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Linguistics 124: Discourse Analysis

Susanna Cumming, Winter 2001

Announcements

Feb. 14: Site updating has been completed -- and since I now have access to the site from two locations it should be easier to keep current in the future.

Feb. 12: Since class was cancelled on Friday, Feb. 9, the homework which would have been handed out then will be combined with the next homework. The combined homeworks will be due Friday Feb. 23.

Reading Packet is available at AS Notes (UCen). Read Ochs for week of Jan. 17. Click here to download reading packet bibliography.

Correction to Syllabus: replace "Schiffrin" reading with "Levinson" (week of Feb. 5).

Office hours: South Hall 3523, Monday 3:30-4:30, Thursday 2:30-3:30 (& by appointment).

Course Materials

Click links to view slides (.html format) and get handouts (.doc format). Please email me if something is missing or inaccessible.

Topic Monday Wednesday Friday
Introduction

Jan. 8

Slides

Syllabus

Jan. 10

 

(no new materials)

Narrative Structure

(Jan. 15)

 

Jan. 19

Homework Assignment: Narrative

(due Jan. 26)

Referent Tracking
Preferred Argument Structure

Jan. 29

(no handout)

Jan. 31

Handout: PAS

Feb. 2

Homework Assignment: PAS

(Due Feb. 9)

Structure of Conversation

Feb. 7

(no handout)

Feb. 9

(class cancelled)

 

Discourse Markers
Feb. 16
Evidentiality
(Feb. 19)
Feb. 21
Feb. 23
Structure of Internet Discourse
Feb. 26
Feb. 28
Mar. 2
Lexicon and Orthography
Mar. 5
Mar. 7
Mar. 9
Social Space and Cyberspace
Mar. 12
Mar. 14
Mar. 16