As one of the requirements for this course you need to read and critique
two of the articles from the list below or any other articles or book chapters
you find interesting. Your critique should include the evaluation of the
reliability of the article you selected, and it should consist of 1) a
good summary that describes the research questions, the methodology employed
and the findings of the research, 2) your reflections and critique of the
article and, 3) how the information you obtained is relevant to your own
research and/or interest. In other words what have you learned from the
review of literature? Is it informative in terms of understanding of the
issue under question or/and in terms of designing your own research methodology?
Does the review of literature help you identify a direction in which your
research can advance the understanding of the issue under exploration?
| Morphology | Phonetics | Phonology | Syntax | Semantics |
| Pragmatics | L1 Acquisition | L2 Acquisition | Sociolinguistics | Neurolinguistics |
| Lang. Variation |
Morphology
1. Article
on the distinction between lexemes and phonemes
But
there ARE no such things as words! 1996-2000 < http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/words.html>
2. Article
describing seven major paradoxes of morphology
Bender, Bryan W. Morphological Paradoxes. University of Hawaii.
Fall 1994.
<http://www2.hawaii.edu/~bender/paradox.html>
3. The
Separation Hypothesis of Lexeme-Morpheme Base Morphology
Beard, Robert. Lexeme-Morpheme Base Morphology. Bucknell
University.
<http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/>
4. Article
on back-formation of words
It's
a word, duh! <http://www.think-ink.net/doh/word.htm>
Phonetics
1. Explains
the relationship of formants to vowels
Carmell, Tim. Spectrogram Reading-What are Formants? 29 March,
1997.
<http://cslu.cse.ogi.edu/tutordemos/SpectrogramReading/ipa/formants.html>
2. Has
links to many phonetics-related sites
Speech
on the Web. <http://fonsg3.let.uva.nl/Other_pages.html>
3. Journal
of Phonetics
Journal of Phonetics. <http://www.academicpress.com/phonetics>
Syntax
1. Article
on syntax in the brain
Skoyles, John R. Is brain syntax the origin and organ of linguistic
syntax? 1999.
<http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000224/>
2. Article
on grammar, including morphology and syntax
Chung, Sandy and Pullum, Geoff. Grammar. University
of California, Santa Cruz.
<http://www.lsadc.org/web2/grammar.html>
3. Article
on basics of syntax
Ziegler, Austin. Linguistics Theory, Foundations, and Modern Development.
1995-1996.
<http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1470/chap-2-4-2.html.>
Semantics
1. Article
on the distinction between Semantics and Pragmatics
Bach, Kent. The Semantics-Pragmatics Distinction: What It Is and
Why It Matters.
San Francisco State University. <http://online.sfsu.edu/~kbach/semprag.html>
2. Article
on semantics as it relates to computer language, but not too technical
Pulman, Steven G. Semantics. Cambridge, UK. <http://cslu.cse.ogi.edu/HLTsurvey/ch3node7.html>
3. The
online Oxford Journal of Semantics...you have to register to get articles
Journal of Semantics. Oxford, UK. <http://www3.oup.co.uk/semant/contents/>
4. Article
on formal semantics, structuralism, and De Saussure. In depth but comprehensible.
Jaroslav, Peregrin. Structural Linguistics and Formal Semantics.
<http://www.cuni.cz/%7Eperegrin/HTMLTxt/sl&fs.htm>
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Pragmatics
1. Interview
on Pragmatics with Noam Chomsky
Stemmer, Birgitte. An Online Interview with Noam Chomsky:
On the nature of pragmatics and related
issues. July 1999. <http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000126/00/chomsweb_399.html>
2. Article
about the integration of gestures with speech
McNeill, David. Models of Speaking (To Their Amazement) Meet Speech-Synchronized
Gestures.
1998. <http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000665/00/McNeill_Catchments.html>
3. Article
on how we infer a speaker's intention from his or her utterances
Sperber, Dan and Wilson, Deirdre. Pragmatics, Modularity, and
Mind-Reading.
<http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00002032/00/pragmatics-modularity-and-mindreading.htm>
4. Article
on pragmatics in semantics
Pateman, Trevor. Pragmatics in Semiotics: Bakhtin/Volosinov.
1989.
<http://www.selectedworks.co.uk/pragmatics.html>
5. Article
on discourse analysis, including pragmatics
Slembrouck, S. What Is Meant By Discourse Analysis?
