ENG 213 OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE

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ENG 213 OVERVIEWINTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF
LANGUAGE

• by Don L. F. Nilsen

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REQUIRED TEXTS

• Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams.
  An Introduction to Language, 8th ed. New York
  Thomson/Heinle, 2007.
• PowerPoints available on Nilsen Web Site
  http//www.public.asu.edu/dnilsen my e-mail is
  don.nilsen_at_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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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