Schedule of Topics

This is a tentative list of scheduled topics we'll cover in Linguistics 1.

  • All content is subject to change, because I continually update this course each semester.

Module 1

Introducing Speech Communities

Module 2

Accents, Dialects, and Language Ideologies

Module 3

Semiotic Landscapes, Intersectionality, and Phonetics Sneak Peek

Module 4

Sound Check: Phonetics

Module 5

Sound System: Phonology

Module 6

Language and Your Braaaain

Module 7

⚡Morphologize!

Module 8

Zapotec and African American Language (AAL) in Arts and Education

Module 9

Syntactic Showcase

Module 10

Endangered Languages & Our Global Climate Emergency

Module 11

A Call to Action: Language and the Law