ from (a) computer languages, and (b) animal communication?
What is a language?
What is linguistics? What is it useful for?
Overview of key issues, origins of the field
Common language misconceptions
What is a theory?

Forms & quizzes

Google Form #1: This is a form to collect basic info and contact info, and to ask you some survey questions.

Lecture materials
Lecture slides (not PPT, but Google Presentation slides) Week 1 intro Week 2 intro	Video lectures Lecture 1: Basic terminology Lecture 2: Key defining issues & history of linguistics

Other links

An overview of theories and laws in academia, and a very brief, incomplete description of linguistics theories
Pullam: The great Eskimo vocabulary hoax

2.2 Phonetics & Phonology (Weeks 3-4)

Articulatory phonetics
Difference between phonetics & phonology

Assignments

Pre-class quiz on the phonology chapter. Be sure to read the phonology chapter first (at least the first 50-60% of it) to do this. This requires you to try out and apply what you've read and learned. This is due before class on 24 September. This is worth 25 points, and grading will be based on effort as well as accuracy.^[1]
Google Form #2: Minimal pairs quiz; due before class on 01 October

Lecture slides & videos

Links

English consonants
English vowels
Official IPA chart
English lexical stress patterns
Colloquial contractions
Shaw Education videos: These might be good videos for English pronunciation; let me know if you find them useful.

2.3 Morphology (Week 5)

Lecture slides and video

Morphology 1
Morphology lecture (low quality audio & slides only]

Assignments

Short paper #1, due before the midterm
Semi-formal document layout example for paper assignments

Links

2.4 Semantics (Week 6)

Lecture materials

Semantics 1: Morphology & semantics slides (08 Oct.)
Lecture audio / video: Semantics & morphology (08 Oct.)
Semantics 2: Semantics & syntax slides (10 Oct.)
Lecture audio / video: Semantics 2 (10 Oct.)

2.5 Grammar & syntax (Weeks 7)

Lecture materials

Semantics & syntax 2 slides (15 Oct.)
Syntax 2 slides (17 Oct.)

2.6 Midterm (Week 8)

Before the exam

Review quiz 1, due before class on 17 October
Short paper #1, due before the midterm

In-class essay exam

Date: 9am, Tuesday, 22 October, in our regular classroom
This will be an essay exam. It will test you over main ideas and concepts from the lectures and the book (not minor details), and how well you can apply them.
Be sure to bring a laptop for writing, and whatever snacks and drinks you need.
You can use your textbook and notes. You can use the Internet for whatever resources you need, but you should not (and do not need to) use any other linguistics research sources.
You will email it to me when finished. Or you can compose it in Google Docs and send it (be sure to make the file shareable, so I can open it).
You can use either one of these guides for document layout.
- Semi-formal document layout example for paper assignments
- Formal document layout example for paper assignments

Exam

The exam questions will posted here at 9am on 22 Oct. Bring your laptop. You can use the Internet, and you can also bring your notes and textbook.

2.7 Pragmatics (Week 9)

2.8 Sociolinguistics (Week 10)

2.9 Historical & comparative linguistics (Week 11)

2.10 Writing systems (Week 12)

2.11 Language acquisition (Week 13)

2.12 Psycholinguistics (Week 14)

2.13 Psycholinguistics & neurolinguistics (Week 15)

2.14 Final exam (Week 16)