24.900 Introduction to Linguistics
Fall 2014
Instructors: Adam Albright, Atissa Banuazizi, Nora A. L Jackson, Janis Melvold
TAs: Adam Albright, Kenyon Garrett Branan, Sudheer Kolachina, Lilla Magyar, Paul Pierre Marty, Michelle Yuan, Olivia M Murton
Lecture: MW1-2.30 (4-270)
Information:
This course will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the semester, we will be examining a number of ways in which human language is a complex but law-governed mental system.
During the first two-thirds of the semester, we will examine various aspects of linguistic structure: the structure of words (morphology), the organization of sounds (phonetics, phonology), word order (syntax), and the meaning of sentences (semantics). You will use what you learn to investigate the structure of a language that is unfamiliar to you. We will then look at how linguistic structure influences and is affected by language transmission: how is language acquired? how do languages change over time? how do new dialects and languages arise?
Announcements
Reminder: Optional review session tonight, Final exam tomorrow
Just a quick reminder that the second optional review session is tonight (Tues) from 7-9pm in 32-124.And, a reminder that the final exam is tomorrow (Wed)
1:30-4:30pm in duPont Gym!
--Adam
Announced on 16 December 2014 6:26 p.m. by Adam Albright
Office hours 12/16
I am shifting my office hours to Tuesday 3:30-5:00 pm since there are already two other sessions at the same time on Monday. The location is 32D-861.All the best
Sudheer
Announced on 15 December 2014 3:50 a.m. by Sudheer Kolachina
Review sessions and office hours
Here is the information about the rooms for the optional review sessions, along with all of our office hours for the upcoming week before the final on Wednesday (12/17, 1:30-4:30 duPont Gym).Please note that the first review session is TODAY!
Review session 1: Thurs 12/11 2-4pm, 36-156
Review session 2: Tues 12/16 7-9pm, 32-124
Office hrs:
Paul: Friday 2:00-3PM
Sudheer: Monday 3:30-5PM
Lilla: Monday 3:30-5PM
Kenyon: Monday 4:30-5:30PM
Michelle: Tues 12:00-2PM
Adam Wednesday 10:00AM-12PM
Announced on 11 December 2014 6:23 a.m. by Adam Albright
Optional review sessions
Hi all,Thanks for your responses-- the general preference was for optional review sessions to be either soon or close to the day of the final, so we'll plan on having the following two sessions: one TOMORROW (pending room availability), and one the night before the final:
Review session 1: Thurs 12/11 2-4pm (pending room
availability)
Review session 2: Tues 12/16 7-9pm
We will also have office hours between now and the final,
possibly extended or spread out a bit so that if you can't make
one of the review sessions, or have questions in between, we will
be available. Those will be posted in a separate announcement, once
I've confirmed the details.
--Adam
Announced on 10 December 2014 8:50 a.m. by Adam Albright
Review session, and subject evaluations
Hi all,Here is a link to the subject evaluations, and also to a poll about times for review sessions before the final. Please take a moment to click on both of them to fill them out!
1) Subject evaluations: please do take a moment to fill this
out! I'll wrap things up early on Wed, so that you can spend
the time filling it out! (You could either bring an electronic
device and do it then, or you could do it before then when you have
a moment, and leave early on Wed)
http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation
2) Here's a poll about possible times for review sessions.
Please fill it out, to maximize chances that they'll be
scheduled at a time when you can attend!
http://goo.gl/forms/eCqpOaeQ92
Best,
--Adam
Announced on 08 December 2014 8:52 p.m. by Adam Albright
