English 615: Modern English Linguistics

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• Homework
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Course Calendar

• Week 1: Aug 27: Introduction
  Chapter 1
  Arbitrariness Parts one and two
• Week 2: September 3; Continuing chapter one.
• Week 3: September 10; Phonetics.
  Segment Puzzles
• Week 4: September 17; Phonetics
  Transcription
  Help with distinguishing Transcription from Orthography
• Week 5: September 24; Morphology
  Morphology Problems.
• Week 6: Phonology: Oct 1
  Homework #5: Phonology Problems.
  Sample Phonology Problems with Answers
• Week 7: Phonology: Oct 8
• Week 8: syntax and Typology Oct 15
  Homework #6: Morphosyntax and Typology Problems.
• Week 9: Psycholinguistics. Oct 22
  Practice Midterm: please arrive at 2:00. We'll start in my office; it'll be squishy, but we'll manage!
  In addition to the chapter on Psycholinguistics, please visit the Slips Pages for a more thorough discussion of slips of the tongue.
  Homework #7: Speech Errors
• Week 10: Midterm Oct 29
  
• Week 11: Nov 5 Braille
• Week 12 Nov 12: More Psycholinguistics, models and Braille
• Week 13: Nov 19; first Language Acquisition
  Homework #8: Language Acquisition Part 1
  Homework #9: Language Acquisition Part 2
• Week 14: Dec. 3; Second Language Acquisition
• Week 15: Dec. 10; Sociolinguistics
  Homework 10: Sociolinguistics