Texts

• Fromkin, Victoria and Robert Rodman. An Introduction to Language: Fifth Edition
• Webster's New World Dictionary [Any hardback unabridged edition]
• Course Handouts (available in hard-copy and on-line)

Language and Grammars of Language

Phonology: The English Sound System

• Phonetic Transcription vs. Spelling Conventions
• Mechanisms of Sound Change

Morphology: The Structure of English Words

• The Lexicon: Sources and Shapes of Words
• Changes in the Lexicon: Mechanisms of Word Formation

Semantics: The Structure of Meaning

• Semantic Features: Elements of Meaning
• Semantic Change: Mechanisms of Meaning Change

Syntax: The Structures of Structures

• The Traditional Approach
• The Transformational Approach

English in Its Social Setting

• Child Language Acquisition
• Varieties of English
  • Regional
  • Social
  • Ethnic
• English and Public Policy
  • "Standard" English
  • Bilingual Education

Deeper Structures: Language and the Brain

• Psycholinguistics
• Neurolinguistics