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The following schedule is subject to change. All listed readings are required. \u00c2\u00a0Click on any of the listed reading assignments to be taken to the “Readings” page (password-protected).<\/p>\n

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Week<\/th>\nDate<\/th>\nTopic<\/th>\nReading<\/th>\nAssignments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nF 9\/3<\/td>\nCourse Overview; Requirements<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nM 9\/6<\/td>\nNo Class (Labor Day)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 9\/8<\/td>\nWhat is (knowledge of) a language?<\/td>\nChomsky 1957, 1965 excerpts<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 9\/10<\/td>\nAnderson 2004, Ch. 8 (198-212)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nM 9\/13<\/td>\nGenerative grammar: Representing the structure of our linguistic knowledge<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 9\/15<\/td>\nAnderson 2004, Ch. 8 (213-230)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 9\/17<\/td>\nOptional:<\/strong> Pinker 1994, Ch. 5 (124-149)<\/td>\n
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nM 9\/20<\/td>\nThe Intellectual Milieu: Bloomfield and American Structural Linguistics<\/td>\nNewmeyer 1986, Ch. 1, Ch. 2 excerpts
\nSearle 1972, sect. 1, 2, 4<\/td>\n		Writing Assignment #1 Due<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 9\/22<\/td>\nThe Intellectual Milieu: Skinner and American Behaviorist Psychology<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 9\/24<\/td>\nChomsky 1959 (26-44, 54-58)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nM 9\/27<\/td>\nNature vs. nurture in language acquisition: The argument from the “poverty of the stimulus”<\/td>\nChomsky 1988 excerpts<\/td>\n
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 9\/29<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 10\/1<\/td>\nWhat is Universal Grammar?<\/td>\nChomsky 1988 excerpt
\nCook 1988, Ch. 1 (1-12)<\/td>\n		Writing Assignment #2 Due<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nM 10\/4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 10\/6<\/td>\nThe developmental course of language acquisition<\/td>\nJackendoff 1994, Ch. 8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 10\/8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTu 10\/12<\/td>\nLanguage acquisition in unusual circumstances<\/td>\nJackendoff 1994, Ch. 9 (112-122)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 10\/13<\/td>\nIn-class Exam #1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 10\/15<\/td>\nSign language acquisition; Home Sign Systems<\/td>\nJackendoff 1994, Ch. 7, Ch. 9 (122-125)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nM 10\/18<\/td>\nPidgins and Creoles: Evidence for Universal Grammar?<\/td>\nJackendoff 1994, Ch. 10 (126-135)
\nBickerton 1983<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 10\/20<\/td>\nSentence comprehension<\/td>\nWhitney 1998, Ch. 7 (203-213)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 10\/22<\/td>\nWhitney 1998, Ch. 7 (213-222)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nM 10\/25<\/td>\nSentence production<\/td>\nWhitney 1998, Ch. 9 (271-284)<\/td>\n
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 10\/27<\/td>\nWriting Assignment #3 Due<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 10\/29<\/td>\nNeural substrates of language<\/td>\nJackendoff 1994, Ch. 11
\nSacks 2005 (optional)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nM 11\/1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 11\/3<\/td>\nIs human language unique? Human vs. animal communication<\/td>\nAnderson 2004, Ch. 2
\nLanguage Files<\/em> excerpt<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 11\/5<\/td>\nClass cancelled<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nM 11\/8<\/td>\nHuman vs. animal communication (cont’d)<\/td>\nHauser 2000, Ch. 8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 11\/10<\/td>\nIn-class Exam #2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 11\/12<\/td>\nLanguage and evolution<\/td>\nBickerton 2007<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nM 11\/15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 11\/17<\/td>\nHow (not) to make a machine talk: Humans, computers, and language<\/td>\nDevlin 1997, Ch. 7 (143-149, 160-172;
\n154-160 are optional, but recommended)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 11\/19<\/td>\nDevlin 1997, Ch. 9 (208-235)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nM 11\/22<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 11\/24<\/td>\nNo Class (Fall Recess)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 11\/26<\/td>\nNo Class (Fall Recess)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nM 11\/29<\/td>\nDoes language shape thought?<\/td>\nWhitney 1998, Ch. 4 (114-127)
\nPullum 1989<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 12\/1<\/td>\nBoroditsky 2001 (skip ‘Method’ sections)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 12\/3<\/td>\nThe Piraha language: Grammar, culture, and cognition<\/td>\nColapinto 2007<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nM 12\/6<\/td>\nGordon 2004
\nFrank et al. 2008<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W 12\/8<\/td>\nFinal Thoughts; Course Evaluations<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F 12\/10<\/td>\nNo Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nTh 12\/16<\/td>\nFinal Exam (3-5pm)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following schedule is subject to change. All listed readings are required. \u00c2\u00a0Click on any of the listed reading assignments to be taken to the “Readings” page (password-protected). Week Date Topic Reading Assignments 1 F 9\/3 Course Overview; Requirements 2 M 9\/6 No Class (Labor Day) W 9\/8 What is (knowledge of) a language? Chomsky …<\/p>\n

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