SYLLABUS
ANL251FXA
Fall Semester 2004
Instructor: Siri G. Tuttle
474-5708
Texts: Fromkin & Rodman An Introduction to Language, 7th edition; James Kari’s 1990 Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary; readings to be provided.
Readings for Athabascan languages other than Ahtna to be arranged between student and instructor.
Meeting times: TBA
5 quizzes; lowest grade will be dropped. 25% of grade
1 final exam: 25% of grade
4 assignments: 50% of grade
One meeting per week via teleconference, time flexible and to be established. No late starts, students must commit to finishing this class within the semester.
This class serves as an introduction to the structure of Alaskan Athabascan languages. The approach taken is to start with a basic text in linguistics, Fromkin and Rodman’s Introduction to Language, but to develop the discussion using examples from Alaskan Athabascan languages. Students will be exposed to conventional linguistic concepts and terminology, and will learn how these relate to the structure of Alaskan Athabascan languages. To facilitate structural discussion, we will focus on the Ahtna language. Students who wish to examine structures in a different Athabascan language that they know, or in a language they are currently studying, may do the assignments using examples from the language of their choice.
Preliminary Calendar for Introduction to Athabascan Linguistics
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Week |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignment due |
Test |
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8/31-9/3 |
Nature of Language |
FR Chapter 1; Kari introduction |
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9/6-9/10 |
Phonetics |
FR Chapter 5; basic articulatory phonetics; IPA intro |
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9/13-9/17 |
Phonetics |
FR Chapter 5; basic articulatory phonetics; IPA intro |
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9/20-9/24 |
Phonetics |
FR Chapter 5; basic articulatory phonetics; IPA intro |
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*Basic IPA recognition quiz 1 |
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9/27-10/1 |
Writing systems |
FR Chapter 9; Kari introduction, consonant/vowel inventories |
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*Vocabulary and symbol/description recognition quiz 2 |
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10/4-10/8 |
Writing systems |
FR Chapter 9; Kari introduction, consonant/vowel inventories |
1. IPA/Athabaskan comparison chart |
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10/11-10/15 |
Morphology |
FR Chapter 2 |
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10/18-10/22 |
Morphology |
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*Basic vocab quiz on morphology 3 |
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10/25-10/29 |
Morphology |
FR Chapter 2; reader (Hoijer 1971) |
2. Athabascan /Other comparison; morphological typology |
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11/1-11/5 |
Phonology |
FR Chapter 6 |
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11/8-11/12 |
Phonology |
FR Chapter 6 |
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*Basic phonology terms quiz 4 |
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11/15-11/19 |
Phonology |
Kari appendices |
3. Athabascan/other comparison; phonological rule types |
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11/22-11/24 |
Syntax |
FR Chapter 3 |
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*basic syntax terms quiz 5 |
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11/29-12/3 |
Syntax |
Kari dictionary and reading TBA |
4. Athabascan/other comparison for syntactic structure |
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12/6-12/10 |
Review |
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12/____ |
Final exam |
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