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Sounds |
In this class, we discussed the speech production process, consonants, and vowel sounds. We also practiced phonetic transcription using the IPA symbols. |
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Phonology |
For this week, we examined the sound system of English. Concepts discussed include phoneme and allophone. We analyzed English allophones. |
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Morphology |
This class discussed phonological processes, and looked at some phonological changes in English, including elision, insertion, and weakening. We also got started on Morphology. The concept of morpheme was introduced. |
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Morphology 2 |
This class continues with morphology. We examined the differences between morpheme and allophone. We also discuss morphological processes, such as blending, acronym, affixation, and the like. |
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Syntax 1 |
In this class we studied word categories and how to identify parts of speech, using both morphological and distributional criteria. |
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Syntax 2, Review |
In this class, we started our discussion on phrases, and we did an extensive review for the midterm examination. |
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Syntax 3 |
Here we discussed the syntax of simple sentences in English, and we practiced syntactic analysis of simple sentences. |
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Syntax 4 |
This lecture introduces the structure of complex sentences in English, namely, embedded sentences and coordinated sentences. |
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Syntax 5 |
This lecture discusses the issue of ambiguity, which refers to the possibility of a sentence to have two or more readings. Also, the topic of transformation, question, is covered. |
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Pragmatics and Meaning (1) |
This lecture moves on to the domain of meaning. Here we discussed Entailment, Presupposition, and Deixis. |
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Pragmatics and Meaning (2), History of English (1) |
In this lecture, Grice’s cooperative principle and conversational maxims are discussed. Also, we get started on Historical Linguistics, discussing such concepts as family tree, Indo-European, and comparative linguistics. |
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History of English (2), Review |
In this lecture, we finished the history of English, discussing such issues as the Great Vowel Shift, and noun cases. We also did a review for the final exam. |
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Phonetics |
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Phonology (1) |
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Morphology (1) |
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Morphology (2) |
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Syntax (1) |
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Syntax (2), Midterm Review |
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Syntax (3) |
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Syntax (4), Syntax (5) |
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Pragmatics and Meaning (1) |
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Pragmatics and Meaning (2), History of English (1) |
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History of English (2), Review |
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