Week
1:
(04 Sep)
|
Course administration;
basic issues in the study of Language.
|
| Readings:
D&I Unit 1, FR&H pages 3-13, LF 1.4 &
1.6. (1.3 & 1.4) |
Week 2:
(11 Sep) |
Approaches to the study of Language.
Tutorial: My Fair Lady & Playing Higgins
|
| Readings:
: D&I Unit 2, FR&H pages 14-22, LF 1.3 &
1.5.(1.1 & 1.2) |
Week 3:
(18 Sep)
|
How to conduct research and prepare
assignments.
Tutorial: Phonology, Syntax & Word Order
|
| Readings:
D&I Unit 3, http://www.researchhaven.com/Assistance.htm.
|
• Week 4:
(25 Sep) |
Language and communication.
Tutorial: Approaches to the study of language
|
| Readings:
D&I Unit 4, FR&H pages 23-29, LF 2.1–2.3
(2.1-2.4).. |
Week 5:
(2 Oct)
|
How Language works.
Tutorial: In-course and tutorial assignments
|
| Readings:
D&I Unit 5, FR&H pages 531-534, LF 6.7.
(6.6) |
Week 6:
(9 Oct)
|
How do Linguists think that Language
works?
Tutorial: Language and Communication
|
| Readings:
D&I Unit 6 pages 27-30. |
Week 7:
(16 Oct)
|
Language and its structure: words
and their meanings.
Tutorial: How Language works
|
| Readings:
D&I page 31, FR&H Chaps 3 & 5 pages
173-186, LF 5 & 7. |
Week 8
(23 Oct)
|
Language and its structure: sounds
and their patterns.
Tutorial: How do Linguists think
that Language works?
|
| Readings:
D&I pages 30-31, FR&H Chaps 6 & 7, LF
3 & 4. |
Week 9:
(30 Oct)
|
Language and its structure: sentences
and their patterns.
Assignments due this week.
Tutorial: Language and its structure
|
Readings:
D&I page 32, FR&H Chap 4, LF 6.
|
Week 10:
(6 Nov)
|
Insights into Language and Language
users.
Final day for assignments (hand in before 4:45pm
latest).
Tutorial: Language and its structure
|
| Readings:
D&I Unit 7; FR&H Chaps 2 & 8-11; LF
9-12. |
Week 11:
(13 Nov)
|
What are Linguists trying to achieve
when they study language.
Readings:
Tutorial: Insights into Language
and Language users
|
| Readings:
D&I 6 p33-36. |
Week 12:
(20 Nov)
|
Revision.
Readings:
Tutorial: Mock Exam
|
| Readings:
All previous references and lecture notes. |
Week 13
(27 Nov)
|
Answering essay questions and exam
guidelines.
Tutorial: Mock Exam answers and discussion of exam
issues
|
| D&I Unit
8, LF Appendix B, L14a past papers. |
