COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT AT MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
Linguistics 1100/2100: Introduction to Linguisticsis a general introduction to linguistic concepts which are important for understanding the nature of language and its function for communication. Topics include: languages as structured systems; the systematicity of language change; the classification of languages into families and their geographical distribution; language, the brain, and language disorders; the acquisition of language; and human vs animal communication.
Linguistics 1103/2103: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis: Syntax
is an introduction to the study of grammatical patterns in the structure of phrases and sentences. This course provides students with the tools to analyze phrase structure and syntactic constituency in English and other languages. Theoretical topics covered include case theory and agreement, principles of thematic role assignment, and different types of syntactic movement.
Linguistics 1104/2104: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis: Phonology
is an introduction to the study of sound patterns in human languages. Basic empirical and theoretical issues in phonology are demonstrated through the analysis of data selected from English and other languages. Theoretical concepts surveyed include phonological features and contrasts, and syllable structure. These are examined through the study of allophony, allomorphy, and processes such as assimilation and neutralization.
Linguistics 2020: Structure of Inuttitut I
For native speakers of Inuttut only: an introduction to the phonology and grammar of their language.
Linguistics 2022: Issues in Oral Inuttitut
reviews issues of oral Inuttitut. Topics included will be the primary role of oral language in communication, language acquisition and language maintenance. The nature and significance of dialect differences will also be discussed. Different types of oral language will be examined, e.g. stories, newscasts, conversation. Students will study how oral language is used within modern Labrador society and whether language attitudes are reflected in this use. Students will also consider how best to teach oral Inuttitut and different ways to test for oral proficiency. This course is intended for fluent speakers of Inuttitut who are planning to complete the Diploma in Native and Northern Education (TEPL).
Linguistics 2023: Reading & Writing in Inuttitut
This course reviews issues of written Inuttut. Topics covered will be the role of literacy in modern Labrador, the history of writing in Inuktitut, and the Labrador Inuit Standardized Spelling System. Dialect differences and written texts will also be discussed. Students will practice writing their language (Inuttut), and will investigate the topic of how children learn to read and write. Different types of written materials will be examined from the point of view of language style, etc. This course is intended for students who are fluent in Inuttut.
Linguistics 2025: Introduction to Inuttitut I
introduces students to Inuttitut. Students will develop a working knowledge of basic vocabulary and grammar, as well as a number of linguistic concepts that will enable them to consult a wide range of reference books. A strong emphasis will be placed on oral skills. This course is intended for students who want to learn an Aboriginal language spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Linguistics 2026: Introduction to Inuttitut II
is a continuation of Linguistics 2025. Students will learn further vocabulary and grammar of the language. They will also be required to submit a project based on their own investigation of some aspect of the grammar of the language (based on either reference books or fieldwork). A strong emphasis will be placed on oral skills. This course is intended for students who want to learn an Aboriginal language spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Linguistics 2060: Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada
is an overview of the aboriginal languages of three language families of Eastern Canada: Eskimo-Aleut (Inuttitut) and Algonquian (Innu-aimun, Mi'kmaq, Maliseet-Pasmaquoddy and Beothuk) and Iroquoian (Mohawk) with respect to both linguistic structure and current vitality. The history of language suppression and revitalization efforts, within the context of the larger issues of minority language attrition and maintenance. This course is intended for students who want to learn an Aboriginal language spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Linguistics 3100: Syntactic Theory
builds on the basic concepts from LING 1103 and extends them to include cross-linguistic variation from a variety of language families and language types. New topics examined include the foundations of phrase structure, binding theory, phase theory and parametric variation.
Linguistics 3500: Historical Linguistics
focuses on the genetic relationships between languages, using the comparative method, as well as on language change (as documented in phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax). Lexical and semantic change are also investigated, as is the role of language/dialect contact. The course covers the basis for comparative and internal language reconstruction, as well as the typological and genetic classification of languages.
Linguistics 3850: Introduction to Semantics
examines the foundations of semantics, the study of linguistic meaning. The focus is on sentence-level semantics, involving both lexical meaning and logical/quantificational semantic operations. How do utterances get their meanings? How do we combine simple meanings to create complex ones? How are meanings connected to syntactic structure and intonation? What does context contribute to meaning? Set theory is introduced, as is some formal logic (from propositional logic to a typed lambda-calculus).
Linguistics 4050/6050: Linguistic Structure of a North American Aboriginal Language
could study the following languages: Cree, Inuttitut (Inuktitut), Innu-aimûn (Montagnais/Naskapi), etc..
Linguistics 4100/6100: Morphosyntactic Analysis
examines the relationship between complex morphology and syntactic structure. Data and patterns from a wide variety of languages are considered, including several polysynthetic languages. Students use readings selected from the primary literature for class discussion materials and for their own research.
Linguistics 4110/6110: Selected Topics in Syntactic Theory
is an analysis of a wide range of linguistic data in morphology and syntax. The course focuses on essential linguistic concepts in more than one theoretical framework, and on the nature of linguistic evidence.
Linguistics 4500/6500: Introduction to Field Methods
focuses on data collection and organization for an unfamiliar language in a simulated field situation, including methods of elicitation, data filing, preliminary analysis, and hypothesis formation and testing. In this course, students learn to apply theoretical concepts from all major Linguistics sub-disciplines, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and historical linguistics.
