LING 1101 - The Wonder of Language: an intro to Linguistics

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2021

Language makes us human. Language allows humans to accumulate knowledge and transmit knowledge from one generation to the next and to communicate from one part of the world to the other. Language enables us to think, to analyse and to reflect. Different languages allow us to view the world in different ways. Language is much more than communication. Linguistics is the study of human language, its nature, its origins and its uses. This course will give students an overview of the field of modern linguistics and basic skills in linguistic analysis. The Wonder of Language develops understandings of the various subsystems of language including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and the lexicon. It also investigates how languages are learned and how they change over time. As language is involved in a large number of human activities, linguistics contributes to many other fields of inquiry, including anthropology, psychology, philosophy, law and the natural sciences.

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Course Details

Course Code	LING 1101
Course	The Wonder of Language: an intro to Linguistics
Coordinating Unit	Linguistics
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	4 x Practicals 15% each,Test 30%, Participation engagement (reflection journal) 10%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann

Course Coordinator and Lecturer: Professor Ghil‘ad ZUCKERMANN, D.Phil. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Napier 918
Tel: 08 8313 5247 (Office); 0423 901 808 (Mobile)
ghilad.zuckermann@adelaide.edu.au (emails read regularly)

Tutor and Assessor: Mr Mario PILLA, B.A. (Hons)
Tel: 0422 888 810
mario.pilla@adelaide.edu.au (emails read regularly)

PASS Leader: Mr Kieran SMITH
kieran.smith@student.adelaide.edu.au (emails read regularly)

Student Consultations:
• Professor Zuckermann: (1) Mondays 1pm (following the lecture; please meet me there or contact me thereafter at 0423 901 808) or (2) by appointment.
• Mr Pilla: By appointment.

Course Librarian: Ms Allison Cox, Barr Smith Library: allison.cox@adelaide.edu.au

Further particulars about the convener of the course can be found in the following websites:

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

LECTURES:

Mondays: 11.10am till 1pm, ONLINE

TUTORIALS:
TBA

There will be no tutorials in Week 1 and Week 12.

Attendance at tutorials is compulsory and will count towards the final mark.

Attendance ONLINE *IN REAL TIME* at lectures is extremely beneficial and highly recommended.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Be able to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to transcribe English phonetically.
2	Understand the relationship between written and spoken language (ie the relationship between sound and spelling)
3	Perform a phonemic analysis to determine the phonemes and allophones of any given language.
4	Perform a morphological analysis to identify the morphemes and allomorphs in any given language.
5	Identify basic constituent structure.
6	Articulate understandings of the nature of language.
7	Understand the difference between the abilities of machines and the brain to process language.
8	Undertake an investigation through primary observation.
9	Write a coherent and logically argued essay drawing on a range of perspectives and source material in answer to a question posed.
10	Confidently approach analysis of a data set drawn from an unknown language.

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This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

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Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	6, 8, 9
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	6, 7, 8, 9

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Course text book:

McGregor, William (2015). Linguistics: an Introduction. Bloomsbury.

Orders have been placed with the Co-op Bookshop.

Recommended Resources

Highly Recommended:

* Burridge, Kate & Tonya N. Stebbins (2016) For the Love of Language: an introduction to linguistics. Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog
Press.
* Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams, Mengistu Amberber, Felicity Cox & Rosalind Thornton (2018) An Introduction to Language. 最新糖心Vlog and New Zealand 9th Edition. Cengage Learning, South Melbourne.
* Yule, G. (2006) The Study of Language (Third Edition). Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press: Cambridge.
* Comrie, B. (1981) Language universals and linguistic typology. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford. [BSL 415 C738l] (2 copies in BSL)
* Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (1980) Metaphors We Live By. 最新糖心Vlog of Chicago Press: Chicago. [BSL 401 L192m] (7 copies in BSL)
* Lightbown, P. (1999) How Languages are Learned. Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press: Oxford. [BSL 401.93 L723h] (3 copies in BSL)
* Beebe, L. M. (ed.) Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Multiple Perspectives. Newbury House Publishers: New York. [BSL 404.2019 B414i] (2 copies in BSL)
* Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2020). Revivalistics: From the Genesis of Israeli to Language Reclamation in 最新糖心Vlog and Beyond. Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press, New York.
* Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003). Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan http://www.zuckermann.org/enrichment.html

