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Course Schedule and Topics Overview for Introduction to Linguistics

Introduction to Linguistics LING 100 A - Course schedule Julien Carrier, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Fall 2023 Details of the course calendar may need to be adjusted during the term. If so, you will be notified via email and the modified course calendar will be posted on the course website. If you have any questions about the course calendar, please feel free to contact me by email. Term schedule PART I: INTRODUCTION (Week 1) PART II : MORPHOLOGY (Week 2 to Week 5) PART III : SYNTAX (Week 7 to Week 14) Week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Date Topic September 6 The Study of Language Chapter 1 September 11 Words & Word Structure September 13 Derivation Chapter 4 (§4.2) September 18 Compounding Chapter 4 (§4.3) September 20 Inflection Chapter 4 (§4.4) September 25 Other morphological phenomena Chapter 4 (§4.5) September 27 Morphological typology & Morphological change October 2 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (No class) October 4 Test 1 October 9 Thanksgiving Day (No class) October 11 Fall mid-term break (No class) October 16 Categories and structure October 18 Categories and structure (cont.) October 23 Complement options October 25 Complement options (cont.) October 30 Move November 1 Move (cont.) November 6 Review November 8 Test 2 November 13 UG and variation November 15 UG and variation (cont.) November 20 Additional structures November 22 Additional structures (cont.) November 27 November 29 Review Reading Chapter 4 (§4.1) Chapter 7 (§7.2.2) Chapter 8 (§8.3) Assignments HW1 assigned HW1 due Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 December 4 Test 3 Pronouns Chapter 5 (§5.1) Chapter 5 (§5.2) HW2 assigned Chapter 5 (§5.3) HW2 due Chapter 5 (§5.4) HW3 assigned Chapter 5 (§5.5.1, §5.5.2 & §5.5.3) Chapter 6 (§6.5.2) HW3 due