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Kelepir
Fall 2011
Office
TB 115-8
Tel
e-mail
Office hours
359 6822 meltem.kelepir@boun.edu.tr by appointment
Course materials:
Textbook: Fromkin, A. V., R. Rodman & N. Hyams. (2011). An Introduction to Language. (9th edition) Available at
the BU bookstore.
Web page: www.linguistics.boun.edu.tr
Additional handouts will be distributed in class.
Course requirements:
Attendance: Attendance and participation in class discussion are required.
Assignments: There will be four assignments to be completed by the dates indicated on the syllabus.
Assignments and participation will account for 15% of your course grade.
Exams:
There will be no E-exam. The passing grade for the course is 55.
Schedule
Weeks
Topics
Readings
Assignments
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Week 1
Sept.
26
Preliminaries
28
Brain and Language
PART-1
29
Brain and Language
Week 2
Oct.
3
Morphology
PART-2: Chapter 1
5
Morphology
6
Morphology
Week
Oct.
3
10
Morphology
12
No class
13
No class
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Week 4
Oct.
17
Morphology
Assignment 1 given
19
Phonetics
Chapter 4
20
Phonetics
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Week
0ct.
5
24
Phonetics
Assignment 1 due
26
Phonetics
Assignment 2 given
27
Phonology
Chapter 5
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Week 6
Oct.
31
Phonology
Assignment 2 due
Nov.
2
Phonology
3
Review - MIDTERM I (18:00-19:00); Time may change!
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Week 7
Nov.
7
No class; Bayram
9
No class; Bayram
10
Phonology
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Week 8
Nov.
14
Phonology
Nov.
16
Phonology
Nov.
17
Phonology
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Week 9
Nov.
21
Phonology
Assignment 3 given
23
Syntax
Chapter 2
24
Syntax
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Week 10
Nov.
28
Syntax
Assignment 3 due
30
Syntax
Dec.
1
Syntax
Week
Dec.
11
5
Syntax
Assignment 4 given
7
Sentence Meaning
Chapter 3
8
Pragmatics
Chapter 3
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Week 12
Dec.
12
Pragmatics
Assignment 4 due
14
What is Language?
Chapter 6 (PART-3)
15
What is Language?
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Week 13
Dec.
19
Review - MIDTERM II (18:00-19:00); Time may change!
21
Language Acquisition
Chapter 7
22
Language Acquisition
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Week 14
Dec.
26
Language in Society
Chapter 9
28
Language in Society
29
Language Change
Chapter 10
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January - Make-up Session
Language Change (cntd) & Writing-Chapter 11