Appelbaum, Irene N.

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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025 Spring 2-1-2022 LING 270S.50: Introduction to Linguistics Irene N. Appelbaum University of Montana, Missoula, irene.appelbaum@umontana.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi2021-2025 Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Appelbaum, Irene N., "LING 270S.50: Introduction to Linguistics" (2022). University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025. 686. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi2021-2025/686 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu.       	                                                                                                                                                                                                       LING 270S.50 • Introduction to Linguistics • SPR 2022I. CONTACT INFORMATIONProfessorIrene AppelbaumEmail: irene.appelbaum@umontana.eduVirtual Office Hrs by Appt:M, T, W, R 9AM-11AM Mtn Time(See Moodle for link to schedule)Teaching AssistantWillard WisemanEmail: willard.wiseman@umontana.eduVirtual Office Hrs:M 4-5:30, W 10-11:30 & by Appt.(See Moodle for link)Moodle Course AccessThis is a fully on-line course. All material (including lecture notes, readings, and assignments) will be posted onthe Moodle website for this course. To access this website, go to https://moodle.umt.edu/login/ and log-inwith your NET ID. If this is your first experience using Moodle, you may want to visit Moodle 101 for Students.Technical SupportTechnical support for Moodle is available through the UM IT Help Desk (8AM-5PM, M-F). The number for live phone support is: (406) 243- HELP. You can also reach them by email, ithelpdesk@umontana.edu, or by visiting UM Solutions Center (https://umt.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2032/Portal/Home/filling).II. OPTIONAL TEXTBOOKThe following textbook is recommended, but not required, for this course: Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 12th Edition. Edited by Hope C. Dawson and Michael Phelan. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press (2016). ISBN-9780814252703. (LF)Additional readings may be made available through the Moodle course site.III. COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course provides a broad introduction to the study of language and linguistics. In the first part of the course we will analyze language in terms of different levels of structure: the sounds of language (phonetics &phonology), words and word parts (morphology), and phrases and sentences (syntax). Central questions to be addressed include: How are the sounds of speech produced? How are complex words built up from simple words and word-parts? How are new words created? How are words grouped into grammatical categories?How does a sentence differ from a mere string of words? How can the structure of a sentence help explain its meaning? The second part of the course investigates a variety of topics including: how the meaning of anutterance changes depending on the speech situation (pragmatics); how the variety of a language spoken is influenced by geographical & social factors (language variation); how languages change over time (historical linguistics); how an infant acquires language (language acquisition); how language and culture interact; and factors leading to language endangerment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         IV. LEARNING OUTCOMESAfter successfully completing this course, students should have an understanding of the basic units and principles involved in analyzing the sound, word, and sentence structure of language. More specific learningoutcomes include:• an understanding of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract• the ability to transcribe basic English words and phrases phonetically • an understanding of the difference between the phonemes and allophones of a language• the ability to analyze complex words in terms of free and bound morphemes• the ability to distinguish inflectional morphemes from derivational morphemes• knowledge of how to diagram a variety of sentences• an understanding of how the context of utterance affects meaning• knowledge of how language varies depending on geographical and social factors• an understanding of how languages change over time• knowledge of the relative stages of language acquisition in the infant.V. COURSE ORGANIZATIONThis course is offered fully on-line. It is organized by week, Monday-Friday. Each week will typically contain:PDF Lectures for you to read, Quizzes for you to take, and either a Discussion Prompt to reply to, or anAssignment to be uploaded. Additionally, there will be three Tests during the course of the semester. Each week also contains an OPTIONAL Textbook Reading Assignment associated with each lecture. You are