HW3 (due Tu 3/6 @ beg. of class)
Your third homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Tuesday, March 6, at the beginning of class. HW3 (due 3/6 @ beg. of class)
Archive of entries posted on February 2012
Readings for Th 3/1: Zwicky & Pullum (1983)
For this Thursday (3/1), please read the following article, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website: Zwicky, Arnold & Geoffrey Pullum. 1983. Cliticization vs. inflection: English n’t. Language 59: 502-513.
Reading for Tu 2/28: Harley (2006), §6.3-6.5 & §9.12
If you have not yet finished the Katamba chapter for last Thursday, please do so for next Tuesday (2/28). Also, for next Tuesday, please read the following book sections, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website: Harley, Heidi. 2006. English Words: A Linguistic Introduction, Sections 6.3-6.5 & Section 9.12. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
Readings for Th 2/23: Katamba (2005), Chap. 5
For next Thursday (2/23), please read the following book chapter, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website: Katamba, Francis. 2005. English Words: Structure, History, Usage, 2nd ed., Chap. 5 (“A lexicon with layers”). London: Routledge.
Readings for Tu 2/14 & Th 2/16: Carr (1999), Chap. 8 & 9
For next Tuesday (2/14) and Thursday (2/16), please read the following book chapters, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website. (Note that the “Readings” section is password-protected–you can find the password on the first page of the course syllabus.) Carr, Philip. 1999. English Phonetics and Phonology, Chap. 8 (“English word stress”) & …
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HW2 (due Th 2/16 @ beg. of class)
Your second homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Thursday, February 16, at the beginning of class. HW2 (due 2/16 @ beg. of class)
Handouts on Language Description Assignments
Here are the handouts from our discussion of your language description assignments from last Thursday. The first provides some more detailed guidance, tips, and suggestions for completing the assignments, while the second provides some sample topics: Language Description Assignments Sample Language Description Topics
Office Hours for Friday, February 3: 11:30am-1pm
Due to a change in my schedule, my regular Friday office hours will be postponed by one hour, to 11:30am-1pm.
Readings for Tu 2/7 & Th 2/9: Hammond (1999), §3.1-3.2 & Carr (1999), Chap. 7
For next Tuesday (2/7) and Thursday (2/9), please read the following book chapters, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website. (Note that the “Readings” section is password-protected–you can find the password on the first page of the course syllabus.) Hammond, Michael. 1999. The Phonology of English: A Prosodic Optimality-Theoretic Approach, Chapter 3.1-3.2 (English …
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