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Join our Linguistics 1A course led by top educators covering phonetics, syntax, semantics, and more. Learn the structure of language through lectures and tutorials. Access materials on WebCT and sign up for tutorial groups. Evaluation includes data analysis and exams.
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Linguistics 1A Course organiser: Peter Ackema packema@ling.ed.ac.uk Course secretary: Stephanie Fong s.fong@ed.ac.uk
Informationat • http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/ (with further links to Linguistics 1 course booklet) • WebCT page
Who is teaching What • Introduction: Bob Ladd • Phonetics and Phonology: Warren Maguire • Morphology and Syntax: Peter Ackema • Semantics: Dan Wedgwood • Language & Communication: Simon Kirby et al. • Structure of a Language: Dan Wedgwood
Lectures and Tutorials • Lectures on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 10 to 10.50 in this room • Tutorials on Wednesdays Sign up for a tutorial group THIS WEEK Sign up sheet on WebCT First tutorial on Wednesday next week (30 Sep) Be prepared!
Reading • Lecture notes (on WebCT) • Textbook (parts) William O’Grady, Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba (1997), Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. London: Longman.
Assessment • Data analysis problem (50%) • Exam (50%)