MLL 190
Assignments: page numbers indicate readings that are to be completed for class
on the date indicated. It is a good idea to review the material in Yule by answering
the "Study questions" at the end of each chapter. When "exercises"
are noted, they refer to the "Discussion topics/projects" at the ends
of the chapters. These are to be prepared for class discussion."Projects"
are optional written assignments that are to be handed in.
Some of the reserve readings may eventually be available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will need a password to use the files you download. I'll give it to you in class. Later, you will be able to click here to go to online reserves.
1/29: none
1/31: Pinker ch. 12
2/5: Yule ch. 7 and do ex. C; Pinker pp. 143-152
2/7: Yule ch. 9 and do ex. A, E; ch. 10 and do ex. B, D, E; Project 1
2/12: Pinker ch. 4
2/14: Pinker pp. 153-168; 178-189
2/19: Yule ch. 5 and do study questions 1-5
2/21 TEST I
2/26: Pinker pp. 231-253; Project 2
2/28: Yule ch. 16 and do ex.C, D
3/5: Pinker ch. 9
3/7: RESERVE: Fromkin et al, "The Development of Language in Genie"
3/12: Yule ch. 15 and do ex. C, D; explore Blissymbolics at http://home.istar.ca/~bci/ and read the article at http://home.istar.ca/~bci/research.htm; Project 3
3/14: Pinker ch. 10
3/19 TEST II
3/21: Yule pp. 233-235 and do ex. D; Clark, ch. 23; RESERVE: Nichols, "Creoles of the U.S.A."
4/2: Pinker ch. 2
4/4: Yule ch. 1 and do ex. B; Pinker pp. 253-264.
4/9: RESERVE: Bickerton, "The Fossils of Language"; explore hominids at the following URL (try to get a sense of "the big picture"): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/index.html
4/11: Yule ch. 17 and do ex. A, B, D
4/16: Yule ch. 2 and do ex. A, C; explore writing systems at http://www.ancientscripts.com/
4/18: RESERVE: Coulmas, "The Writing Systems of the World," pp. 3-16; Project 4
4/23: Yule ch. 18 and do ex. B, C, D
4/30: RESERVE: Wilcox and Wilcox, "American Sign Language in Perspective"; Explore sign writing at http://www.signwriting.org/
5/2: Pinker ch. 11
5/7: Yule ch. 4 and do ex. A, D, E.
5/9: RESERVE: Riggio, "Social Interaction Skills and Nonverbal Behavior" (pp. 3-19 only); explore popular approaches to this topic at http://www.links2love.com/body_language.htm and http://www.sosuave.com/articles/body.htm
5/14: Pinker ch. 13; Project 5
5/16, 10:30-12:30: FINAL EXAMINATION
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