1. Welcome to Linguistics 1A

2. Linguistics 1A Course organiser:Peter Ackema packema@ling.ed.ac.uk Course secretary:Stephanie Fong s.fong@ed.ac.uk

3. Information at http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/ http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/ (with further links to Linguistics 1 course booklet) (with further links to Linguistics 1 course booklet) WebCT page WebCT page

4. Who is teaching What Introduction:Bob Ladd Introduction:Bob Ladd Phonetics and Phonology: Warren Maguire Phonetics and Phonology: Warren Maguire Morphology and Syntax: Peter Ackema Morphology and Syntax: Peter Ackema Semantics: Dan Wedgwood Semantics: Dan Wedgwood Language & Communication:Simon Kirby et al. Language & Communication:Simon Kirby et al. Structure of a Language:Dan Wedgwood Structure of a Language:Dan Wedgwood

5. Lectures and Tutorials Lectures on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 10 to 10.50 in this room Lectures on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 10 to 10.50 in this room Tutorials on Wednesdays Tutorials on Wednesdays Sign up for a tutorial group THIS WEEK Sign up for a tutorial group THIS WEEK Sign up sheet on WebCT Sign up sheet on WebCT First tutorial on Wednesday next week (30 Sep) First tutorial on Wednesday next week (30 Sep) Be prepared! Be prepared!

6. Reading Lecture notes (on WebCT) Lecture notes (on WebCT) Textbook (parts) Textbook (parts) William O’Grady, Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba (1997), Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. London: Longman. William O’Grady, Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba (1997), Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. London: Longman.

7. Assessment Data analysis problem (50%) Data analysis problem (50%) Exam (50%) Exam (50%)