1. 10 th edition

2. 1. What is language? 2. Morphology: The words of language 3. Syntax: The sentence patterns of language 4. Semantic: The meanings of language 5. Phonetics: The sounds of language 6. Phonology: The sound patterns of language Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.

3. 7. Language in society 8. Language change: Syllables of time 9. Language acquisition 10. Language processing and the human brain 11. Computer processing of human language 12. Writing: The ABCs of language Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.

4.  Language Knowledge words + syntax + meaning Competence vs. Performance FEATURES of a real language  Grammar MANY definitions  Language and Animals  Language and Thought Fromkin et al., 10th edition, 2014.

5. (Numbers indicate the number of embedded clauses) 0 This is the house 1 This is the house that Jack built. 2 This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

6. 3 This is the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. 4 This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

7. 5 This is the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

8. 6 This is the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

9. 7 This is the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

10. 8 This is the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

11. 9 This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

12. 10 This is the cock that crowed in the morn that waked the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

13. 11 This is the farmer sowing the corn that kept the cock that crowed in the morn that waked the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The Real Mother Goose. (1994). New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 69-70.

14. Week 1 Students read assigned 10-15 pages of reading Week 2 Teacher lectures on last week’s reading Week 3 Students review/discuss last week’s lecture

15. September 9  Short overview / lecture about the class  Assign Chapter 1, pp. 1-15 September 16  Students review/discuss last week’s lecture  Teacher lectures on last Chapter 1, pp. 1- 15  Assign pp. 15-30 for students to read this week September 23  Students review/discuss last week’s lecture  Teacher lectures on Chapter 1, pp. 15-30  Assign next reading