encouraged, but not required to do the reading. The quizzes and tests will be based exclusively on material in the lectures, but the readings may provide additional explanation. Each week's material will be made available no later than Saturday at noon prior to the beginning of the week. You may work at your own pace during the week so long as you complete the week's requirements on time. (See below for details.) The length of the lectures and quizzes vary considerably, so it is a good idea to begin each week it by taking a look at the lectures and quizzes to judge how best to pace yourself for the week.VI. ASSESSMENT & GRADINGYour work in this course will be assessed as follows: QUIZZES: There will typically be two quizzes each week. (For weeks in which a test is given, there will only be one quiz and it will be due on Thursday.) Each quiz is worth 1.5% of your final grade. You may take each quiz twice; only your higher grade will be counted. TESTS: There will be three tests during the semester. The tests dates are: Fri Feb 4, Fri Feb 25, and Fri Mar 18. Tests will be available from 6 AM to midnight (Mtn Time). The tests will have the same format as the quizzes,but you will have 40 minutes to complete the exam and you will only be allowed one attempt. If you anticipatebeing unable to take a test on the assigned day, you must inform the instructor as soon as possible. Moreinformation about the structure and content of tests will be posted during the semester. A student who failsto take a test at the scheduled time and who does not have a written excuse from a medical doctor or other excused absence in accord with University Policy, will receive a zero for the test.`LING 270 Syllabus, page 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  DISCUSSION: Beginning with the second week of the semester and continuing through the week of March 7, there will be 2 Discussion Prompts per week (except on weeks where you have a Test; see Course Outline below). You are required to respond to only one of the two prompts each week. ASSIGNMENTS: Beginning the week of Mar 28, there will be weekly written Assignments. The Assignments willconsist of one or more open-ended questions based on the topic for that week. The length of each assignment will vary from 1/2 - 1 page. Assignments are to be downloaded from Moodle, completed and uploaded. Theacceptable file formats are Word, PDF, or ODT.FINAL EXAM: The Final Exam will be cumulative. It will be available on Tues, May 10 from 6 AM to midnight.You will have 60 minutes to complete the test and you will be allowed one attempt. If you are unable to takethe Final Exam on the assigned day, you must inform the instructor by as soon as possible. The specific topics to be covered and the format of the final exam will be posted later in the semester. A student who fails to take the final exam and who does not have a written excuse from a medical doctor or other excused absence inaccord with University Policy, will receive a zero for the final exam.From the University Catalog: Students may seek relief from writing more than two examinations during the same day. Students who are scheduled for more than two examinations may contact the appropriate faculty to arrange an alternate testing time during the scheduled final examination period.Grades: Your course grade will be based on the following calculation: • Quizzes (24 x 1.5% each): 36%• Tests (3 x 6 % each): 18%• Assignments (6 x 4% each): 24%• Discussion Posts (5 x 2% each): 10%• Final Exam: 12%The grading scale used for final course grades will be the following:93.00-100.00 % A 80.00-82.99 % B- 67.00-69.99 % D+90.00-92.99 % A - 77.00-79.99 % C+ 63.00-66.99 % D87.00-89.99 % B+ 73.00-76.99 % C 60.00-62.99 % D-83.00-86.99 % B 70.00-72.99 % C- 0.00-59.99 % FVII. COURSE POLICIESStudent Conduct Code: You are expected to adhere to the University of Montana Student Conduct Code(https://www.umt.edu/student-affairs/default.php).Academic Honesty: All students must practice academic honesty. Academic misconduct is subject to anacademic penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by the University.Course Accommodations: The University of Montana assures equal access to instruction throughcollaboration between students with disabilities, instructors, and the Office for Disability Equity. If you have adisability that adversely affects your academic performance, and you have not already registered with the Office for Disability Equity, please contact the Office for Disability Equity in Lommasson Center 154 (406-243-2243). I will work with you and the Office for Disability Equity to provide an appropriate modification. For more information, visit the Office for Disability Equity (https://www.umt.edu/disability/).