LEXinar Scheduling & Information

Basic Information

LEXinars are online seminars for language professionals and others interested in the facts about written English. Delivered live in real time, these courses may include short films, lecture, chat interactivity, handouts, and hands-on activities. LEXinars are not downloadable or archived for viewing at a later time.

All Classes & Google Calendar are in Central Time

No refunds or make-ups will be offered because of time zone confusion. You are responsible for coordinating your schedule and ensuring that you’ve entered in the correct time zone into your calendar app, etc.

Scheduling

LEXinars are scheduled on a quarterly basis, but not every class is offered every quarter. Click here to view the entire list of classes and what seasons they are available. I do not discuss or confirm scheduling with people who are not registered. You can register for a class that has already been scheduled, or you can register for a class that has not yet been scheduled, and have a say in the final schedule. Currently scheduled LEXinars can always be found on my public Google calendar.

Frequently Asked Questions

What classes are currently scheduled?
Please see my Google Calendar for that information.

What content is covered in the class?
Please read the description of the class on this website before inquiring.

Can I make scheduling requests before registering for a class?
No.

What if I register for a class but can’t make it?
You can either request a refund, or we can hold your registration for the next time the class is offered.

Do you offer make-ups if I miss a class?
No, but you’re welcome to take the whole sequence the next time it’s offered, at no additional charge.

How do I request a course completion certificate?
A link will be sent to you when the course has been completed, but you can always request a course completion certificate here.

All Seasonal LEXinars

(Winter = Dec-Feb, Spring = Mar-May, Summer = Jun-Aug, Fall = Sept-Nov)

LEXinar NameSummarySeasonPriceRegisterhf:tags
LEXinar™: Default Graphemes

How do we know what default graphemes are, and what are the reasons for diverging from them? This 6-hour seminar is comprised of three 2-hour installments.

, $125.00
fall spring
LEXinar™: The Science of Silence

How can we tell the difference between one “silent” letter and another? Study the Science of Silence in this 4.5-hour seminar comprised of three 90-minute installments.

, $90.00
summer winter
LEXinar™: The Zero Allophone

Understanding the zero allophone is critical to understanding the role of stress, syllables, and phonemes in English orthography. Three 90-minute installments: Consonants, Vowels, and Implications.

, $90.00
fall summer
LEXinar™: The Spell of Spelling & The Glamour of Grammar

A 5-episode, 7.5-hour online conference for studying the intersections of spelling and grammar.

$150.00
fall
LEXinar™: The Nature of the Grapheme

Graphemes are morphologically constrained and etymologically governed — but how? This 4.5-hour seminar is comprised of three 90-minute installments.

, $90.00
fall summer
LEXinar™: The Nature of the Phoneme

Three 90-minute installments target Consonants, Vowels, and Orthographic Phonology.

, $90.00
summer winter
LEXinar™: The International Phonetic Alphabet

Study is primarily concerned with present-day English and its transcription. Two 90-minute installments: Consonants and Vowels.

, $75.00
spring summer
LEXinar™: The Function & Content Continuum™

This single, two-hour LEXinar demonstrates the study not only of function and content words, but also of how they are marked as such by their spellings.

, , $45.00
fall spring summer
LEXinar™: Syllables: Fact & Fiction™

This 6-hour seminar is comprised of four 1.5-hour installments. Our study will examine syllable types and syllable division patterns commonly taught in the light of an accurate linguistic understanding of syllable structure in spoken and written English.

, $135.00
fall winter
LEXinar™: Strong Verbs: from Old English to Today

This 4.5-hour advanced seminar is comprised of three 1.5-hour installments. Our study will target the seven classes of strong verbs in Old English and their legacies in present- day English.

, $90.00
summer winter
LEXinar™: Stress and the Schwa

A 5-episode, 7.5-hour online conference for studying stress and its effects on English orthography, including the schwa.

, $160.00
fall spring
LEXinar™: Old English for Orthographers™

This 7.5-hour advanced seminar is comprised of five 1.5-hour weekly installments. Our study will target specific patterns and structures in Old English and their legacy in present-day English.

, $160.00
spring winter
LEXinar™: Latin Palatals

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the historical and present-day patterns of palatized consonants in words of Latin origin.

, $150.00

Latin Palatals Suite

LEX Latin Palatals™ Study Deck

This Study Deck for the LEX Latin Palatals™ was developed as a concise, colorful tool for readers and their teachers, to encourage continued inquiry into these patterns in Latinate words, most of which are typically taught with long lists of nonsense forms like *<-sion> or <*ture> or <*cial> or <*tious>.

