LINGUISTICS COURSES

(Note: The course numbers on this page are currently in transition to the new numbering system. Please bear with us as we make these changes. "Plain" numbers are in the old system, while numbers in the form XXX[YYY] are in the new system with the old number in [brackets].)

050 [006E] First Year Seminar. Language in the USA.
(3). The linguistic landscape of the United States in historical and contemporary perspective: American English dialects, language maintenance and shift among Native American and immigrant groups, language politics and policy.

101 [30] Introduction to Language
(3). A survey of the many aspects of human language, including the history of language, similarities and differences among languages, language and culture, dialects, writing systems, child language acquisition, animal "languages,", and the use of computers in analyzing languages. Linguistic methods used to describe and relate languages. Fall and spring. Staff. General College social science perspective.

145 [35] Language and Communication (Philosophy 145)
(3). See PHIL 145 for course description.

200 [60] Phonology
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the analysis and description of phonological systems. Includes some preliminary training in phonetics. Fall. Smith.

201 [61] Syntax
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the goals and methods of transformational analysis, using English primarily, but examining how these techniques can be used to describe syntactic processes in other languages. Spring. Hendrick.

202 [62] Linguistic Variation and Language Change
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the analysis and description of language change, relationships among languages, and types of linguistic structure. Spring. Melchert.

203 [63] Language Acquisition and Development
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101. Provides an introduction to first-language acquisition, focusing on the acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, as well as on the social context of language acquisition and issues of atypical language development. Fall. Becker. BA-level social science perspective.

296 [70] Independent Reading
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or consent of instructor. In-depth treatment of a selected issue or topic in linguistics. (Topic will vary with the instructor.) Course may be taken more than once when the topic varies. Fall or spring. Staff.

301 [71] Language and Computers (Computer Science 71)
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or consent of instructor. Uses simple linguistics problems to introduce students to the use of programming laguages especially suited to analyze and process natural language on the computer. No prior programming knowledge is presupposed. BA-level social science perspective. Fall. Staff.

302 [72] Language and Power (Anthropology 302, Women's Studies 302)
(3) Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or consent of instructor. This course provides an overview of language and power studies. Issues: sexist and sex-neutral language; languages of subcultures defined by gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity; hate speech; "politically correct" language. Fall, spring. Staff. BA-level social science perspective and cultural diversity requirement.

304 [74] Introduction to Discourse
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101. Focuses on the use of linguistic forms to express communicative intentions. How language is used for the purposes of persuasion, manipulation, irony, humor, poetry, propaganda, and attitudes.

306 [75] Language and Nationalism (SLAV 306)
(3). See SLAV 306 for course description.

310 African American English
(3). Prerequisite. LING 101 or permission of instructor. This course treats the structural properties of African-American English. Students will learn to use sentence data to test hypotheses about language structure by investigating the syntax and semantics of AAE. Spring, Terry.

360 [76] The Spanish Language Today (SPAN 360)
(3). See SPAN 360 for course description.

363 [77] Grammar of Contemporary Spanish (SPAN 363)
(3). See SPAN 363 for course description.

367 [78] Cultural and Linguistic History of the Spanish Language (SPAN 367)
(3). See SPAN 367 for course description.

383 [83] Linguistic Structuralism: Sources and Influences
(3). Linguistic structuralism as a background for modern theories of language.

691H/692H [97, 98] Senior Honors Thesis
(6). See the program for honors in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors Thesis in Linguistics information page, and the department honors advisor. Fall and spring. Becker.

Courses for Graduates and Advanced Undergraduates (top)

400 [100] Introduction to general linguistics (Anthropology 400)
(3). An introduction to the scientific study of language. The nature of language structure. How language are alike and how they differ. Fall. Staff.

409 [109] Cognitive Linguistics (SLAV 409)
(3). Development of cognitive linguistics. Discussion topics: the bodily basis of meaning in language, categories and prototypes, construal language change. Readings drawn from linguistics, psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and literary analysis of metaphor. Janda.

415 [115] Advanced Topics in Linguistics
(3). Directed readings on linguistic topics not covered in specific courses.

445 [110] Philosophy of language (Philosophy 445)
(3). See PHIL 455 for course description.

455 [104] Symbolic Logic (Philosophy 455)
(3). See PHIL 455 for course description.

484 [1184] Language and Culture (Anthropology 484)
(3). See ANTH 484 for course description.

520 [120] Linguistic phonetics (Anthropology 520)
(3). Introduction to the general principles of linguistic phonetics; anatomy of vocal tract, physiology of speech production, universal phonetic theory. Practice in the recognition and transcription of speech sounds. Fall. Moreton, Smith.

523 [123] Phonological Theory I (Anthropology 523)
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 400 or equivalent and Linguistics 520. Introduction to the principles of modern generative phonology. Methods and theory of phonological analysis. Spring. Smith, Moreton.

524 [124] Phonological Theory II
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 523. Intermediate phonological theory and analysis. Fall. Smith.

525 [101] Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics
(3). Theories and methods of historical and comparative linguistics, with emphasis on the Indo-European family. Spring. Mora-Marin, Roberge.

527 [127] Morphology
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 30, 100, or permission of instructor. Cross-linguistic investigation of internal word structure: inflection and derivation, word formation rules versus affixation, autosegmental morphology, morpholexical and morphophonemic rules, and the interaction of morphology with phonology and syntax. Fall.

528 [210] Language Acquisition
(3). Child language from a theoretical perspective. Topics include segmentation problems, acquisition of phonology, morphology, and syntax, lexical acquisition, and language development in blind and deaf children and in bilinguals. Becker.

529 Language Acquisition II
(3). Prerequisite LING 528. This course focuses on the development of syntax in first language acquisition in children. Topics will include parameter setting, null subjects, root infinitives, aspect, A-movement, Binding theory and control. On demand, Becker.

530 [130] Syntactic Theory I
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 400 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Methods and theory of grammatical analysis within the transformation generative framework. Special emphasis on analyzing syntactic and semantic structures of English. Fall. Hendrick.

533 [133] Syntactic Theory II
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 530 or equivalent. Methods and theory of grammatical analysis, with special reference to transformational grammar. Spring. Hendrick.

537 [137] Semantic Theory I
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101, 400, or permission of instructor. Semantics as a part of linguistic theory: co- and disjoint reference among nominals, "crossover" phenomena, quantifier scope, lexical semantics, Montague Grammar and compositional semantics, and explanatory universals in semantic theory. Spring. Terry.

538 Semantic Theory II
(3). Prerequisite LING 537 or permission of instructor. A continuation of LING 537 (Semantic Theory I), this course prepares the student to read the formal semantic literature and to do original research in the field. On demand. Terry.

539 [139] Language of Time
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101, 400, or permission of instructor. The representation of time and temporal relations in natural languages. Cross-linguistic study of tense and aspect distinctions, modality, temporal adverbials, temporal anaphora, and sequences of tenses. Terry, