10 th edition
Dec 22, 2015
1. What is language?
2. Morphology: The words of language
3. Syntax: The sentence patterns of language
4. Semantic: The meanings of language
5. Phonetics: The sounds of language
6. Phonology: The sound patterns of language
Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.
7. Language in society
8. Language change: Syllables of time
9. Language acquisition
10. Language processing and the human brain
11. Computer processing of human language
12. Writing: The ABCs of language
Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.
Language Knowledgewords + syntax + meaningCompetence vs. PerformanceFEATURES of a real language
GrammarMANY definitions
Language and Animals
Language and ThoughtFromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.
(Numbers indicate the number of embedded clauses)
0 This is the house
1 This is the house that Jack built.
2 This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
3 This is the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Jack built.
4 This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
5 This is the dog that worried the cat
that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
6 This is the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
7 This is the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn
that tossed the dog that worried the cat
that killed the rat that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
8 This is the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat
that killed the rat that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
9 This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog
that worried the cat that killed the rat
that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
10 This is the cock that crowed in the morn that waked the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn
that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn
that tossed the dog that worried the cat
that killed the rat that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
11 This is the farmer sowing the corn that kept the cock that crowed in the morn that waked the priest all shaven and shorn
that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog
that worried the cat that killed the rat
that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Jack built.
The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.
Week 1Students read assigned 10-15 pages of reading
Week 2Teacher lectures on last week’s reading
Week 3Students review/discuss last week’s lecture
September 9 Short overview / lecture about the class Assign Chapter 1, pp. 1-15
September 16 Students review/discuss last week’s lecture Teacher lectures on last Chapter 1, pp. 1- 15 Assign pp. 15-30 for students to read this week
September 23 Students review/discuss last week’s lecture Teacher lectures on Chapter 1, pp. 15-30 Assign next reading