Linguistics/Anthropology 300, Rice University, Fall 2009
| E-mail Dr. E. at reng {at} rice.edu |
E-mail Haowen at haowen {at} rice.edu |
* 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
| Date | Topic | Reading (Payne) | Assignment |
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| Week 1 |
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| 8/24 | Introduction | Ch. 0-1 (pp. 1-19) | |
| 8/26 | Morphology Overview #1 | Ch. 2 (pp. 20-31) | |
| 8/28 | Morphology Overview #2 | Ch. 2 (pp. 20-31) | |
| Week 2 |
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| 8/31 | Morphology Overview #3 | Ch. 2 (pp. 20-31) | |
| 9/2 | Noun Morphology | Ch. 5 (pp. 92-110) | |
| 9/4 | Discussion | | HW #1 Due |
| Week 3 |
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| 9/7 | No Class! (Labor Day) | | |
| 9/9 | Noun Morphology #2 | Ch. 5 (pp. 92-110) | |
| 9/11 | Discussion | | HW #2 Due |
| Week 4 |
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| 9/14 | Verb Morphology | Ch. 9 (pp. 223-260) | |
| 9/16 | Verb Morphology #2 | Ch. 9 (pp. 223-260) | |
| 9/18 | Discussion | | HW #3 Due |
| Week 5 |
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| 9/21 | Word Classes | Ch. 3 (pp. 32-70) | |
| 9/23 | Word Classes #2 | Ch. 3 (pp. 32-70) | |
| 9/25 | Discussion | | HW #4 Due |
| Week 6 |
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| 9/28 | Clause Structure | None | |
| 9/30 | ELPP (Existentials, Locatives, Predicate Nominals, Possessives) | Ch. 6 (pp. 111-128) | |
| 10/2 | Discussion | | HW #5 Due |
| Week 7 |
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| 10/5 | Word Order | Ch. 4 (pp. 71-91) | Report #1 Due |
| 10/7 | Word Order #2 | Ch. 4 (pp. 71-91) | |
| 10/9 | Discussion | | HW #6 Due |
| Week 8 |
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| 10/12 | No Class! (Midterm Recess) | | |
| 10/14 | Grammatical Relations | pp. 129-144 | |
| 10/16 | Grammatical Relations #2 | pp. 129-144 | |
| Week 9 |
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| 10/19 | Split S Systems | pp. 144-168 | |
| 10/21 | Indirect Objects | None | |
| 10/23 | Discussion | | HW #7 Due |
| Week 10 |
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| 10/26 | Voice and Valence | Ch. 8 (pp. 169-222) | |
| 10/28 | Voice and Valence #2 | Ch. 8 (pp. 169-222) | |
| 10/30 | Discussion | | HW #8 Due |
| Week 11 |
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| 11/2 | Questions | pp. 294-305 | Report #2 Due |
| 11/4 | Questions #2 | pp. 294-305 | |
| 11/6 | Discussion | None | HW #9 Due |
| Week 12 |
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| 11/9 | Negation | pp. 282-294 | |
| 11/11 | Negation #2
Imperatives | pp. 282-294 | |
| 11/13 | Discussion | | HW #10 Due |
| Week 13 |
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| 11/16 | Relative Clauses | pp. 325-336 | |
| 11/18 | Relative Clauses #2 | pp. 325-336 | |
| 11/20 | Discussion | | HW #11 Due |
| Week 14 |
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| 11/23 | Complements | pp. 306-316 | |
| 11/25 | TBA | None | |
| 11/27 | No Class! (Thanksgiving Break) | | |
| Week 15 |
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| 11/30 | Causatives | pp. 306-316 | |
| 12/2 | Wrap-up/Review | App. 1. (pp. 366-372) | Report #3 Due |
| 12/4 | Discussion | | HW #12 Due
Take-Home Final Handed Out |
Schedule for finals
| Finals Week |
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| 12/16, 5:00pm | Take-Home Final Due |
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