ENGL107

Survey of English Linguistics

• Instructor: 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)

Daily polls
	Dec
	10 12
	finals

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

1. Understand basic linguistic terminology;
2. Understand basic concepts of how human language works;
3. Understand basic structural aspects of English;
4. 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. (I will make an electronic version available via Blackboard, so you do not need to buy this expensive book.)

2 Weekly topics and assignments

2.1 Introduction (Week 1)

Discuss:

1. What is language? How does human language differ from (a) computer languages, and (b) animal communication? Can animal communication be described as language?
2. What is a language?
3. What is linguistics? What is it useful for?
4. Overview of key issues, origins of the field
5. Common language misconceptions
6. Daily poll (live in-class poll)

2.3 Phonology (Week 3)

• English lexical stress patterns
• Colloquial contractions

2.7 Midterm (Week 8)

In-class essay exam

2.15 Final exam (Week 16)

In-class essay exam

2.16 Videos

• OP https://soundcloud.com/evie-jeffreys/romeo-and-juliet-extract cf. R&J http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/romeo_juliet.2.2.html
• http://originalpronunciation.com/illustrations/ cf. http://www.monologuearchive.com/s/shakespeare_046.html
• Adjective order in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm1tJYr5_M
• Why computers suck at translating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAgp7nXdkLU&list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0&index=7&t=0s
• Why Can't Adults Learn Languages Like Children? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh8QlfYLUO0&list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0&index=5&t=0s
• Why Do We Have "Ye Olde"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVWvkZbhgAc

3 See also

Additional recommended books

• Crystal, D. (2002). The English language (2nd ed.). London: Penguin.
• Language Files, 12th ed., Ohio State Univ. Press.