Introduction to Linguistics LING 100 - Course syllabus Julien Carrier, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Fall 2023 & Winter 2024 Land Acknowledgement Queen's University is situated on the territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek. Ne Queen's University e'tho no?we nikanonhsote tsi nonwe ne Haudenosaunee tánon Anishinaabek tehatihsnónhsahere ne óhontsa. Gimaakwe Gchi-gkinoomaagegamig atemagad Naadowe miinwaa Anishinaabe aking. Instructor Julien Carrier Office: Kingston Hall room 407 Office hours: On Tuesdays between 3pm and 5pm (or by appointment) Email: julien.carrier@queensu.ca Class Meetings (Fall & Winter) Mondays, from 4:00 pm to 5:30pm in Stirling Hall A Wednesdays, from 2:30pm to 4:00pm in Stirling Hall A All lectures will be in person. Teaching Assistants Syd Orsak Chantal Cheung Stephanie Cachia Tutorial Meetings (Fall & Winter) Section 002 Wednesday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm Section 003 Wednesday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm Section 004 Wednesday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm Section 005 Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Section 006 Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Section 007 Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in Kingston Hall 108 in Kingston Hall 204 in Kingston Hall 313 in Kingston Hall 108 in Kingston Hall 204 in Kingston Hall 301 At the beginning of each term you will be assigned to a particular tutorial group. This will be your group for the whole term. It is not possible to change tutorial groups (unless you make a course change that gives rise to a time conflict). Course Description This course provides an introduction to the linguistic study of language. Topics covered include phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. The course focuses on universal characteristics of language and draws on examples from a variety of languages. 1
Required Textbook O'Grady, William & John Archibald (2019). Contemporary Linguistic Analysis: An Introduction. 9th Edition, Toronto: Pearson Canada. * Available at the Queen's University Bookstore Learning Outcomes By the end of this course, students should know: (1) Common myths about language and linguistics; (2) How to analyze word and sentence structures; (3) Properties of common linguistic sounds and categories that they fall into; (4) How to analyze sound patterns across languages; (5) How to classify languages with respect to their sound, morphological and syntactic systems; (6) The application of the core disciplines in the study of historical and social language variation. Grading Method All components of this course will receive numerical percentage marks. The final grade you receive for the course will be derived by converting your numerical course average to a letter grade according to Queen's Official Grade Conversion Scale. Grading Scheme Description Assignments (5 best out of 6, 9% each) 45% Tests (5 best out of 6, 10% each) 50% Tutorial participation 5% Percentages 100% Homework assignments The homework assignments will be designed to help you review concepts presented during the lectures. There will be six homework assignments. They will be posted on the course page at different dates during the semester, and your completed homework assignments must be submitted as PDF files before their respective deadline (see Course Schedules). The lowest assignment grade will be dropped,