2/23         Semantics

(Lecture Ch. 6; Discussion File 6.5 & Practice)

3/2             Semantics + Pragmatics

(Lecture Ch. 6; Discussion File 6.5 & Practice; (Lecture Ch. 7)

3/9              Pragmatics

(Lecture Ch. 7; Discussion File 7.6 & Practice)

3/16          Pragmatics

(Discussion File 7.6 & Practice; Preview Ch. 13: Language change)

Invited talk: Language and the Brain

3/23         Language change 

(Lecture Ch. 13; Discussion File 13.8 & Practice)

3/30         Language change

(Lecture Ch. 13; Discussion File 13.8 & Practice)

4/6            Language change

                (Lecture Ch. 13; Discussion File 13.8 & Practice)

4/13    Quiz + Review

4/20      Mid-term

4/27         Language acquisition

(Lecture Ch. 8; Discussion File 8.6 & Practice)

5/4            Language acquisition

(Lecture Ch. 8; Discussion File 8.6 & Practice; Preview Ch. 9)

5/11         Language acquisition

(Lecture Ch. 8; Discussion File 8.6 & Practice)

5/18                 Language variation

(Lecture Ch. 10; Discussion File 10.6 & Practice)

5/25         Language variation

                (Lecture Ch. 10; Discussion File 10. 6)

6/1         Language and culture

              (Lecture Ch. 11; Discussion)

6/8           Language and computers

              (Overview of Ch. 16 + Introduction of Corpora)

6/15        Group Projects:  Oral Presentation

6/22         Final exam

teaching materials preparation

grading quizzes

Course requirements/Grading standards 課程要求

1. Attend class ON TIME. Three points are taken off your total score for one absence of the class; you do not pass the course if you are absent over three times. Furthermore, class participation through discussion and group work is essential. 


2. Assignments and quizzes are given from time to time, so you are strongly urged to preview and review the reading assignments.


3. Group projects: oral presentations+ written reports (guidelines to be given in class)


4. Mid-term exam & Final exam.

Evaluation Criteria 「明列評量項目與給分標準」     

14. Attendance, Participation, & Class Discussion (15%)


14. Assignments & Quizzes (15%)


14. Final oral and written reports (30%)


14. Exams (Mid-term & Final)  (40%)

14. Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 12th Edition. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.


14. Rickerson, E.M., and Hilton, B. (Eds.) 2012. The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages, Second Edition. Sheffield: Equinox.