Some More Good Books:

·          Parkvall, M. (2006) Limits of Language. Battlebridge Publications: London.
·          Crystal, D. (1997) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language 2nd Edition. Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press: Cambridge. [BSL 403 C957c.2]
·          Burling, R. (1970) Man’s Many Voices. Language in Its Cultural Context. Holt,
Rinehart & Winston, Inc: New York.
·          Crowley, T., Lynch, J., Siegel, J. & Piau, J. (1995) The design of language: an introduction to descriptive linguistics. Longman Paul: Auckland. [BSL 410 C953d]
·          Finegan, E., Besnier, N., Blair, D., & Collins, P. (1992) Language: Its Structure and Use. (最新糖心Vlogn Edition). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: Sydney.

Online Learning

Myuni:

Online Resources:

Linguistics – Research:

Barr Smith Library: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/

Finding Articles (BSL): http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/articles.html

Linguistics & Databases (BSL) : http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/hum/ling/ling_edbs.html

Dictionaries online: Oxford English Dictionary online (free access through BSL website): http://dictionary.oed.com/

World Atlas of Linguistic Structures (WALS):

Academic and other Student Resources:

ITS student support: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/its/student_support/

Academic Learning and Language: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/all/

Student Centre with links to resources: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/current/

International students: http://www.international.adelaide.edu.au/

Learning & Teaching Modes

Lectures supported by problem-solving tutorials developing material covered in lectures.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

2 x 1-hour lecture/workshop (or equivalent) per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour tutorial (or equivalent) per week (No tutorials in Weeks 1 and 5	10 hours per semester
4 hours reading per week	48 hours per semester
4 hours assignment preparation per week	48 hours per semester
2 hours research per week	26 hours per semester
TOTAL WORKLOAD	156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

Fuller details will be given during the semester.

Week -- Date -- Lecture Theme -- Texbook/Homework

Week 1
1 March 2021
‘The Wonder of Language’
Introducing the course and its syllabus.
Introducing the professor and the tutor.
How to conduct research at the library (Helen Attar).
Textbook: Preface

Week 2
8 March 2021 (PUBLIC HOLIDAY - LECTURE TO BE RECORDED)
Language
What is language?
The Four Linguistic Revolutions
Languages Globally.
Linguistic Diversity.
What can one do with linguistics? An example of actual career.
Textbook: Introduction

Week 3
15 March 2021
Meaning
Semantics versus Pragmatics. Sense vs Reference.
Textbook: Chapter 6: Meaning

Week 4
22 March 2021
How words Emerge
Lexicology; Metaphor versus Metonymy.
Textbook: Chapter 4 'Lexicon'

Week 5
29 March 2021
The Structure of Words: Morphology; Morphemes versus Allomorphs; Parts of Speech.
Textbook: Chapter 3 'Structure of Words: Morphology'

Week 6
5 April 2021 (PUBLIC HOLIDAY - LECTURE TO BE RECORDED)
Word Origins
Etymology vs Etymythology, e.g. Phono-Semantic Matching.
Textbook: revision

MID-SEMESTER BREAK

Week 7
26 April 2021
Sounds: Phonetics and Phonology
International Phonetic Alphabet.
Phonemes versus Allophones.
Textbook: Chapter 2 'Sounds of a Language: Phonetics and Phonology'

Week 8
3 May 2021
Shift Happens
Language Change; Historical Linguistics; Comparative Method, Syntax.
Texbook: Chapter 15 'Language Change'; Chapter 5 'Structure of Sentences'

Week 9
10 May 2021
Language and the Brain
Texbook: Chapter 9 'Psycholinguistics’

Week 10
17 May 2021
Language Loss and Revival
Revivalistics.
Homework: revision

Week 11
24 May 2021
Unique Languages: AusLan, Klingon Revision
Homework: Revision
Homework: Watch Star Trek

Week 12
31 May 2021
Conclusions and Implications
Final Quiz

Small Group Discovery Experience

Tutorials in weeks 3-8 in particular will focus on problems and practical application of linguistic analytical techniques. Some of these problems will be done in pairs or small groups (eg phonetic transcription).

