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Reading for F 9/10 & M 9/13: Anderson 2004, Ch. 8 (pgs. 198-212)

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For Friday 9/10 and Monday 9/13, please read pages 198-212 of the following book chapter, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website (PDF format): Anderson, Stephen R. 2004. Doctor Dolittle’s Delusion: Animals and the Uniqueness of Human Language. Chapter 8 (‘Syntax’). (Note that I’ve posted the entirety of Chapter 8–we’ll read …

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Reading for W 9/8: Chomsky 1957, 1965 excerpts

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For Wednesday, Sept. 8, please read the brief excerpts from Chomsky 1957 Syntactic Structures and Chomsky 1965 Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, which I distributed at the end of our first class meeting.  (There are  extra copies in the mailbox by my office door @ 621 Comm. Ave, #110.)  On Wednesday, we’ll talk about …

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Welcome to the course webpage for Linguistics 245, Language and Mind. Be sure to check this page regularly for general announcements about our course, as well as for any schedule changes and useful links. Course readings, handouts, assignments, and other materials will also be posted here.