Schedule

Times & Places

Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-1:20, Smith 140
Tutorials:
- Section 15: Thursday 2:00-2:50, Sharp Lab 116 (Phillips)
- Section 16: Friday 10:10-11:00, Sharp Lab 120 (Eastwick)
- Section 17: Monday 9:05-9:55, Sharp Lab 118 (Eastwick)
- Section 18: Monday 10:10-11:00, Sharp Lab 118 (Eastwick)

Topics

Although you can print out this schedule, it is likely to change over the course of the semester. Updates will be posted here and announced in class.

September

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1
Lecture 1: Introduction

2

3
Lecture 2
Descriptive & Prescriptive Grammar
Read: Pinker chs. 1, 2, 12

4

7

8
Lecture 3
Languages of the World
Homework 1 due

9

10
Video "Secret of a Wild Child"
Read: Pinker ch. 8

11

14

15
Lecture 4: Phonetics
Homework 2 due

16

17
Lecture 5: Phonetics
Read: Pinker ch. 6
Fromkin/Rodman ch. 6

18

21

22
Lecture 6: Phonetics
Homework 3 due

23

24
Lecture 7: Phonology
Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 7 (pp.254-274)

25

28

29
Lecture 8: Phonology
Homework 4 due

30

October

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1
Lecture 9: Phonology
Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 7 (pp.279-303)

2

5
Homework 5 due

6
Lecture 10: Phonology

7

8
Test 1

9

12

13
Lecture 11: Morphology
Read: Pinker ch. 5

14

15
Lecture 12: Morphology
Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 3

16

19

20
Lecture 13: Syntax
Homework 6 due
Read: Pinker ch. 4

21

22
Lecture 14: Syntax
Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 4

23

26

27
Lecture 15: Syntax
Homework 7 due

28

29
Lecture 16: Syntax

30

November

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2
Homework 8 due

3
Election Day - No Classes

4

5
Lecture 17: Semantics

6

9

10
Lecture 18: Semantics
Homework 9 due

11

12
Test 2

13

16

17
Lecture 19: Sociolinguistics

18

19
Lecture 20: Sociolinguistics

20

23

24
Lecture 21: Language Acquisition
Homework 10 due

25

26
Thanksgiving

27
Thanksgiving

30

December

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1
Lecture 22: Language Acquisition

2

3
Lecture 23: Brain and Language
Homework 11 due

4

7

8
Lecture 24: Brain and Language

9

10

11

14

15

16

17

18

21

22

23

24

25

28

29

30

31

September
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1 Lecture 1: Introduction	2	3 Lecture 2 Descriptive & Prescriptive Grammar Read: Pinker chs. 1, 2, 12	4
7	8 Lecture 3 Languages of the World Homework 1 due	9	10 Video "Secret of a Wild Child" Read: Pinker ch. 8	11
14	15 Lecture 4: Phonetics Homework 2 due	16	17 Lecture 5: Phonetics Read: Pinker ch. 6 Fromkin/Rodman ch. 6	18
21	22 Lecture 6: Phonetics Homework 3 due	23	24 Lecture 7: Phonology Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 7 (pp.254-274)	25
28	29 Lecture 8: Phonology Homework 4 due	30

October
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			1 Lecture 9: Phonology Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 7 (pp.279-303)	2
5 Homework 5 due	6 Lecture 10: Phonology	7	8 Test 1	9
12	13 Lecture 11: Morphology Read: Pinker ch. 5	14	15 Lecture 12: Morphology Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 3	16
19	20 Lecture 13: Syntax Homework 6 due Read: Pinker ch. 4	21	22 Lecture 14: Syntax Read: Fromkin/Rodman ch. 4	23
26	27 Lecture 15: Syntax Homework 7 due	28	29 Lecture 16: Syntax	30

November
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2 Homework 8 due	3 Election Day - No Classes	4	5 Lecture 17: Semantics	6
9	10 Lecture 18: Semantics Homework 9 due	11	12 Test 2	13
16	17 Lecture 19: Sociolinguistics	18	19 Lecture 20: Sociolinguistics	20
23	24 Lecture 21: Language Acquisition Homework 10 due	25	26 Thanksgiving	27 Thanksgiving
30

December
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1 Lecture 22: Language Acquisition	2	3 Lecture 23: Brain and Language Homework 11 due	4
7	8 Lecture 24: Brain and Language	9	10	11
14	15	16	17	18
21	22	23	24	25
28	29	30	31