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LINGUIST 1AA3

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS: WORDS, SENTENCES AND MEANING

Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · Words, Sentences And Meaning · C01, C02

Readings

  • Oer: Essentials Of Linguistics
    Anderson · Required
Spring/Summer 2026 · Words, Sentences And Meaning · C01

Readings

  • Materials Available Through Library Ereserves
    Ereserves · Required
Spring/Summer 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Orientation to the Course and a tiny bit of Linguistics
  • Human Language & Language Science (Chapter 1)
  • Chapter 2: Language, Power, and Privilege 2.1 Language and Identity 2.2 Language and Offense 2.3 Derogation, toxicity, and power imbalances 2.5 Pronouns, Language Change, and the Grammar Police
  • Chapter 5: Morphology 5.1 What is morphology? 5.2 Roots, bases, and affixes 5.3 Morphology beyond affixes 5.4 Allomorphy
  • The Insides of Words 5.5 Lexical categories 5.6 Derivational morphology 5.7 Inflection 5.8 Compounding 5.9 Structural ambiguity in morphology
  • Guest Lecturer: Dr. Phoebe Gaston Questions and Embedded Clauses 6.6 Clausal embedding 6.7 Main clause Yes-No questions 6.8 Main clause content questions 6.9 Embedded content questions and relative clauses
  • As needed

Readings

  • Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition
    Catherine Anderson; Bronwyn Bjorkman; Derek Denis; Julianne Doner; Margaret Grant; Nathan Sanders; and Ai Taniguchi · 2022 · 2nd · Required
    eCampusOntario · ISBN 978-1-927565-50-6
  • Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition ISBN: 978-1-927565-50-6 Authors: Catherine Anderson; Bronwyn Bjorkman; Derek Denis; Julianne Doner; Margaret Grant; Nathan Sanders; and Ai Taniguchi Publisher: eCampusOntario Publication Date: 2022 Edition: 2nd http://essentialsoflinguistics.ca
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