Schedule 2005
English 336: Linguistics

Dr. Tina L. Hanlon

Associate Professor of English
Ferrum College

thanlon@ferrum.edu

Home page for Linguistics
Syllabus

  NOTES:

  • Readings are from Fromkin, Rodman, and Hyams, An Introduction to Language, 7th ed., unless they are labeled Reader (Language by Clark, Escholtz, Rosa, 6th ed.)

  • Any changes in due dates or assignments will be announced in class.

  • Homework exercises (from Fromkin, Rodman, and Hyams unless otherwise indicated) can be turned in at your own pace as we work on a chapter.  You can turn in part or all of the exercises from a chapter on any given day.  If you have not completed the required homework within 2 or 3 class periods after we finish a chapter, your homework will be considered late. You will get credit for completing all the required exercises, not for the number of "correct" answers you write, but if you have frequent errors on a particular set of exercises, it would be to your benefit to turn in corrections or consult me about doing some extra practice on that topic. 
Dates

Topics and Readings

 Writing Assignments
Mon. 1/10 Introduction to course  
Wed. 1/12 Begin reading Chap. 1, "What is Language?" and Daniels, "Nine Ideas about Language" (no. 5 in Reader)

Begin discussing true/false questionnaire about language.

 Chap. 1: 2, 5, 9 (but don't do a whole essay for 9). Optional: ex. 1, 3, 4, or any others
Fri. 1/14

Read Frindle by A. Clements
(Optional: author's web site at Frindle.com has interesting background.)

Continue discussion of chap. 1 and questionnaire

 Turn in a paragraph or a list of three things you learned about language from reading Frindle (or concepts from your reading in Linguistics so far that are used in the novel). Do you think this could happen in real life?
Mon. 1/17 Skim over Chap. 2, Brain and Language  
Wed. 1/19 Begin Chap. 3, Morphology Chap. 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11 (do five instead of ten acronyms in instructions a and b), 12, 13, 14. Tip: Exercise 1 may not work if you don't use what is truly a full-sized standard dictionary.
Fri. 1/21 Continue Morphology

Recommended in Reader to supplement Chap. 3:
Essays 11 on Morphemes and 13 on Word-Making

 If you have trouble with exercise 3, do Extra Morphology Exercise
M-F 1/24-28 Continue Morphology Finish chap. 3 homework
Mon. 1/31

Quiz on Morphology and main concepts from chap. 1

Begin Chap. 4, Syntax (after quiz)

Optional when starting chap. 4:  Pretest on Sentence Structure. Look at this and/or a handbook such as The Little, Brown handbook if you need to review how to identify parts of speech, sentence parts, etc.
Wed. 2/2-

Read parts of Weaver, Grammar for Teachers, on reserve in library: chap. 6 and 7 (has basic review of parts of speech and sentence parts and types).

Continue Chap. 4. until test

 Chap. 4  Exercises: 1-4, 6, 7, 13, 16, 17
Wed. 2/16

Turn in short paper #1 by today.

 Paper 1 due
Mon. 2/21

Turn in proposal for project topic by today. Use format at bottom of guidelines page. Talk to or e-mail Dr. Hanlon to arrange date of your oral report.

Be sure you have homework checked before test

Project proposal due
Wed. 2/23 Test on chaps. 1-4 (check date on study guide) 

TEST
Fri. 2/25 Finish discussion of syntax, Begin chap. 6, Phonetics  
M-F 2/26-3/6 Spring Break 2005!  
M 3/7 - Chap. 6, Phonetics Begin phonetics exercises
M 3/14

Read pp. 482-87 on gender in chap. 10
Divers, Vincent, Phillips report on gender and language

  
Fri. 3/18

GO TO A-V AUDITORIUM

Watch video American Tongues

Send/give short observations on the video to thanlon@ferrum.edu by Monday afternoon.
After chap. 6

Discuss parts of chap. 7, phonology. Read pp. 273-87, 301, 312-22 in chap. 7.

  
Mar. 24   Final deadline for phonetics exercises
F-M, 3/25-28

Easter Break 2005

  
Wed. 3/30 Finish phonetics and phonology  
Fri. 4/1

Begin chap. 5, Semantics

Becky Furrow report on acquisition/difficulties and delays

 Chap. 5 exercises: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 15, 16. Choose at least one other from the remaining exercises.

Mon. 4/4

Continue chap. 5, Semantics

Jamie Lumsden report on lang. problems in student writing

 
Wed., 4/6 Continue discussion of semantics  
Fri.4/8

Continue discussion of semantics

Stephanie David report on acquisition

 
Mon. 4/11 Jane Wade report on The McGurk effect  
Wed., 4/13 Ryan Hambright report on sports language
Jamison Tilford on swearing?		  
Fri., 4/15 Test II on chaps. 5-7
Mon., 4/18

Reports by Johnson/Beard and Witcher, on dialect topics
Report by Tiffany Clanton on bilingualism

Read chap. 10, especially discussion of dialects and African American English

Chap. 10 exercises: 2, 3 (pick 10 words; don't do all), 4, 5, 8, 9, 12
Wed., 4/20

Hylton and Love reports on language in media
Melissa Bower on language in advertising

Plan for rest of semester: Read chaps. 8, 11-12
We will cover as much as we have time for in class

Chap. 11 exercises: 1, 4, 8 (pick half the words), 10

Chap. 12 exercises: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8
Fri., 4/22

Kevin Paitsel report on reading class
Heather Martin report on sign language

Discuss chap. 8, Language Acquisition (read first half of chap.)

Chap. 8 exercises: 1, 5B.
Extra credit: 3 or any others
Mon., 4/25

Hogan, Bernstein, Ballard report on slang (see discussion of slang in chap. 10)

Read chap. 10 section on slang

Discuss chap. 11, Language Change (History)

 Short paper no. 2 due by today
Tues., 4/26

Last day of class; no reports

Chap. 12, The History of Writing

  
  Exam review sessions?  
Thurs., 4/28   Final Exam 2005
 

Summary of oral report topics and dates:

√Divers, Vincent, Phillips on gender, Mar. 14
√Becky Furrow on acquisition/difficulties and delays, Apr. 1
Stephanie David on acquisition, Apr. 8
Heather Martin on sign language
Jane Wade, The McGurk effect, Apr. 11
√Jamie Lumsden, lang. problems in student writings, Apr. 4
Kevin Paitsel, reading class, Apr. 22
Hogan, Bernstein, Ballard, slang in children's books, Apr. 25
Hylton and Love reports on language in media, Apr. 20
Melissa Bower are language in advertising, Apr. 20
Jamison Tilford on swear words Apr. 16 (but that's Saturday!)
Beard and Johnson on Ebonics, Apr. 15
Witcher, Dunbar and dialect, Apr. 18
Tiffany Clanton, bilingualism, Apr. 18
Ryan Hambright on sports language, Apr. 13

  
  Ferrum College Links:

Academic Resources Center

ARC Tutoring Center

Ferrum College Composition Center

Stanley Library at Ferrum College

Study Guides:

Pointers for Taking Essay Tests

General Guidelines for Writing Literature Papers
Includes checklist of marking symbols and examples of proofreading errors (some other pages are designed for sophomore literature classes, but some of the guidelines may be helpful with papers in this class or other classes)

General Guidelines for Reading and Analyzing Literature

  

4/10/05