Department of Linguistics

Linguistics 220-3

Introduction to Linguistics

Course Chair: Dr. Richard C. DeArmond, now retired
Office: CC 9204
Phone: 604-291-3545
Fax 604-291-5659
Prerequisites: None
Language Lab: AQ 3020, 291-4698
My Home Page: http://www.sfu.ca/~dearmond
Linguistics Home Page
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Course Description:

Linguistics 220 covers an introduction to

• A brief introduction to language
• the organization of grammar
• phonetics
• phonology
• morphology
• syntax
• semantics

Texts:

Required Text:

• Contemporary Linguistic Analysis: A Introduction, by W. O'Grady, and M. Dobrovolsky, 3rd edition. Toronto: Copp Clark, Ltd. ISBN: 0-5822-4691-1

Recommended Reading:

• Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication, by A. Akmajian, R. Demers, A. Farmer, and R. Harnish. 3rd Edition. P 121 A4384, ISBN: 0-2620-5058-5
• A Introduction to Language, by V. Fromkin and R. Rodman, 5th edition. P 106 F75, ISBN: 0-0300-6532-1
• Descriptive Linguistics: An Introduction, by Winfred Lehmann, 2nd edition. This book is out of print, but it is in the library: P 121 L448. ISBN: 0-3943-1016-0
• Language: Introductory Readings, by V. Clark, P. Eschholz, and A. Rosa, 4th edition.(1985). P 49 L23 1985. ISBN:

Structure of the Course:

The course is divided into four sections

• Introduction to linguistics and phonetics.
• Phonology
• Morphology
• Syntax and semantics.

Exercises:

Source of Exercises

Exercises will be drawn primarily from the main text plus a few exercises added by the course instructor. It is the student's responsibility to obtain the exercises for each and follow the instructor's guide.

Late Exercises

50% will be taken for exercises not turned in at the end of class on the day required, and 70% per week will be taken off for exercises late by 24 hrs., unless excused by presenting a doctor's note or if there is an extenuating circumstance such as a death in the family. No other excuses will be acceptable. All grade discrepancies must be settled by the end of the last week of classes in the semester.

Stapled Exercises

All homework must be stapled together. 10% will be taken off for unstapled homework.

List of Exercises to be Completed

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Quizzes

There will be a midterm and a final exam. The midterm covers phonetics and phonology. The final exam is cumulative covering phonetics, phonology, morphology, phonology and syntax.

Course Grading

The assignments will count for a total of 10% of the final grade, the midterm 40% of the final grade, and the final exam 50% of the final grade. Grading will be determined on a grading curve.

Course Notes

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Language Lab

The best place to download Netscape and Acrobat Reader is in the Language Lab. It is located in AQ 3020 near the foot of the stairs leading up to the 9th floor where the Dept. of Linguistics is. I will set up an introductory session on how to use the lab and access Netscape leading you through select parts of my homepage and the course outline. Times will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

On building a grammar from virtually nothing.

Click here This is a step-through exercise of imagining what a very simple grammar would like and how it would evolve into a more complex one--one that forms the bases of all natural languages.

 

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