24.900 Class Home

24.900 Introduction to Linguistics

Fall 2010

Instructors: Adam Albright, Norvin W Richards

TAs: Jeremy Hartman, Janis Melvold, Rafael Bezerra Nonato, Yasutada Sudo, Guillaume Thomas, Igor Yanovich

Lecture: TR9.30-11 (32-141)

Office hours:

Adam    T 11-12    (32-D830)
Norvin    T 2-3    (32-D868)
Jeremy    T 2:30-3:30    (32-D880)
Rafael    R 11:30-12:30    (32-D970)
Yasu    M 3-4    (32-D970)
Guillaume    R 11-12   (32-D962)
Igor    R 2-3    (32-D774)

Announcements

Quiz 3 will be handed back in lecture on Tuesday

This is just to announce that we'll hand back Quiz 3 in lecture on Tuesday, and give you a chance to ask questions about it (since today was the last section)

Announced on 03 December 2010 11:28 p.m. by Adam Albright

Paper 5 comments posted

We've posted feedback on Paper 5, in case you are considering revising this one for your final paper revisions (due next Thursday)

Announced on 02 December 2010 9:19 a.m. by Adam Albright

Advice on Final Paper

As you know, your last paper assignment is due next Thursday, December 9. It requires you to revise one of the papers you previously wrote for the class. Your grade will be based on not only the resulting paper, but also the quality of the revisions themselves. (That is, a paper that is barely revised would receive a lower grade than the first time around, because it is missing the revision component.)

We strongly encourage you to meet with one of us to discuss how you could most effectively revise your paper; in particular, you should meet either with your TA, with one of the instructors, or with Janis Melvold, the Writing Advisor for this class (contact her at: melvold@mit.edu).

This meeting will allow you to identify parts of your paper that we regard as particularly needing revision, giving you the best chance of revising it the areas we think will yield the greatest substantive improvement. In the course of the meeting, you should work with the person you meet with to develop a one-sentence summary of the areas you plan to work on in your revision; send this summary to your TA, and we will take it into account as we grade the paper.

Announced on 30 November 2010 11:29 p.m. by Norvin W Richards

Final paper revisions

The assignment for the final paper revisions has been posted (last assignment- due next Thursday). We'll have Paper 5 back to you shortly, but it's a good idea to be thinking which you would like to revise. We especially recommend making an appointment with your TA and/or the Writing Advisor for the class (Janis Melvold) to identify issues to target in your revisions.

Announced on 29 November 2010 9:06 p.m. by Adam Albright

Problem set 5 solution (parts 2-3)

I've posted a solution to Problem Set 5, parts 2-3 (the phonetics parts) for your perusal. If you have any questions about it in advance of tomorrow's quiz, please be sure to ask in lecture! (We'll be sure to leave time for questions)

Announced on 29 November 2010 9:03 p.m. by Adam Albright

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