Linguistics/Anthropology 300, Rice University, Fall 2011


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E-mail Dr. E. at reng {at} rice.edu E-mail Ben at bdchauvette {at} rice.edu

Course Schedule/Outline


* The following schedule may change slightly as the semester progresses. I will announce any changes in class, and I will update this web page accordingly.


Schedule of topics, readings, and assignments
DateTopicReading (Payne)Assignment
Week 1
8/22IntroductionCh. 0-1 (pp. 1-19) 
8/24Morphology Overview #1Ch. 2 (pp. 20-31) 
8/26Morphology Overview #2Ch. 2 (pp. 20-31) 
Week 2
8/29Morphology Overview #3Ch. 2 (pp. 20-31) 
8/31Noun MorphologyCh. 5 (pp. 92-110) 
9/2Discussion HW #1 Due
Week 3
9/5No Class! (Labor Day)  
9/7Noun Morphology #2Ch. 5 (pp. 92-110) 
9/9Discussion HW #2 Due
Week 4
9/12Verb MorphologyCh. 9 (pp. 223-260) 
9/14Verb Morphology #2Ch. 9 (pp. 223-260) 
9/16Discussion HW #3 Due
Week 5
9/19Word ClassesCh. 3 (pp. 32-70) 
9/21Word Classes #2Ch. 3 (pp. 32-70) 
9/23Discussion  HW #4 Due
Week 6
9/26Clause StructureNone 
9/28ELPP (Existentials, Locatives, Predicate Nominals, Possessives)Ch. 6 (pp. 111-128) 
9/30Discussion HW #5 Due
Week 7
10/3Word OrderCh. 4 (pp. 71-91)Report #1 Due
10/5Word Order #2Ch. 4 (pp. 71-91) 
10/7Discussion HW #6 Due
Week 8
10/10No Class! (Midterm Recess)  
10/12Grammatical Relationspp. 129-144 
10/14Grammatical Relations #2pp. 129-144 
Week 9
10/17Split S Systemspp. 144-168 
10/19Indirect ObjectsNone 
10/21Discussion HW #7 Due
Week 10
10/24Voice and ValenceCh. 8 (pp. 169-222) 
10/26Voice and Valence #2Ch. 8 (pp. 169-222) 
10/28Discussion HW #8 Due
Week 11
10/31Questionspp. 294-305Report #2 Due
11/2Questions #2pp. 294-305 
11/4DiscussionNoneHW #9 Due
Week 12
11/7Negationpp. 282-294 
11/9Negation #2
Imperatives
pp. 282-294 
11/11Discussion HW #10 Due
Week 13
11/14Relative Clausespp. 325-336 
11/16Relative Clauses #2pp. 325-336 
11/18Discussion HW #11 Due
Week 14
11/21Complementspp. 306-316 
11/23TBANone 
11/25No Class! (Thanksgiving Break)  
Week 15
11/28Causativespp. 306-316 
11/30Discussion HW #12 Due
12/2Wrap-up/ReviewApp. 1. (pp. 366-372)Take-Home Final Handed Out
Report #3 Due

Schedule for finals
Finals Week
12/14, 5:00pmTake-Home Final Due

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