Suboptimist

Myeh.

I usually do better at updating my blog during the school year than I do over the summer. Let’s see how it goes.

I figure I’ll do my usual “what am I taking” post. I may have already told you. I don’t remember, and I don’t care enough to go back and check.

Advanced Syntax: I really can’t believe I’m doing this to myself. I’m starting off my graduate career with three hours of minimalism. Just shoot me now.

Child Language Acquisition: I’m excited to take this as an opportunity to explore some of the theoretical literature in language acquisition. While the course will be taught from a very Chomskyan perspective, I will have the chance I think to look into opposing literature as well.

Seminar in Arabic Linguistics: This isn’t actually being offered through linguistics, but my supervisor wants me to take it anyway. This time around, the seminar is on diglossia in Arab communities. Diglossia proper doesn’t really exist in Arabic anymore, but if we assume something like it occurs, it would be interesting to look at something nobody has: phonetic variability in Arabic diglossia.

In other news, I’m finally moving out. I move September 3rd to a beautiful cave basement apartment. I’ll be sure to take pictures or something.