Linguistics 351                                                                                      Bond

Fall, 2004                                                                                             Gordy 367

Gordy 301 M-F 9-10 a.m.                                                                   593-4565

                                                                                                            bond@ohio.edu

 

 

Office hours: M, W, Th 10-12 a.m. and by appointment

 

The purpose of the course is to provide you with an introduction to the core areas of linguistics and to provide you an opportunity to practice linguistic analysis.

 

Texts:

 

William O'Grady, John Archibald, Mark Aronoff and Janie Rees-Miller, Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction, 4th ed., 2001.

 

 

Course outline and reading assignments:

 

Week of 7 September:              Chapter 1. Language: A Preview

                                                Also see Chapter 8. The Classification of Languages.

 

Week of 13 September:            Review of Chapter 2. Phonetics: The sounds of Language.

                                                Also see Chapter 15. Writing and Language

 

Weeks of 20, 27 September:    Chapter 3. Phonology: The Function and Patterning of Sounds.

 

Week of 4 October:                 Chapter 4. Morphology: The Analysis of Word Structure.

 

Weeks of 11, 18 October:        Chapter 5. Syntax: The Analysis of Sentence Structure.

 

Week of 25 October:               Chapter 6: Semantics: The Analysis of Meaning.

 

Weeks of 1, 8 November:        Chapter 7. Historical Linguistics: The Study of Language Change.

                                                November 11 is Veteran’s Day. The University is closed.

 

November 16 is the last day of classes.

 

Course requirements:

 

1) Examination on phonetics and phonology                                                      25%

                        Monday, 4 October                 

 

2) Examination on morphology and syntax                                                         25%

                        Monday, 25 October

 

3) Examination on semantics and historical linguistics                                          25%

                        Tuesday, 23 November, 10:10 am

 

4) Assigned reports, homework and class participation                                      25%

            Expect to write 3 to 4-page reports on at least four different topics in linguistics.

            You will also have to do some shorter homework assignments

 

Some matters of business:

 

            1) As I am sure you are aware, cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are cardinal sins in a university community. One can be penalized for these both academically and through Student Judiciaries. As per regulations, here is the University policy on academic misconduct.

 

            Academic Misconduct is a Code A violation of the Ohio University Code of Student Conduct. Academic Misconduct refers to dishonesty on examinations (cheating), presenting the ideas or the writings of someone else as one's own (plagiarism), or knowingly furnishing false information to the University. If you are found to be involved in academic misconduct, you will receive an F grade on the project or for the class and/or referral to the Director of Judiciaries with the possible sanctions of expulsion or suspension.

 

            2) Regrettably, late work may be penalized

 

            3) If you request an Incomplete (I) for this course, the highest final grade you can receive is B.

 

            4) Excessive absences will lower your grade in the course.