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ENG 213 OVERVIEWINTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF

LANGUAGE

by Don L. F. Nilsen

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ENG 213 Cards

• Your name (first name first)

• ENG 213

• Current Semester and Year

• Local address & zip

• Permanent address & zip

• Non-ASU e-mail

• Languages you’ve studied

• 1st six years of life: state or country

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REQUIRED TEXTS

• Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams. An Introduction to Language, 8th or 9TH edition. New York: Thomson/Heinle, 2007/2011.

• PowerPoints: Available from your TAs on Blackboard and on Nilsen Web Site: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dnilsen ; my e-mail is don.nilsen@asu.edu

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GRADES

• GRADE # 1: Midsemester Exam, covering Fromkin, Rodman and Hyams, Chaps 1-6, plus ENG 213 POWERPOINT and discussions

• GRADE # 2: Final Exam, covering Fromkin, Rodman, and Hyams, Chaps 7-12, plus Metaphor Presentations and discussions

• FINAL GRADES: PLUS AND MINUS FINAL GRADES WILL BE GIVEN.

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Optional Extra-Credit Research Paper

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Possible Research Paper Topics

Bilingual Humor

African Humor

Asian Humor

Celtic Humor

French Humor

Indian Humor

Irish Humor

Jewish Humor

Polish Humor

Spanish Humor

Language Play

Intertextual Humor

Ethnic Humor

Humor & Anthropology

Humor & Computers

Humor & Education

Humor & Linguistics

Humor & Literature

Humor & Philosophy

Humor & Pop Culture

Humor & Psychology

Humor & Religion

Humor & Rhetoric

Humor & Sociology

Humor & Translation

Visual Humor

Caricature

Double Entendre

Humor

Irony

Jokes

Language Play

Metaphor

Paradox

Parody

Practical Jokes

Puns

Satire

Sarcasm

Wit

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FIRST WEEK

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Overview of ENG 213"

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 1: "What is Language?"

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SECOND WEEK

• Work exercises in Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 1

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 1: What is Language?"

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THIRD WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 2: "Brain and Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 2: The Brain and Language"

• Work exercises in Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 2

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FOURTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 3: "Morphology: The Words of Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 3: Morphology: The Words of Language"

• Work exercises in Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 3

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FIFTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 4: "Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 4: Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language”

• Work exercises in Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 4

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SIXTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 5: "The Meanings of Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 5: Semantics: The Meanings of Language”

• Work exercises in Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 5

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SEVENTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 6: "Phonetics: The Sounds of Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: “Chapter 6: Phonetics: The Sounds of Language”

• Review for Midsemester Examination• Work exercises for Chapter 6: they must be turned in

before you begin the exam on Friday.• Midsemester Examination: Covering Fromkin,

Rodman & Hyams Chapters 1-6, ENG 213 POWERPOINT, and Discussions

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EIGHTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 7: "Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 7: Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language"

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NINTH WEEK

• Work exercises from Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 7

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TENTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 8: "Language Acquisition"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 8: Language Acquisition”

• Work exercises from Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 8

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ELEVENTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 9: "Language Processing: Humans and Computers"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: "Chapter 9: Language Processing: Humans and Computers"

• Work exercises from Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 9

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TWELFTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 10: "Pragmatics: Language in Society"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: Chapter 10: Pragmatics: Language in Society”

• Work exercises from Fromkin and Rodman for Chapter 10

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THIRTEENTH WEEK

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: Chapter 11: Language Change: The Syllables of Time”

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 11: "Language Change: The Syllables of Time"

• Work exercises from Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams for Chapter 11

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!FOURTEENTH WEEK

• Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, Chapter 12: "Writing: The ABCs of Language"

• ENG 213 POWERPOINT: Chapter 12: Writing: The ABCs of Language”

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!!FIFTEENTH WEEK

• Review for Final Examination

• READING DAY: NO CLASSES

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!!!SIXTEENTH WEEK

Final Examination, Covering Fromkin, Rodman and Hyams, Chapters 7-12, and Handouts and Discussions