The Latin Palatals™ Study Deck contains six cards featuring more than 100 words artfully arranged to visually mark the phonology of the consonants that may palatalize in words of Latin origin.

Based on orthographic linguistic research, this deck provides visual cues to the internal structures of words in the permanent context of their families. In classrooms and clinics, the cards in this Deck can contribute to both students’ and teaches’ deepening understanding of the English writing system as a whole.

LEX Latin Palatals™ POSTERS

These 18" x 12" POSTERS for the LEX Latin Palatals™ were developed as a concise, colorful tool for readers and their teachers, to encourage continued inquiry into these patterns in Latinate words

The Latin Palatals™ POSTERS contains five prints identical to the LEX Latin Palatals™ Study Deck and the understanding represented in the Latin Palatals™ LEXinar.

fall summer
LEXinar™: An Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry

This LEXinar is comprised of five 90-minute installments targeting structured word inquiry, the lexical word matrix, and the word sum.

, , $140.00
fall summer winter
LEXinar™: Drawing Conclusions

This LEXinar is comprised of two 90-minute installments targeting expository writing and specifically focusing on compelling conclusions.

, $75.00
spring winter
LEXinar™: Greco-English Anatomy

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the morphological structures in English words of Greek origin

, $150.00

Classics Series

LEXinar™: Latin Palatals

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the historical and present-day patterns of palatized consonants in words of Latin origin.

fall spring
LEXinar™: Greek Ingredients

This LEXinar is comprised of five 90-minute installments targeting a familiarity with the Greek Alphabet.

, $165.00

Classics Series

LEXinar™: Latin Palatals

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the historical and present-day patterns of palatized consonants in words of Latin origin.

LEXinar™: Latin Anatomy

This LEXinar is comprised of five 90-minute installments investigating the morphological structures in words of Latin origin.

LEXinar™: Greco-English Anatomy

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the morphological structures in English words of Greek origin

LEXinar™: Abjads for Orthographers

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the orthographic structures in English words of Semitic origin

summer winter
LEXinar™: Latin Anatomy

This LEXinar is comprised of five 90-minute installments investigating the morphological structures in words of Latin origin.

, $165.00

Classics Series

LEXinar™: Latin Palatals

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the historical and present-day patterns of palatized consonants in words of Latin origin.

LEXinar™: Greek Ingredients

This LEXinar is comprised of five 90-minute installments targeting a familiarity with the Greek Alphabet.

LEXinar™: Greco-English Anatomy

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the morphological structures in English words of Greek origin

LEXinar™: Abjads for Orthographers

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the orthographic structures in English words of Semitic origin

fall spring
LEXinar™: Abjads for Orthographers

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the orthographic structures in English words of Semitic origin

, $150.00

Classics Series

LEXinar™: Latin Palatals

This LEXinar is comprised of four 90-minute installments investigating the historical and present-day patterns of palatized consonants in words of Latin origin.

summer winter
LEXinar™: Etymonline Online!

This 7.5-hour advanced seminar is comprised of five 1.5-hour weekly installments. Our study will target specific questions regarding etymology, and will investigate the structure, content, and use of The Online Etymology Dictionary with Douglas Harper.

$250.00winter
LEXinar™: InSights into Verbs

Understanding the English verb is key to understanding not only sentence structure, but also content and function words, participles, and – of interest to orthographers — how verbal suffixes do and do not work. This 6-hour seminar is comprised of four 1.5-hour installments.

, $125.00
fall summer
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RECORDING for LEXinar™ Installment

Your purchase includes and assumes your explicit agreement that the recordings are for personal study only; they may not be shared, posted, distributed, screened, or broadcast under any circumstances without my express written permission. This means that each person requesting, accessing, or using a recording has to pay for it; I do not give anyone permission to share a recording with someone else in the class.

$20.00$35.00

Year-Long LEXinars

LEXinar NameSummaryRegister
Not Angles but Angels: A History of English

This longitudinal course is designed to investigate and interrogate the history of English with a focus on the written language, the orthography, and the literacy of its speakers, using the university-level textbook, This Language, A River, as our guide. Class total cost is $900 – paid in monthly installments. Course must be paid in full before the 7th class meeting.

Grammar for Grown-Ups LEXinar

This longitudinal course is designed to investigate and interrogate the English sentence: its nature, its structures, its connections to and distinctions from other structures, and how it surfaces in texts. Class total cost is $900 – paid in monthly installments.

Linguistics for Non-Linguists

This longitudinal course is designed to investigate and interrogate the aims and methods of linugistic science, the nature and functions of language, and the history of language. Class total cost is $900 – paid in monthly installments.