Study of Language

English 220/Anthropology 204-04

Fall 2009 (Charity Hudley)
DRAFT 08/21/2009
Syllabus information is subjet to !ange at t!e "rofessor#s disretion$
%rofessor& Anne H. Charity Hudley
'mail& acharityhudley!".edu
S(y"e& acharityhudley
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Time& ,uesday -,hursday 4.&0-/.20p"
)ffie *ours& ,hursdays %2-2p"0 and 'y appoint"ent
1e'sites.
http.//ahchar.people.!".edu http.//!!!.!".edu/linguistics/la'/
http.//!!!.!".edu/'logs/!"'logs/annecharityhudley
+ourse )bjeti,es&
2tudy o) 3anguage is an introduction to linguistics0 the scienti)ic study o) hu"an
language. ,his course !ill consider languages as structured syste"s o) )or" and "eaning0
!ith attention also to the 'iological0 psychological0 cultural0 and social aspects o) language
and language use. ,his section o) 2tudy o) 3anguage !ill )ocus on the relationship 'et!een
language and education.
+ourse Re-uirements&
Attendance in class and at the school is .A/DAT)R0. 4our o5erall course grade
!ill 'e lo!ered 'y $ points )or each une6cused a'sence. 7lease see pro)essor Charity directly
i) you need an e6cused a'sence0 as proper docu"entation is re8uired (i.e. )ro" the 9ean o)
2tudents0 or Health 2er5ices). :eadings are due on the day that they are listed. :eligious and
spiritual related a'sences !ill 'e )acilitated. 1ring a om"uter to lass if at all "ossible2 3f
you do not !a,e a la"to" or it is !ard to bring4 "lease see me$
Assignments and 5rading&
Assign"ents !ill 'e posted on the class !i;i at least one !ee; 'e)ore they are due.
3ate assign"ents !ill not 'e graded !ithout a "edical e6cuse. <) an assign"ent is une6cused
and late0 you !ill recei5e a =ero )or that assign"ent. All assign"ents "ust 'e co"pleted to
recei5e a grade in the class0 so e5en i) an assign"ent is late and recei5es a =ero0 you "ust
turn it in.
Turning in Assignments&
>ost assign"ents !ill 'e due 'y e"ail Fridays at %0 A> as a .pd) and/or )iles. ,he
title o) the docu"ent should 'e yourlastna"e. E?@.220.>>9944.doc
(e6. Charity.Hudley.E?@.220.0*.&0.200#.doc). ,yped portions o) assign"ents
should 'e dou'le spaced in %2 point ,i"es ?e! :o"an )ont !ith %-inch "argins on all
sides. < !ill e6pect you to 'ring an electronic or paper copy o) the assign"ent to class on the
)ollo!ing ,uesday. 4ou "ust turn in the electronic copy and the corrected paper or
electronic copy to recei5e credit )or your !or;. 4ou "ay !or; !ith other people on the
assign"ents0 'ut you "ust list e5eryone that you !or;ed !ith at the top o) your assign"ent
or in the acco"panying e"ail.
/ote on Sustainability&
< support sustaina'ility initiati5es on the 1> ca"pus. ,o reduce paper use0 "ost o)
your course docu"ents (including the sylla'us0 readings0 and "ost assign"ents) !ill 'e
pro5ided on the course 1i;i. 7lease try to sa5e paper 'y reading these docu"ents online0 i)
possi'le. <) you "ust print out docu"ents0 please consider printing dou'le-sided and/or !ith
t!o sheets per page. < also encourage you to turn in your assign"ents electronically !hen at
all possi'le. For "ore in)or"ation0 please see the 2ustaina'ility at 1->
!e'site.!!!.!".edu/sustaina'ility
/ote on Tolerane from tea!ing tolerane$org&
http.//!!!.tolerance.org/ca"pus/inde6.Asp
.odified from Tolerane$org6s 7Delaration of Tolerane7
,olerance is a personal decision that co"es )ro" a 'elie) that e5ery person is a
treasure. < 'elie5e that A"ericaBs di5ersity is its strength. < also recogni=e that ignorance0
insensiti5ity and 'igotry can turn that di5ersity into a source o) preAudice and discri"ination.
,o help ;eep di5ersity a !ellspring o) strength and "a;e A"erica a 'etter place )or
all0 < pledge to ha5e respect )or people !hose a'ilities0 'elie)s0 culture0 race0 se6ual identity
or other characteristics are di))erent )ro" "y o!n.