February 2002. <http://bank.rug.ac.be/da/da.htm>
6. Article
on the theory of conventional implicature
Bach, Kent. The Myth of Conventional Implicature. <http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Ekbach/Myth.htm>
1. Summary
of the areas studied in first language acquisition with bibliography of
suggested reading
First Language Acquisition. <http://www.hltcentral.org/page-828.0.shtml>
2. A
summary of Vygotsky's theory of language acquisition
Schutz, Ricardo. Vygotsky and Language Acquisition.
March, 2002. <http://www.sk.com.br/sk-vygot.html>
3. Article
on the critical period hypothesis
Introduction. <http://library.thinkquest.org/T0210829/Kristy.html>
4. Article
describing computer models of first language learning as compression
Language Learning as Compression. 18 June 2002. <http://www.CognitionResearch.org.uk/lang_learn.html>
5. Comparison
of first and second language learning
Cook, Vivian. First and Second Language Acquisition.
11 May 2001.
<http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~vcook/L1%20and%20L2.htm>
6. Questions
in first language acquisition
Pinker, Steven. Language Acquisition. <http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Papers/Py104/pinker.langacq.html>
Second Language Acquisition
1. Journal
of Second Language Acquisition--some articles are free, others you must
pay to read
Studies of Second Language Acquisition. ed. Valdman,
Peter.
<http://titles.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=sla>
2. Article
talking about the brain and second language learning
Genesee, Fred. Brain Research: Implications for Second Language
Learning. December 2000.
<http://www.cal.org/ericcll/digest/0012brain.html>
3. Article
on a lexical rather than grammatical approach to language learning.
Moudraia, Olga. Lexical Approach to Second Language Teaching.
June 2001.
<http://www.cal.org/ericcll/digest/0102lexical.html>
Written Language
1. A
good introduction to writing systems, with a bibliography for further research
Lo, Lawrence K. AncientScripts.com. last updated 6 October
2002. <http://www.ancientscripts.com/>
2. Lists,
examples, and explanations of the world's writing systems
Ager, Simon. Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems.
1998. <http://www.omniglot.com/>
3. Thesis
on the writing system of Nicaraguan sign language
Gangel-Vasquez, Janice. Literacy in Nicaraguan Sign Language.
Winter 1997.
<http://www.signwriting.org/forums/research/rese003.html>
Sociolinguistics
1. Overview
of trends in studies of gender and language use since the early 1900s
Grey, Clive. Towards an Overview of Work on Gender and Language
Variation. 1996.
<http://www.tfk.elte.hu/hirnok/feminizmus/temak/overview.html>
2. Article
on code-switching in ASL
Language and Community. <http://facstaff.gallaudet.edu/harry.markowicz/asl/community.html>
2. Article
on the theory of translating language variation (dialects) of foreign languages
Pym, Anthony. Translating Linguistic Variation: Parody and
the Creation of Authenticity. 2000.
<http://www.fut.es/~apym/on-line/authenticity.html>
3. Research
paper on code-switching among German-Turkish girls
Kallmeyer, Werner and Keim, Inkem. Linguistic Variation and the
Construction of Social Identity...
<http://www.ids-mannheim.de/prag/sprachvariation/fgvaria/Kallmeyer&Keim_Variation.and.Construction.of.Identity.pdf>
4. Dealing
with linguistic variation
Dealing with Linguistic Variation.
<http://www.cs.kun.nl/~avgerino/Avi_Arampatzis/publications/HTMLized/encyclop/node2.html>
Neurolinguistics
1. Article
on syntax in the brain
Skoyles, John R. Is Brain Syntax the Origin and Organ of Linguistic
Syntax? 1999.
<http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000224/>
2. Article
on language development in children with early-childhood damage to one
hemisphere
Feldman, Heidi M., et al. Sentence Processing in Children with
Early Unilateral Brain Injury. November 2002.
<http://journals.ohiolink.edu/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=0093934x&issue=v83i0002&article=335_spicweubi>
3. Article
on how the brain processes brand names and proper names differently from
each other and from normal nouns
Gontijo, Possedonia, et al. How Brand Names are Special:
Words, Brands, and Hemispheres. September 2002.
<http://journals.ohiolink.edu/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=0093934x&issue=v82i0003&article=327_hbnasbwah>
4. Article
on the left hemisphere's role in sign language comprehension
Hickok, Gregory. Role of the Left Hemisphere in Sign Language
Comprehension. August 2002.
<http://journals.ohiolink.edu/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=0093934x&issue=v82i0002&article=167_rotlhislc>