Russian 351: Structure of Russian

Class Schedule: Spring 2012, McCoy-Rusanova

2

week

date

Textbook

homework (completed by)

1

T 1/17 Introduction

R 1/19

глава 1

2

 

T 1/24

  

Не забудьте, что по вторникам мы встречаемся в Language Lab 104

  1. read Ch 1 up to section 1.6 (the file is posted on sakai), do all the exercises
  2. browse the following links:
    Русская фонетика
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_pulmonic_consonants_chart_with_audio
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel

R 1/26

  

Всем, кто хочет участвовать в национальном конкурсе по сочинениям, необходимо зарегистрироваться.

  1. finish ch 1 and all exercises
  2. finish diktant 4 (in Resources > ToTranscribe), in regular spelling and phonetic transcription
  3. take a look at a handout on Vowel Reduction ((in Resources > Milovanova_Vowel_Reduction.pdf)
  4. prepare your own charts of Russian vowels and consonants, post a copy in your Drop Box and bring a copy to class

3

 

T 1/31

 глава 2 ch 2 - phonological rules for vowels

R 2/2

  
  1. finish Ch 2 (at least till the summary) and do all exercises
  2. check your work on phonetic dictations 2, 4, and 5 (answers - on sakai), correct with a pen of a different color, bring with you

4

 

T 2/7

    

R 2/9

  

закончить гл. 2, принести всю свою работу по первым двум главам

classwork assignment for 2/9:

in pairs, discuss ex. A, p. 41 (section 2.10), especially the phonetic representation for #6 (жизнелюб);

then, go over ex. B - ALL examples, with detailed phonetic repsentation. please put the answers on the board

5

 

T 2/14

 глава 3 прочитать гл. 3, сделать все упражнения, принести всю свою работу по первым двум главам

R 2/16

 глава 4

гл. 4: прочитать до стр. 74 (до 4.3), сделать все упражнения

please, keep reading notes on Ch. 4: what is (un)clear, your working through the author's arguments, whatever revelations you have on Russian grammar/spelling that the history of language provides

6

T 2/21

  
  1. гл. 4: прочитать 4.3 -- 4.6, до стр. 94, сделать все упражнения
  2. keep reading notes!
  3. chart on historic sound change rules: write down a little summary of each rules, with a couple of your own examples
  4. extra credit: do assignments in the file on Indo-European Family Tree (on sakai)

R 2/23

   гл. 4: закончить всё, повторить материал по главам 1-4

7

T 2/29

  

контрольная по главам 1-4

bring all your work for ch 3-4 (to be checked) + consonant and vowel charts (to be used during the quiz)

submit a final paper proposal (for a list of suggested topic, see a file on sakai in Resources):

  1. the topic you are interested in
  2. a very brief summary on what you will be looking for or an outline
  3. a few bibliographic resources as a start (remember to use RefWorks!)

R 3/1

  

start reading ch 5 (keep track of the declension numbers - they are not exactly what we are used to)

a final paper proposal

 

8

T 3/6

 глава 5
  1. вывесить на сакае: a final paper proposal
  2. ch 5 up to 5.7 (plural), do the exercises
  3. browse through the file on sakai: Frank Miller Вперёд к победе окончаний;
    see if the system described there works for you; try to challenge yourself and decline a few phrases on p. 1-2 in singular and plural (I can post answers later on, if needed)
  4. correct the phonetics/phonology quiz (with explanations and elaborations);
    for the transcription part, transcribe the following words:

    русская литература, искусство, правительство, Египет, сбегаться, пятьдесят, двадцать, когда-нибудь, интернет

    (if in doubt, check the pronunciation in a dictionary - gramota.ru or elsewhere; remember that for some words alternative pronunciations are possible)

R 3/8

   ch 5 - finish reading and complete all the exercises
9

M 3/12-
R 3/18

 Каникулы  

10

T 3/29

 глава 5
  1. вывесить на сакае: a final paper proposal (with bibliography, some examples)
  2. ch 5 - finish reading and complete all the exercises

R 3/22

   ch 5 - finish reading and complete all the exercises

11

T 3/27

 глава 6
  1. expanded proposal (outline, with examples, bibliography) - or a ppt presentation draft
  2. read ch 6, do all the exercises

R 3/29

finish up with ch 6, bring all the work

12

 

T 4/3

 глава 7

ch. 7 up to p. 166 (verbal derivations);
before reading ch 7, you might want to review the slides for ch 5 (on sakai) on derivational vs. inflectional morphology

R 4/5

   finish ch. 7

13

T 4/10

 глава 8
  1. post presentation drafts on sakai
  2. ch 8 - read up to p. 199 (section 8.4 is the most important one)

R 4/12

  
  1. read through file on sakai: Hamilton_ch21_stress, do some exercises there
     
  2. compare to Hart's treatment of stress in the 2nd half of ch 8, do some exercises at the end of the chapter

контрольная по главам 5-8 (будет выдана на дом) - в Ресурсах, на сакае

14

 

T 4/17

 Presentations everyone should be ready for presentations: bring yours on a flash-drive (personal computers are not necessary for T - but will be for Th)

R 4/19

 Presentations take-home quiz on morphophonemics (files are on sakai) is due

15

 

T 4/24

 Presentations post/submit your written paper - preferably by T

R 4/26

 Review, Evaluation final day for papers