The following reading, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website, is optional for this week: Pinker, Steven. 1994. The Language Instinct. Chapter 5 (‘Words, Words, Words’) As its title suggests, the Pinker chapter illustrates various aspects of our knowledge about words and word-formation. Â I had hoped to be able to discuss …
For Wednesday 9/15, please read pages 213-230 of the following book chapter, which can be downloaded from the Readings section of this website: Anderson, Stephen R. 2004. Doctor Dolittle’s Delusion: Animals and the Uniqueness of Human Language. Chapter 8 (‘Syntax’).
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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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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