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| Name: |
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Introduction
to Linguistics |
Code: |
LING1001 |
| Coordinator: |
Mr. J. Guest |
Semester: |
1 |
| Credit: |
6 |
| Assessment: |
50% coursework:, 50%
examination |
| Time: |
Tuesday, 9:30 am - 10:20 am (Venue: RHT)
Thursday, 9:30 am - 10:20 am (Venue: MWT2)
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| Description: |
This course is a prerequisite for all courses taught in the department in the second and third years of study, and a requirement for all students intending to major in General Linguistics. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the ways in which linguists investigate the structure and function of human language. The focus is on various areas of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and writing systems.
Students will learn about the structure of language at different levels of organization: sounds, syllables, words, phrases, and sentences as well as how human language is permanently recorded through writing. The course gives plenty of practice in solving problems, analysing languages, including Chinese and English, and dealing with linguistic data |
| Textbook: |
Yule, G.
The Study of Language. Fourth Edition. Cambridge
University Press. 2010 |
| Reference: |
Fromkin, V., Rodman, R. & Hyams, N.
An Introduction to Language, Ninth Edition. Heinle,
2011. |
| Information: |
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| Lectures: |
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Dates (2012) |
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Topics |
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Sept 18 |
J. Guest |
Course Introduction |
| 1 |
Sept 20, 25, 27, Oct 4, 9 |
O. Lam |
Morphology & Syntax |
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Oct 11 |
J. Guest |
Linguistics Assignment Writing |
| 2 |
Oct 16, 18, 25 |
S. Matthews |
Semantics |
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Oct 30, Nov 1 |
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Reading Week |
| 3 |
Nov 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 |
J. Guest |
Phonetics & Phonology |
| 4 |
Nov 27, 29,
Dec 4 |
J. Guest |
Writing Systems |
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Dec 6 |
J. Guest |
Course Summary |
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Note: the
above schedule is subject to change. Please check this
webpage, the course website and your email regularly for
any changes. |
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| Tutorials: |
5 tutorials will be held during
the semester. During the tutorials,
tutors will answer questions and discuss points of interest
in connection with the textbook and the lectures. Details
about dates and times will be announced separately. |
| Web Page Link: |
http://www.hku.hk/linguist/cou/fir/LING1001/ling1001link.html |
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