英語学演習１

授業テーマ	The mechanics of language divergence and the mechanics of language change.
授業のねらい・到達目標	Human languages change and in so doing one language starts to distance itself from another. This part of the course provides theoretical background and explores how and why languages undergo change in time (historical linguistics) and the ways in which languages are similar or different (comparative linguistics). Languages change over time and geography. Historical and Comparative linguistics is the study of languages that are related in the areas of morphology and syntax. We will look at languages within the Indo-European family of languages.
授業の方法	The aim of the first term is to give students real language examples of how and why languages change. The most important part of the course will be to understand language divergence by solving phonological and morphological problems from real language examples. A test will be given and a research report will occur at the end of the semester. The test will cover both general knowledge of the lectures and linguistic analysis of languages. The paper topic will be discussed in class.

授業計画
1	Guidance and aims of the class. What you should know before you begin.
2	The comparative method in linguistics (Reading)
3	Sound Change and Types of Change
4	Sound Change: Addition and Loss (Reading)
5	Practice and problems in sound change
6	Dialect vs. language: What's the difference (Reading)
7	Internal Reconstruction
8	Internal Reconstruction: examples
9	Practice and problems
10	Dialects of English: North America
11	Dialects of English: Europe
12	Dialects of English: Other
13	Test and/or final paper
14	Library Assignment: Research in Linguistics
15	Discussion of Library Assignment

その他
教科書	『NONE』なし
参考書	There is no text for the course. We will rely on handouts and notetaking in class.
成績評価の方法及び基準	試験(50%)、平常点(25%)、Research Paper or Research Project(25%) We will make extensive use of the Media Lab, Blackboard 9 and the Internet. Students must know how to access Blackboard 9 from their computers.
オフィスアワー	Monday 12:20-2:30, Room 7314
備考	Students with excessive absences or continual tardiness will not receive credit for the class.