A)ter e6a"ining hundreds o) cases in5ol5ing thousands o) students0 tolerance.org
)ound this. Although ad"inistrators0 )aculty and sta)) are 5ital players in any response0 it is
the student acti5ist !ho "a;es the "ost di))erence.
+ecause things i"pro5e only !hen people li;e you ta;e action.
1eause ea! student !as t!e "o8er to ma(e a differene$
And 'ecause apathy0 in so"e !ays0 is as dangerous as hate.
For more information about tolerane and di,ersity on our am"us see&
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Aommodation for Students 8it! Learning and %!ysial Differenes
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Ha5ing pro5ided su))icient e5idence o) a ChandicappingD condition0 a student "ay
"a;e o))icial re8uests )or acco""odation through the 9isa'ility 2er5ices E))ice. Faculty
and other College o))icials !ill then 'e e6pected to pro5ide reasona'le acco""odation(s) in
accordance !ith o))icial !ritten acco""odation state"ents issued 'y the 9isa'ility
2er5ices E))ice. Faculty and/or other College o))icials !ho do not pro5ide reasona'le
acco""odation do so !ith the understanding that they are in direct 5iolation o) College
policy. <) a pro)essor or other College o))icial does not agree to an acco""odation re8uest0
the student should see; inter5ention through 9isa'ility 2er5ices. +ecause the reasona'leness
o) any indi5idual acco""odation re8uest can 5ary su'stantially depending upon a studentBs
current course load0 schedule0 or course content0 acco""odation re8uests "ust 'e re5ie!ed
'y the Assistant 9ean o) 2tudents )or 9isa'ility 2er5ices each se"ester or su""er session o)
enroll"ent.
,he course te6t'oo; and !or;'oo; are re8uired. 7lease 'ring te6t'oo;s to class at
each "eeting unless other!ise indicated. 4ou "ay purchase the paper or online edition o) the
te6ts. <) you use the te6ts online0 please 'ring a laptop to class at each "eeting.
Te9tboo(&
Finegan0 E. 200* Fi)th Edition. 3anguage. <ts 2tructure and Fse. Harcourt +race
Te9tboo( :ebsite&
http.//!!!.cengage.co".*0/cengage/instructor.doG
productHis'nI9#*%4%&0&0$$/-disciplinenu"'erI&00-codeidI#$92-courseidIE?09
Fro""er0 E. and Finegan0 E. 2004. 3oo;ing at 3anguages (1or;'oo;) Fourth Edition.
:or(boo( 8ebsite&
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Free te9t su""lementary materials&
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Additional Re-uired readings and !andouts in t!e 8i(i reading room&
3a'o50 1illia". %9*#. Ho! < got into linguistics0 and !hat < got out o) it.
http.//!!!.ling.upenn.edu/J!la'o5/Ho!<got.ht"l
EK@rady0 1illia". 200$. Conte"porary 3inguistics. An <ntroduction0 Chapters )ro" Larious
Editions. ?atural 2ign 3anguages0 3anguage and the +rain
:ayner0 M.0 Foor"an0 +.:.0 7er)etti0 C.A.0 7esets;y0 9. - 2eiden'erg0 >.2. (200%). Ho!
psychological science in)or"s the teaching o) reading. Psychological science in the public
interest 0 2 (2)0 &%-#4. A supple"ent to Psychological Science.
http.//!!!.pitt.edu/Jper)etti/79F/Ho!N20psychN20sciN20in)or"sN20teachingN20o)
N20reading-N20:aynerN20etN20al..pd)
1in)ord0 9onald. 200%. Chapter %. <ntroduction to Contact 3anguages. +lac;!ell.
5rading&
+lass ;and else8!ere< %artii"ation 1=>
Ten *ome8or( Assignments ?=>
.idterm '9am 1=>
Final '9am 2=>
,opics and assign"ents are su'Aect to change at the discretion o) 7ro)essor Charity Hudley.
:eadings are due on the day that they are listed.
Daily Summary&
August 2@& <ntroduction and E5er5ie! ?uts and +olts o) the Course
1hat is 3inguisticsG 1hat is gra""arG 3anguage >yths - 7rescripti5e 5s. descripti5e
accounts o) language
Reading&
Fa"iliari=e yoursel) !ith the te6t'oo; and the course !e'site.
