LING240: Langauge and Mind (Winter 2009)
(January 21st): The
slides for the last day of class and review sheet are posted.] Course information
Instructor: Akira Omaki email web
Meets: MTWThF 12:00-3:o0pm, Symons Hall 0209
Course materials
- syllabus (pdf)
- readings: Patterns in the Mind (Jackendoff, 1994) and Language Files
(Bergmann et al, 2007), as well as a few journal articles / book chapters
that will be made available.
Useful links
- Phonetics webpage at U. Iowa
- Guide for using IPA fonts on computers
- Here is all you want to know about Canadian English (including the famous Canadian raising)
Course
schedule (subject to change)
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Week
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
(when due) |
Homework
(when assigned) |
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1
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Jan. 5 (M) | Introduction to class [slides] Argument for mental grammar Phonetics (IPA) |
J. Ch1-4 | Homework 1 |
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Jan. 6 (T) | Phonetics, Phonology [slides] [exercise] | LF Phonetics (up to 2.4) | |
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Jan. 7 (W) | Quiz 1 (phonetics); Phonology [slides] |
LF Phonology (up to 3.3);
J. Ch5 |
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Jan. 8 (Th) | Phonology; Child Phonology [slides] |
Werker; LF Phonology (3.5) | Homework 2 |
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Jan. 9 (F) | Review [review sheet] & Exam 1 | ||
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2
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Jan. 12 (M) | Morphology [slides] | LF Morphology (all sections) | Homework 3 (see the last slide of the lecture notes) |
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Jan. 13 (T) | Syntax [slides] | LF Syntax (all sections) | |
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Jan. 14 (W) | Quiz 2(syntax); Syntax [slides] |
J. Ch.6 | |
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Jan. 15 (Th) | Syntax: universals and variation [slides] | Homework 4 | |
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Jan. 16 (F) | Review & Exam 2 | ||
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3
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Jan. 19 (M) | MLK Day - No class! | ||
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Jan. 20 (T) | Language acquisition (slides below) | Crain & Nakayama J. Ch.8 |
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Jan. 21 (W) | Critical period [slides] | Curtiss J. Ch9-10 |
Homework 5 |
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Jan. 22 (Th) | Chimp language?; Wrap up; [slides]
Review [review sheet] |
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Jan. 23 (F) | Final exam |