The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Semantics Prac (#1)	Formative	15%	5, 8
Lexicology & Morphology Prac (#2)	Formative	15%	3, 4, 5
Phonetics & Phonology Prac (#3)	Formative	10%	1, 8
Language Change & Syntax Prac (#4)	Formative	15%	3, 5, 7, 8
Reflective Journal and Positive Contribution	Formative	15%	1, 5, 6, 7, 8
Final Quiz	Summative	30%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Assessment Related Requirements

·          Attendance at lectures is an essential component of the course. Some lectures will include
short exercises for completion during the lecture. These will be self-corrected.

·          Attendance at tutorials is compulsory and will count towards the final mark.

·          All assessment components must be completed to qualify for a final result.

Assessment Detail

Linguistic Practicals

These will be distributed in the tutorials.

Practical #1 – Semantics
Practical #2 – Lexicology & Morphology
Practical #3 – Phonetics & Phonology
Practical #4 – Language Change & Syntax
Final Quiz - Online

The final quiz will cover the content of the lectures and a number of set chapters of the textbook. The quiz will take place online at the end of the course.

Reflective Journal

Students will maintain a journal with entries each week that reflect on observations of language and linguistics as related to the content of this course. For example, in week 7 the journal might reflect on phonetic features of the students’ own speech that differ from the phonetic transcription that is provided in a dictionary. Students will have an opportunity to share their observations in the first 5 or 10 minutes of the tutorial that week.

Journals will be submitted online at the end of Week 5 and, again, at the end of Week 12. They will be read by the tutor and will contribute towards the final mark. Maintenance of the journal is not meant to be an onerous task. It does not matter if for one or other week there is nothing to report, but we do want to see that you have applied what you have learnt in this course to the world around you and that you are observing language. Entries are required for a minimum of 8 of the 12 weeks. Entries should consist of the observation(s) itself plus reflection or linguistic explanation to account for the observation.

SUBMISSION

1. All assignments should be submitted by midday (12 noon) on the due date.
2. Practical assignments 1, 2, 3 and 4 are to be submitted via MyUni/Canvas.
3. Ensure that your Tutor’s Name, Tutorial Group, Course Title and Assignment Title & Topic appear on the cover sheet.
4. All assignments must be in grammatical English.
5. Practicals may be hand-written legibly. Typed assignments must be double-spaced with a minimum 10 font.
6. Always keep a copy of your work. (Just occasionally things do go astray)
7. Extensions (normally up to one week) must be submitted through the Faculty of Arts office and this MUST be organised prior to the
due date. Go to https://arts.adelaide.edu.au/humanities/current/forms/ fill out, and submit the form.
8. Assignments submitted late require a doctor’s certificate, counsellor’s certificate or similar proof/documentation.
9. Penalty with no extension is 2% per day up to 7 days.
10. Assignments submitted without an approved extension will not be accepted more than 7 days after the due date.

Submission

1. All assignments to be submitted by midday on the due date.

2. Assignment #1 (Phonetic transcription) will be collected during class.

3. Practical assignments 2, 3, 4 and 5 are to be submitted via MyUni/Canvas.

4. Ensure that your Tutor’s Name, Tutorial Group, Course Title and Assignment Title & Topic appear on the cover sheet.

5. All assignments must be in grammatical English.

6. Practicals may be hand-written legibly. Typed assignments must be double-spaced with a minimum 10 font.

7. Always keep a copy of your work. (Just occasionally things do go astray)

8. Assignments submitted late require a doctor’s certificate, counsellor’s certificate or similar proof/documentation.

9. Extensions (normally up to one week) may be negotiated through the Course Coordinator, but this MUST be organised prior to the due date.

10. Penalty with no extension is 2% per day up to 7 working days.

11. Assignments submitted without an approved extension will not be accepted more than 7 days after the due date.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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