`LING 270 Syllabus, page 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Withdrawing from the Course: From the Registrar (https://www.umt.edu/registrar/students/default.php): Through the 15th instructional day, all classes are dropped in CyberBear. From the 16th through the 45th instructional day, all classes must be dropped using Drop forms (instructor signature required, advisor signature required for undergraduates). $10 fee applies. From the 46th to the last instructional day prior to finals week, classes must be dropped using the Drop form (instructor and Dean signatures required, advisorsignature required for undergraduates). $10 fee applies.Email: In accordance with University policy: I will use only the email address provided for you on the Moodlewebsite for class emails; I will only respond to emails sent to me from your University email address; and I willnot communicate grade information via email. It is your responsibility to keep informed about informationcontained in email sent to your University email account.COVID-19: All students are strongly encouraged to remain vigilant in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. UMrecommends students get the COVID vaccine and booster. COVID-19 vaccines are available on a walk-in basisat the Health Service Pharmacy in Curry Health Center (https://www.umt.edu/curry-health-center/pharmacy/default.php). If you feel sick, are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, or if you become ill, please contact Curry Health Center at (406) 243-4330. Please contact the instructor as soon as possible to make arrangements to keep up, or catch up, with assignments. Additional information about COVID-19 may be found on the University Coronavirus website (https://www.umt.edu/coronavirus/).VIII. ADDITIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICESAcademic Support• Strategies for Online Students (https://moodle.umt.edu/enrol/index.php?id=31356): A self-enrollable, self-paced tutorial for students to help them identify their preferred learning styles andlearn strategies for being a successful online student.• Writing and Public Speaking Center (https://www.umt.edu/writing-center/default.php): Provides help at any point with writing, presentation, and research projects. Online and in-person appointments available.Personal Wellness Support• University of Montana Emergency Student Support Fund(https://supportum.org/givingopportunities/campusinitiatives/emergency-student-support-fund.php): Established to help enrolled students with unexpected crisis or hardship created by COVID-19.• UM Food Pantry (https://www.umt.edu/asum/agencies/food-pantry/default.php): Currently providing free meal kits and hygiene products for students, staff, faculty, and community members.`LING 270 Syllabus, page 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                IX. COURSE OUTLINEWeek of Topic Due Dates Optional ReadingT 1/18 Introduction: What is Linguistics? --- ---- ---Morphology: The Structure of WordsT 1/18 Introduction to Morphemes F 1/21: Quiz 1 LF** 4.1.4, 4.1.5M 1/24Inflection & DerivationForming New WordsR 1/27 : Quiz 2F 1/28: Quiz 3; Discussion 1LF 4.1.2, 4.1.3(See Moodle)M 1/31Hierarchical Structure of WordsTEST 1R 2/03: Quiz 4F 2/04: TEST 1LF 4.4Phonetics & Phonology: The Structure of Speech SoundsM 2/07Speech ProductionConsonantsR 2/10: Quiz 5F 2/11: Quiz 6; Discussion 2LF 2.1.2,1.4; 2.2.1, 2.2LF 2.2.3 - 2.2.5, 2.2.7M 2/14VowelsPhonemes & AllophonesR 2/17: Quiz 7F 2/18: Quiz 8; Discussion 3LF 2.3.1-2.3.6LF 3.2.1-3.2.4T 2/22Syllable StructureTEST 2R 2/24: Quiz 9F 2/25: Test 2LF 2.1.3---Syntax: The Structure of Phrases & SentencesM 2/28Syntactic PropertiesSyntactic Categories R 3/03: Quiz 10F 3/04: Quiz 11; Discussion 4LF 5.2LF 5.4M 3/07Syntactic ConstituencyStructurally Ambiguous SentencesR 3/10: Quiz 12F 3/11: Quiz 13; Discussion 5LF 5.3, 5.5.1, 5.5.2LF 5.5.3M 3/14 TEST 3 F 3/18: Test 3 ---Spring BreakLanguage Context, Variation, & ChangeM 3/28Semantics & PragmaticsLanguage Variation (PT 1)R 3/31: Quiz 14F 4/01: Quiz 15; Assignment 1LF 6.3; Ch. 7LF 10.1,10.2M 4/04 Language Variation (PT2)Language Contact and EndangermentR 4/07: Quiz 16F 4/08: Quiz 17; Assignment 2LF 10.4-10.5LF Ch.12M 4/11Language & Culture (PT 1)Language & Culture (PT 2)R 4/14: Quiz 18F 4/15: Quiz 19; Assignment 3LF 11.1.3, 11.4LF 11.1.4-11.2M 4/18Language Change (PT 1)Language Change (PT 2)R 4/21: Quiz 20F 4/22: Quiz 21; Assignment 4LF 13.1, 13.2, 13.3.3LF 13.5, 13.6Language Acquisition, the Brain, & PsycholinguisticsM 4/25Language AcquisitionNeurolinguistics and PsycholinguisticsR 4/28 Quiz 22F 4/29: Quiz 23; Assignment 5LF Ch. 8LF Ch. 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.4M 5/02 Conclusion: What is Language? F 5/06: Quiz 24; Assignment 6 LF 1.4T 5/10 FINAL EXAM T 5/10: FINAL EXAM ---* Subject to change. See the Moodle course website for the most up-to-date information.** LF = Language Files, 12th Edition (See II., above).`LING 270 Syllabus, page 5

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