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Linguistics 503
Functions of Language
Syntax
This course will serve as an introduction
to the functions of language, including functions
in syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and discourse.
The course will
use the textbook
Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction,
by Andrew Paul R. Kroeger, available
in the campus bookstore.
There will be exercises for most
of the chapters covered.
The course begins with a brief survey of
corpus methods, and some practice with corpus tools, then introduces
some important concepts in morphology and constituent structure
and applies them to data in various languages.
The textbook for the phonology/phonetics segment of the courwse
is Discovering Speech, Words,
and Mind, by Dani Byrd and Toben H. Mintz. It provides a
strong introduction to phonetics, emphasizing acoustics, with an
excellent array of examples from diverse languages. We will
begin with a phonetic survey, attending to the acoustics,
and take a close look at examples illustrtaing the diversity
of sound systems. We will also look at some of the basic
issues in speech perception. How do we as hearers consistently classify
sounds correctly, given their acoustic variability? Finally,
we will look at some of the discourse functions of language, and
see how some of the syntactic and phonological structures we
have looked at interact with features of the discourse context.
Linguistics 501 or equivalent.
Grading will be based on exercises, a writing assignment, and
take-home midterms and finals.
Tu Th 1230-145 EBA340
Mailing address:
Department of Linguistics and Oriental Languages
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7727
Telephone: (619) 594-0252
Office location: BAM, room 321
Office hours: Tu 2:00-4:00, Th 11:00-12:00
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