3a'o50 1illia". %9*#. Ho! < got into linguistics0 and !hat < got out o) it. >s.0
Fni5ersity o) 7ennsyl5ania. http.//!!!.ling.upenn.edu/J!la'o5/Ho!<got.ht"l
%reAlass Assignment& Linguisti Autobiogra"!y due August B1
st
at 10 A.$
Se"tember 1& 1hat is a languageG
E5er5ie! o) language0 ani"al co""unication - hu"an language0 the hu"an 'rain -
language de5elop"ent0 go o5er linguistic auto'iographies
Reading& Finegan Chapter %. 3anguages and 3inguistics
Se"tember B. >orphology. ,he 9ictionary in your head
1hat does it "ean to ;no! a !ordG
7arts o) speech0 parts o) "eaning0 - 5oca'ulary( "orphological syste"s
:eading. Finegan Chapter 2. 1ords and ,heir 7arts. 3e6icon and >orphology
September 4 Last day to Add/Drop (and change to audit or pass/fail)
Se"tember 8& >orphology <<. +ordering on the unpossi'le
"orphological organi=ation and analysis

Assignment 1& 3ntro to Linguistis C .or"!ology assignment due Friday Se"tember
114 at 10 A.
Se"tember 10& 7honetics <. Ho! do you spell that againG
OO+ring co"puters to class to install )onts and other sound so)t!areOO
<nternational 7honetic Alpha'et (<7A)0 transcription0 articulatory )eatures0 and natural
classes. consonants0 5o!els
<nstallation o) so)t!are.
http.//!!!.sil.org/co"puting/catalog/inde6.asp
http.//scripts.sil.org/c"s/scripts/page.phpGsiteHidInrsi-ite"HidI9oulos2<3)ont
http.//audacity.source)orge.net/
http.//!!!.)on.hu".u5a.nl/praat/
:eading. Finegan Chapter &. ,he 2ounds o) 3anguages. 7honetics
3oo; o5er and try sounds on.
http.//hct5.hu"net.ucla.edu/depart"ents/linguistics/Lo!elsandConsonants/
Se"tember 1=& 7honetics <<
<7A practice0 acoustic phonetics and phonetic processes
Assignment 2& %!onetis *ome8or( due Friday Se"tember 184 at 8 A.
Se"tember 1@& 7honology <. Ho! are sounds classi)ied in the "indG
7honetic Features0 phone"es0 allophones0 sylla'le structure
:eading. Finegan Chapter 4. 2ound 2yste"s o) 3anguage. 7honology
Se"tember 22& 7honology <<
7honological patterns - structures
OO1E9?E29A4 2epte"'er 2&- 1illia" 3a'o5 3ecture at FLA lecturing on
7HE?E3E@4P < couldnKt ha5e planned it 'etterP(3ectures also on 2ept 22 - 24( !eKll "a;e
a class decision on attendance)OO
Se"tember 2?& 7honology <<<. >orphophonology and Lisual 7honology. 2ign 3anguage
:eading.
EK@rady Chapter %0. ?atural 2ign 3anguages -
http.//co""techla'."su.edu/2ites/asl!e'/'ro!ser.ht"
Assignment B& %!onology assignment due Friday Se"tember 2= at 10 A.
Se"tember 29& 2ynta6. Ho! is language structuredG
Constituent structure0 structural rules and relations0 phrase structure rules0 -
gra""atical relations
:eading. Finegan Chapter $. ,he 2tructure and Function o) 7hrases and 2entences. 2ynta6
)tober 1& 2ynta6 <<. ,he regenerati5e nature o) language structure
,rans)or"ations and language 5ariation
Assignment ?& Synta9 assignment due Friday )tober 2 at 10 A.
)tober D& 2ynta6 <<< and 2e"antics. 2ounds to >eaning
:eading. Finegan Chapters / -*. ,he 2tudy o) >eaning. 2e"antics - <n)or"ation 2tructure
and 7rag"atics
)tober 8& 2e"antics0 7rag"atics and 9iscourse Analysis( >idter" :e5ie!
Ho! does sound translate to "eaningG
2peech acts0 ?arrati5e structure
:eading. Finegan Chapter 9. 2peech Acts and Con5ersation
Assignment =& Semantis/%ragmatis assignment due Friday )tober 9 at 10 A.
