10th edition

1. What is language?

2. Morphology: The words of language

3. Syntax: The sentence patterns of language

4. Semantic: The meanings of language

5. Phonetics: The sounds of language

6. Phonology: The sound patterns of language

Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.

7. Language in society

8. Language change: Syllables of time

9. Language acquisition

10. Language processing and the human brain

11. Computer processing of human language

12. Writing: The ABCs of language

Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.

Language Knowledgewords + syntax + meaningCompetence vs. PerformanceFEATURES of a real language

GrammarMANY definitions

Language and Animals

Language and ThoughtFromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.

(Numbers indicate the number of embedded clauses)

0 This is the house

1 This is the house that Jack built.

2 This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

3 This is the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house

that Jack built.

4 This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

5 This is the dog that worried the cat

that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house

that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

6 This is the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

7 This is the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog that worried the cat

that killed the rat that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

8 This is the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat

that killed the rat that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

9 This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn

that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog

that worried the cat that killed the rat

that ate the malt that lay in the house

that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

10 This is the cock that crowed in the morn that waked the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn

that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog that worried the cat

that killed the rat that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

11 This is the farmer sowing the corn that kept the cock that crowed in the morn that waked the priest all shaven and shorn

that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn

that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog

that worried the cat that killed the rat

that ate the malt that lay in the house

that Jack built.

The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

Week 1Students read assigned 10-15 pages of reading

Week 2Teacher lectures on last week’s reading

Week 3Students review/discuss last week’s lecture

September 9 Short overview / lecture about the class Assign Chapter 1, pp. 1-15

September 16 Students review/discuss last week’s lecture Teacher lectures on last Chapter 1, pp. 1- 15 Assign pp. 15-30 for students to read this week

September 23 Students review/discuss last week’s lecture Teacher lectures on Chapter 1, pp. 15-30 Assign next reading