English 415 online: Introduction to Linguistics
Order of Course Material:
summer 2002
Section 1: Defining Language
- Read: Chpt. 1 and pp. 350-357 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpts. 4 and 11 in The Language Instinct.
Section 2: Phonetics
- Read: Chpt. 6 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpt. 6 in The Language Instinct.
Section 3: Phonology
- Read: Chpt. 7 in Introduction to Language.
Section 4: Morphology
- Read: Chpt. 3 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpt. 5 in The Language Instinct.
Section 5: Syntax
- Read: Chpt. 4 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpt. 7 in The Language Instinct.
Section 6: Semantics
- Read: Chpt. 5 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpt. 9 in The Language Instinct.
Section 7: Neurolinguistics
- Read: Chpt. 2 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpt. 10 in The Language Instinct.
Section 8: Language Acquisition
- Read: Chpt. 8 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpts. 1-3 in The Language Instinct.
Section 9: Computers and Language
- Read: Chpt. 9 in Introduction to Language.
Section 10: Sociolinguistics
- Read: Chpt. 10 in Introduction to Language.
Section 11: Historical Linguistics
- Read: Chpt. 11 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpt. 8 in The Language Instinct.
Section 12: Visual Language
- Read: Chpt. 12 in Introduction to Language.
- Read: Chpts. 12 and 13 in The Language Instinct.
English 415 Course Syllabus