Hello, Linguistic Enthusiasts!

A couple of reminders for your Labor Day weekend:

First, don’t forget to join in Discussion 1: Can Animals Use Language? The discussion will be available on the course website until Wednesday evening, so hop on whenever you get a chance.

There’s also a SECOND chatroom/discussion board available. If you’re still looking for people to team up with for group work, or if you have a question you think your fellow classmates could help you on, make sure to post it there, in the General Discussion chat board thing.

That said, don’t forget that Blog-1, a basic essay blog about your language experiences, is due 7pm on Sept. 3rd. While I’d prefer that you already have your groups figure out, if you haven’t had a chance to work out groups yet, you can do Blog-1 as a solo blog, all by yourself, if you want to. Either way, make sure you get started early so you have a chance to edit and revise before posting it!

Finally, if you’re following the workflow, you’ve probably already started reading about Phonetics & Phonology. That’s great! I’ve uploaded a handout to Blackboard to help you with that and I’ve added some links to the Website as well– some cool interactive stuff that you should definitely check out (like UCLA’s interactive IPA chart). Go ahead and start on HW-1 over the weekend and bring it with you (as a work in progress) to class on Tuesday.

Happy Labor Day!

-dsb