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Syllabus from Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Fall 2002
Syllabus from Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Fall 2002
L303/L503: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Spring Semester 2003
Instructors: Steven Franks, Tristan Purvis, Han-Yong Park
Lecture: Monday 9:05-9:55 in Fine Arts 102
Sections: Tuesday/Thursday 1:25-2:15 in Psychology 113
Wednesday/Friday 9:05-9:55 in Geology 436
Wednesday/Friday 11:15-12:05 in Student Building 138
YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN A DISCUSSION SECTION Steven Franks
Contact info: franks@indiana.edu, 855-8169 Office: 329 or 322 Memorial Hall Office hours: by arrangement
Tristan Purvis
Contact info: tpurvis@indiana.edu, 335-1512
Office: t.b.a Office hours: t.b.a
Han-Yong Park
Contact info: hanypark@indiana.edu
Office: t.b.a Office hours: t.b.a
Course Description:
Introduction to the tools of grammatical analysis as well as the theory and principles on which these analyses are built. Application of analytical methods to problems selected from phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and language acquistion. Basic concepts are laid out in Monday lecture and expanded upon in Tuesday/Thursday and Wednesday/Friday discussion sections, intended to develop skills of linguistic analysis and argumentation.
Texts and Readings:
Required
Adrian Akmajian, Richard Demers, Ann Farmer and Robert Harnish Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication, fifth edition.
Ann Farmer and Richard Demers A Linguistics Workbook, fourth edition.
Recommended:
Neil Smith The Twitter Machine
Steven Pinker The Language Instinct
Preparing for Class:
You are expected to come to the Monday lectures having already read whatever is assigned on the course schedule. For the sections, you are also expected to have read the assigned material and, in addition, you should prepare the assigned problems in advance, for discussion in class.
Course Requirements:
Attendance
Role will be taken, in both lecture and sections. This is a demanding course, we may move at a brisk pace at times, and attendance is vital. If you cannot attend a lecture or section for some legitimately excusable reason (e.g. sickness, religious holiday), please let us know. Excused absences will not be counted against you. With prior arrangement, it will be possible to attend an alternative section meeting when there are special conflicts.
Homework
Throughout the semester (except on the day of the first midterm), there will be two homework problems due each Monday in lecture, starting the third week (i.e. the first set will be due on 27 January). Late homework will be accepted for half credit, but not later than Friday of the week in which it was due.
Terms
At the very beginning of twenty of the thirty sections, when you enter the classroom, you will find two linguistic terms written on the board. You will need to write an extremely brief definition of the terms (one or two sentences), which will be collected immediately after the instructor has taken role. If you have an excused absence, not being able to do this will of course not be counted against you. However, if you arrive after the terms have been collected and the class has already started, it will be too late to turn your definitions in and you will lose the points.
Friques
"Friques" are questions or responses you are asked to post on the web each week, except the weeks of the two midterms. You should either post a (substantive) question about the lecture/course material or a response to another student's question (or even a response to a response). The first week you are asked instead to respond to some survey questions, to get you started. Your frique must be posted no later than Wednesday midnight; it will then be used for discussion purposes in the Thursday/Friday sections. You will do this using SiteScape Forum. Log in at http://ssf.indiana.edu/franks/, using your regular userid in UPPER CASE as both SSF userid and password. (Once you have logged on, you should change the password!) You can read about using SiteScape at http://www.indiana.edu/—ssf/. Please note: the survey is at the summit level, but friques should be posted at the "team" (i.e. section) level.
Exams
There will be two midterms, both given in class and covering the material treated in the preceding weeks. The first will concentrate on morphology, phonetics, and phonology. The second will concentrate on syntax.
The final will be cumulative.
Exam days are marked on the calendar Make up exams will not be given, except in the case of dire emergency and only under prior arrangement.
Grading:
Grades will be determined according to the following table, which each point worth .1% of your total grade:
Lecture attendance 4pts*12 48
[not substracted if excused absence]
Section attendance/participation (1+1)pts*30 60
[not subtracted if excused absence]
Homeworks 24pts* 10 240
Terms 1pt*40 40
[not substracted if excused absence]
Friques 2pts*13 26
Midterms 150pts*2 300
Final 300
Total 1014
You will notice that the total number of points equals 1014, allowing you some leeway. For example, if you skip one section or lecture you would lose four points, but still (in theory!) be able to get 100%. There will, later in the semester, be some special opportunities to obtain extra credit points.
Calendar. Below is a tentative calendar for the semester. It will be updated as we proceed.
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