ANNOUNCEMENTS

-There is information below about Assignment #2 ("Squib"). Topic due Dec. 18, assignment due on Dec. 23 at the latest, but you are encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss your topic as soon as you can.

-The class of Dec. 18 will be on Zoom. You should have received the link by email. If not, please contact philippe.schlenker@gmail.com.

Honor Code To foster learning and discussion, students are discouraged from using phones, tablets or laptops during class, unless this is solely to take notes and/or follow the pdf slides as they are presented (with all other applications closed).

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Sessions, Class Material

Reminder:  all information NOT pertaining to Schlenker's lectures is on Moodle.

General Syllabus: see Moodle.

Readings: either linked to the site, or in this dropbox folder.

Nov. 13: Anaphora

Reading: Schlenker, Sign Language and the Foundations of Anaphora

Optional: Kuhn, Discourse Anaphora—Theoretical Perspectives

Nov. 20: Classifiers

Reading: one of the following:

Zwitserlood, Classifiers

Schlenker and Lamberton, Iconological Semantics

Optional: Schlenker et al., Iconic Syntax

Dec. 4: Neuro- and psycholinguistics [J. Mertz => see Moodle]

Dec. 11: Role Shift

Reading: Steinbach, Role Shift: Theoretical Perspectives

Dec. 12, 9pm -  Topic of Assignment #2 due by email to: philippe.schlenker@gmail.com
Since Assignment #1 was on phonology/sociolinguistics/morphosyntax, Assignment #2 should be on semantics.

Dec. 18: Pragmatics [on Zoom!]

Optional reading: Schlenker et al. The Inferential Typology of Language: Insights from Sign Language (ASL)

Dec. 23, 9pm - Assignment #2 due  by email to: philippe.schlenker@gmail.com

Instructions for Assignment #2