Linguistics 6115: Topics in the Structure of a Selected Language: Inuktitut
Linguistics 7001: Analytical Issues in Linguistics
Linguistics 7900: Special Topics in Linguistics
Education 2222: Teaching of English as a Second Language
This course includes selection and preparation of materials, and suitable classroom strategies for teaching English as a second language. Stress will be on the methods appropriate to cope with linguistic difficulties encountered in schools by children whose first language is not English.
English 1020: Writing for Second Language Students I
An introduction to the use of English with emphasis on composition for non-native English-speaking students.
English 1030: Writing
English 2390: Introduction to Modern English Structures
A practical introduction to the descriptive study of the English language with emphasis on syntax.
English 3650: Structure of Modern English: Phonology & Morphology
A study of standard English pronunciation and regional variations; stress intonation, terminal junctures; inflectional and derivational morphology. Informal speech and written English are compared.
ALL COURSES PREVIOUSLY (CO-)TAUGHT
• 2016, FALL: Linguistics 1103 (Introduction to Linguistic Analysis: Syntax); Linguistics 4500/6500 (Field Methods)• 2016, WINTER: Linguistics 1104 (Introduction to Linguistic Analysis: Phonology); Linguistics 3850 (Introduction to Semantics)
• 2015, FALL: Linguistics 1100 (Introduction to Linguistics); Linguistics 7001 (Analytical Issues in Linguistics)
• 2015, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II) (teaching assistant)
• 2014, FALL: Linguistics 1104/2104 (Phonetics & Phonology); Linguistics 3850 (Semantics); Linguistics 4500/6500 (Field Methods)
• 2014, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II)
• 2014, WINTER: Linguistics 1103/2103 (Introduction to Morphology & Syntax); Linguistics 3500 (Historical Linguistics); Humantities 6001
• 2013, FALL: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication); Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada)
• 2013, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication); Linguistics 3850 (Semantics); Linguistics 7900 (Special Topics in Linguistics)
• 2012, FALL: Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II) (Assistant); Linguistics 4500/6500 (Field Methods)
• 2012, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2100 (Language & Communication)
• 2012, WINTER: Linguistics 3850 (Semantics)
• 2011, FALL: Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada) , Linguistics 4050/6050 (Linguistic Structure of Inuktitut)
• 2011, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II)
• 2011, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication); Linguistics 3850 (Semantics)
• 2010, FALL: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication)
• 2010, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II)
• 2010, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100, Linguistics 1104/2104 (Phonetics & Phonology)
• 2009, FALL: Linguistics 1100/2100, Linguistics 1104/2104 (Phonetics & Phonology)
• 2009, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2100 (Language & Communication)
• 2009, WINTER: Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada)
• 2008, FALL: Linguistics 1100 (X2)
• 2008, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II)
• 2008, WINTER: Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada), Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication)
• 2007, FALL: Linguistics 1104/2104 (Phonetics & Phonology); Linguistics 4500/6500 (Field Methods)
• 2007, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada)
• 2007, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication) (X2)
• 2006, FALL: Linguistics 2025 (Introductory Inuttitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introductory Inuttitut II)
• 2006, SPRING (HV-GB): Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada)
• 2006, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication) (X2); Linguistics 3850 (Semantics)
• 2005, FALL: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication) (X2); Linguistics 2060 (Aboriginal Languages of Eastern Canada)
• 2005, WINTER: English 3650 (Structure of Modern English: Phonology & Morphology; Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication) (X2); Linguistics 1103/2103 (Morphology & Syntax)
• 2004, FALL: English 1100; English 2390 (Introduction to Modern English Structures); English 3650 (Structure Of Modern English: Phonology & Morphology)
• 2004, SPRING (Makkovik): English 1030 (Writing); English 2390 (Introduction to Modern English Structures)
• 2004, WINTER: English 3650 (Structure of Modern English: Phonology & Morphology); Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication); Linguistics 2026 (Introduction to Inuktitut II)
• 2003, FALL: English 3650 (Structure of Modern English: Phonology & Morphology); Linguistics 2025 ( (Introduction to Inuktitut I)
• 2003, SUMMER (Makkovik): Linguistics 2025 (Introduction to Inuktitut I); Linguistics 2026 (Introduction to Inuktitut II)
• 2002, FALL: Linguistics 2026 (Introduction to Inuktitut II)
• 2002, SUMMER (Happy Valley-Goose Bay): Linguistics 2020 (Structure of Inuttut I); Education 2222 (Teaching English as a Second Language)
• 2002, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication); Linguistics 3850 (Semantics); Linguistics 4001/6001 (Morpho-Syntactic Analysis)
• 2001, FALL: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication); Linguistics 3100 (Generative Syntax); Linguistics 6115 (Topics in the Structure of a Selected Language: Inuktitut)
• 2001, SPRING (University of Connecticut): Linguistics 102 (Language & Culture)
• 2000, WINTER: Linguistics 1100/2100 (Language & Communication)
• 1999, SPRING (University of Connecticut): English 105
• 1998, FALL (University of Connecticut): English 105
• 1998, SPRING (University of Connecticut): English 105
• 1997, FALL (University of Connecticut): English 105
• 1997, SPRING (University of Connecticut): ITAP, Level 2
• 1996, FALL (University of Connecticut): ITAP, Level 1