LING 200 / ANTH 200: Introduction to the Scientific Study of Language
Rice University
Fall 2007

Syllabus

Instructor: Dr. Jim Stanford  (Jim's home page)
stanford@rice.edu
Office hours: Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm, Herring 217

TAs:

Margeux Clemmons -- for last names A-F:
margeux@rice.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 pm, Herring 127

Linda Lanz -- for last names G-M:
lanz@rice.edu
Office hours: Thursdays 2:00-3:00 pm, Herring 127

Sarah Lee -- for last names N-Sh:
sarah.lee@rice.edu
Office hours: Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 pm, Herring 127

Katie Nelson -- for last names Si-Z:
katienelson@rice.edu
Office hours: Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 pm, Herring 127
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Practice problems for Test 3
Answer key:
Pages 1-2 of answer key to practice problems for Test 3
Page 3 of answer key to practice problems for Test 3
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Extra credit opportunities (participate in a linguistic experiment for about 30 minutes)
Cassandra Pace's experiment: cjp2@rice.edu
Michael Colley's experiment: mc4906@rice.edu
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Tannen article (reading for 11-9-07)
Writing assignment due November 14:Problem Set 7
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Outline for Research Reports
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Entering IPA symbols into a Word document:
    1. Quick 'n easy way:  http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/pickers/ipa/
    Just click on a symbol, then cut and paste into your Word document (assuming your        
    computer is Unicode compatible; most recent PC and Mac operating systems work fine)
    2. More detailed ways of entering IPA symbols using your own keyboard here.
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Research Project Ideas
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Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3
Problem Set 4
Problem Set 5
    ANSWERS FOR PROB SET 5
Problem Set 6
    ANSWERS FOR PROB SET 6
Problem Set 7
Problem Set 8 (due Nov. 30)
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Powerpoint 8-27-2007
Powerpoint 8-29-2007
Powerpoint 8-31-2007
Powerpoint 9-5-2007
Powerpoint 9-7-2007
Powerpoint 9-10-2007
Powerpoint 9-12-2007
Powerpoint 9-14-2007
Powerpoint 9-17-2007
Powerpoint 9-19-2007
Powerpoint 9-21-2007
Powerpoint 9-24-2007
Powerpoint 9-26-2007
Powerpoint 10-1-2007
Powerpoint 10-3-2007
Powerpoint 10-5-2007
Powerpoint 10-8-2007
Powerpoint 10-10-2007
Powerpoint 10-17-2007
Powerpoint 10-19-2007
Powerpoint 10-22-2007
Powerpoint 10-24-2007
Powerpoint 10-26-2007
Powerpoint 10-29-2007
Powerpoint 10-31-2007
Powerpoint 11-2-2007
Powerpoint 11-7-2007
Powerpoint 11-9-2007
Powerpoint 11-12-2007
Powerpoint 11-14-2007
Powerpoint 11-16-2007
Powerpoint 11-19-2007
Powerpoint 11-26-2007
Powerpoint 11-28-2007
Powerpoint 11-30-2007
Powerpoint 12-3-2007
Powerpoint 12-5-2007

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Review/Practice for Test #2:
Tree practice and answers
Phonology practice sheet
Answer key for phonology practice sheet
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Phonology ("fun-ology") problems: practice data and answers
Oct. 5th practice problems
Answers to Oct 5th practice problems
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List of Places of Articulation
List of Manner of Articulation
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Here are some links to clickable IPA charts where you can hear the sounds:
http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/ipa/index.html
http://phonetics.ucla.edu/course/chapter1/chapter1.html
http://web.uvic.ca/ling/resources/ipa/charts/IPAlab/IPAlab.htm
http://wso.williams.edu/~jdowse/ipa.html

Here's a link to a site with interactive diagrams where you can make different articulations:
Interactive phonetic diagram

Atlas of North American English (requires a subscription; Rice has a current subscription, so any Rice computer should have access)

Audio/movie clips about Lumbee English
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Practice data from Popoluca (as used in class)
Practice data from Sre (as used in class)
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