In addition to assigned readings specified below, students are responsible for reading class 'handouts' as they become activated on the web. Exams will cover readings, class discussions, and 'handouts'.
Week 1 Jan. 16-18 | Introduction; the breadth and diversity of English. The beginnings of English. (read Ch. 1) |
Week 2 Jan. 23-25 | The beginnings of English, cont. (read Ch. 2; video; Quiz Morpheme Set 1 Thurs.) |
Week 3 Jan. 30-Feb. 1 | Layers of borrowings. Overview: The English Vocabulary. (Quiz Set 2 Thurs.) |
Week 4 Feb. 6-8 | Word structure and word analysis. English word formation processes. (read Ch. 3; Quiz Set 3 Thurs.) |
Week 5 Feb. 13-15 | Allomorphs: the variant forms of morphemes. (read Ch. 4, Quiz Set 4 Thurs) Midterm #1 on Thursday |
Week 6 Feb. 20-22 | Some basic phonetics; assimilation. (read Ch. 5 & Ch. 6 to p. 75) |
Week 7 Feb. 27-March 1 | More allomorphy. Numerals and number words. (read Ch. 6 p. 75-90, Quiz Set 5 on Tuesday) |
Week 8 March 5-9 | Midterm break, no class. Polysemy and semantic change (read Ch. 7) |
Week 9 March 13-15 | Semantic change cont. Classical borrowings in selected semantic fields. (Ch. 7 cont.) |
Week 10 March 20-22 | Latin and Greek inflectional and derivational morphology in English. (read Ch. 9; Quiz Set 6 Thursday) |
Week 11 March 27-29 | Classical morphology cont.; Latin and Greek phrases and abbreviations. (read Ch. 11; Quiz Set 8) Midterm #2 Thursday |
Week 12 April 3-5 | The linguistic relatives of English. The Indo-European language family. (Ch. 10; Quiz Set 7 Thursday) |
Week 13 April 10-12 | (Easter break April 12-13, no class.) Usage and variation. Slang. (read Ch. 8) |
Week 14 April 17-19 | Slang cont. Sources of new words. (Review Ch. 3, p.35-44; Quiz Set 9 Thursday) New Word Journal due Thursday. |
Week 15 April 24-26 | New words, cont. Conclusion. (Comprehensive Quiz Sets 1-9 Thursday. Optional. You can use it to replace your lowest score.) Grace period for Word Journal to count as on time: Beginning of class Tuesday April 24. |
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