L303 Syllabus - Fall 2002

Syllabus from Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Fall 2002

Linguistics 303 -- Introduction to Linguistic Analysis -- Autumn, 2002

Large Meetings: Mon, 1:25 - 2:15 Swain East 105

Labs/Discussion: YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN A DISCUSSION SECTION.

Tues, Thurs, 1:25 - 2:15 Sycamore 137

Tues, Thurs, 2:30 - 3:20 Sycamore 137

Wed, Fri 10:10 - 11:00 Woodburn 205

Note weeks 2 - 7: Thursday sections meet in Sycamore 0006, and Friday sections meet in Lindley 030.

Instructors: Ken de Jong Tristan Purvis Cynthia Clopper

e-mail: KDEJONG@indiana.edu TPURVIS@... CCLOPPER@...

office: 319 Memorial Hall 004 Ballantine 186 Psychology

Phone: 855-8199 855-4893

Off. Hrs: TBA on first day. (Other times will also be available by appointment).

Or leave message: 322 Memorial Hall (Department Office) Phone # 855-6456

Web site: This syllabus, along with other logistical information about this class can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~1303 (note that the character after the "-" is a lower-case "L")

Texts: Language Files, Ohio State University Department of Linguistics, 8th edition. Readings will be assigned on a weekly basis. A required packet with various notes and handouts is available at Mr. Copy on the corner of 10th and Dunn. You will need this packet for taking notes and for some of the assignments. We will also post text relevant to each of the lectures on the website on the previous Wednesday.

Course Goal: Linguistics 303 has been designed to lead students into a sharper awareness of the structure and nature of language by introducing them to the nuts and bolts of linguistic analysis. Particularly in this class we will focus on how to construct various models of a portion of a language. This class will have two parts. The first part will investigate how to model English sentence and word grammar with some very well-defined computational tools. The second part of the course will focus on modeling how languages harness human sound-producing capabilities.

Requirements:

Part 1: Grammar Project: During the first half of the course, five assignments will involve implementing a simple computer model of English sentence structure. Assignments will be given out in the lab sections, and will be given a due date. Late assignments will not be accepted. You must keep up with these assignments to be able to complete the project.

Part 2: Written Assignments: Throughout the semester, you can expect weekly homework assignments to be posted on the website no later than Friday of the previous week. Assignments will usually involve performing analyses of aspects of a language. Each assignment will have a due date;

unless otherwise noted, work will be expected to be turned in at that time. Late homework will be accepted for half credit, but not later than a week after the due date. While consulting with one another is good, you must do your own analysis and write-up; copied (identical) homework will not be given credit.

Exams -- There will be two mid-terms and a final, all given in our Monday meeting place. There will also be a quiz in the 14th week. Each exam will concentrate on immediately preceding material. The final might be cumulative. Exam days are marked on the calendar -- make up exams will not be given, except in the case of dire emergency. In such cases, you must contact me before the exam. (I will be in my office at least 1/2 hour before each exam.)

Grading -- grades will be determined in the following fashion:

Grammar project : 14%

Homework projects : 20%

Mid-terms I & II: 2X18%: 36%

Quiz: 9%

Final: 21%

Since a big chunk of the grade is due to homework, it is a bad idea to skip assignments. If you work out the math, you'll find that skipping assignments has ugly consequences. (E.g., even if you get 100% on everything, skipping 34% of the grade yields a maximum of 66%, which is a D). Grades will be changed only for arithmetic or clerical errors. Exam grades may be done on a curve if tests prove exceptionally difficult. A 1% adjustment (upward or downward) may be made in the final grade based on your participation in class meetings.

Calendar. Below is a calendar for the term, just to give you a larger picture of how the course will go. Note especially exam dates, which are fixed. Topics covered each day are subject to change.

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