This course introduces both basic concepts and issues of current language theory and some tools for representing and analyzing the structures of contemporary English. It covers phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and several other topics. There are numerous links to on-line resources, two of which are tutorials you may find helpful. You should have a look at these as part of your preparation for the days on which they are assigned.

We will go over the exercises for the File (at end of chapter) on the day the File is assigned. You should have them done at the start of class. I will log this work in at the end of class as "done." You can come up 2 in- or out-of-class assignments short by the end of the Quarter, but each "not done" beyond that will cause .1 to be deducted from your final grade. This exercise work should prepare you to do similar problems on the two midterms and final exam. These exam grades will be 60% of your grade; the project will be worth 20%, and the remaining 20% will reflect the exercise work and class participation.

Texts:

• Language Files/, 10th edition. Ohio State University Press, 2007. [0-8142-5163-3]