ASIAN 401 - Introduction to Asian Linguistics

Spring 2007


Week 1

Tuesday (March 27): Asian languages exercise 1
Wednesday (March 28):Asian languages exercise 2 | Map homework assignment
Thursday (March 29): Vocal tract exercise
Friday (March 30): Consonants handout

Week 2

Tuesday (April 3): Vowels handout (labeled April 2) | IPA handout | IPA chart
Wednesday (April 4): NA phonetic symbols | full IPA chart | ALW cover and pages 1-2 (for HW #1)

Week 3

Monday (April 9): Phoneme handout
Tuesday (April 10): ALW pages 3-16 (for HW #2)| Phonological rules handout

Week 4

Monday (April 16): Revised HW #1 (due Friday) | Gotcha!s for phonetic transcription
Tuesday (April 17): Morpheme handout
Wednesday (April 18): Derivation handout
Friday (April 20): Inflection handout (labeled April 19)

Week 5

Monday (April 23): Morpheme Size & Compounding handout (labeled April 20)
Tuesday (April 24): ALW pages 17-28 (for HW #3)| Morphological analysis handout
Wednesday (April 25): Midterm review handout

Week 6

Tuesday (May 1): Syntax handout
Wednesday (May 2): ALW pages 31-32
Thursday (May 3): ALW pages 33-34 (for HW #4)

Week 7

Monday (May 7): Semantics handout (causatives) | Semantics exercise (metaphor)
Tuesday (May 8): HW#4.5 (due Monday May 14)
Wednesday (May 9): Sound change handout (labeled May 8)

Week 8

Monday (May 14): Comparative method handout
Tuesday (May 15): Comparative method exercise
Wednesday (May 16): Internal reconstruction exercise | revised course schedule | ALW pages 37-40
Thursday (May 17): Homework #5 (due Tuesday May 22)
Friday (May 18): Language classification handout

Week 9

Monday (May 21): Asian language families handout
Tuesday (May 22): Language situations: currency (1.6 MB)
Thursday (May 24): Homework #6 (due Tuesday May 29)

Week 10

Wednesday (May 30): Final review handout

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