)tober 1B& FALL 1R'AE2
)tober 1=& Q<? C3A22 closed 'oo; "idter"
OO2e"antics/7rag"atics !ill ?E, 'e on the "idter" 'ut !ill 'e tested on the )inalOO
)tober 20& 3anguage Lariation and Change. Historical and 2ociolinguistics
3anguage classi)ication - language groupings
:eading. Finegan Chapter %&. 3inguistic Change0 3anguage 9e5elop"ent0 and 3anguage
Ac8uisition
)tober 2B& 3anguage Lariation and Change. 3anguage :econstruction( :eturn and go o5er
>idter"
:eading. Finegan Chapter %4. Historical 9e5elop"ent in English
1here)ore art thou EnglishG
Co"parati5e "ethod and types o) linguistic change
Assignment D& *istorial Linguistis assignment due Friday )tober 2B at 10 A.
)tober 2@& 3anguage Lariation and Change. 3anguage and its 2ocial Correlates
1hat do 4EF call 'u''ly drin;sG
9ialectology0 :egional 5ariation
:eading.
Finegan Chapter %0 3anguage Lariation Across 2ituations o) Fse. :egister and 2tyles
Finegan Chapter %%. 3anguage Lariation A"ong 2ocial @roups. 9ialects
)tober 29& 7:EF CHA:<,4 HF93E4 EF, F-,e6as Arlington- >EL<E. 9o 4ou
2pea; A"ericanG
:eading. http.//!!!.p's.org/spea;/
October 30 Last Day to ithdra!
Assignment @& Language Fariation Assignment due Friday )t B0 at 10 A.
/o,ember B& 3anguage Contact
<nteraction o) social and ac8uisition
:eading. 1in)ord0 9onald. 200%. <ntroduction to Contact 3anguages. +lac;!ell.
/o,ember =& 7idgins and Creoles. ,he 3anguage 4ou Cry in
:eading. http.//ne!sreel.org/na5/title.aspGtcIC?00$&
Hypotheses o) Creole )or"ation( @ullah language
Assignment 8& Language +ontat Resear! Assignment due Friday /o,ember D at 10
A.
/o,ember 10& 3anguage and Eur 2ocial 1orlds
Analy=e results o) our sur5eys - present )indings )ro" the language contact assign"ent
/o,ember 12& Ac8uiring First and 2econd 3anguages
Ho! children ac8uire language
3earning a second language
:eading. Finegan Chapter %$. Ac8uiring First and 2econd 3anguages
/o,ember 1@& :eading and 1riting
,ypes o) !riting syste"s
:elationships 'et!een speech0 reading0 and !riting
:eading. Finegan Chapter %2. :eading - 1riting
:ayner0 M.0 Foor"an0 +.:.0 7er)etti0 C.A.0 7esets;y0 9. - 2eiden'erg0 >.2. (200%). Ho!
psychological science in)or"s the teaching o) reading. Psychological science in the public
interest 0 2 (2)0 &%-#4. A supple"ent to Psychological Science.
http.//!!!.pitt.edu/Jper)etti/79F/Ho!N20psychN20sciN20in)or"sN20teachingN20o)
N20reading-N20:aynerN20etN20al..pd)
/o,ember 19& 3anguage and the +rain
2peech errors
Aphasias and inAuries
:eading. EK@rady %&. +rain and 3anguage (on the class !i;i)
Assignment 9& %sy!olinguistis Assignment Due Friday /o,ember 20 at 10 A.
/o,ember 2?& ,FE29A4 +EFE:E ,HA?M2@<L<?@R?E C3A22
/o,ember 28& ,HA?M2@<L<?@R?E C3A22
Assignment 10& Linguisti Ation %lan Assignment Due Tuesday De 1 at 10 A.
9ece"'er %. Applied 3inguistics. 1hat do !e do !ith all o) thisG +ring action plans !ith
youG - Fill out class e5aluations
:eading. )a"iliari=e yoursel) !ith the )ollo!ing
!e'sites.
http.//lsadc.org/in)o/student-resources.c)"
http.//linguistlist.org/
http.//!!!.aaanet.org/
!!!.cal.org
http.//!!!.a"ericandialect.org/
http.//!!!.tesol.org/sHtesol/inde6.asp
http.//!!!.aaal.org/
http.//!!!.asha.org/de)ault.ht"
2o "any sites.
http.//!!!.o"niglot.co"/lin;s/language.ht"
Deember B& Final Class. 2u""ary - E6a" :e5ie!( Class 7arty
O+ring treats i) you !ould li;eP O
+G.GLAT3F' F3/AL 'HA.& Tuesday De 1= from 2A="m in our regular lassroom$
T!e final e9am is losed boo($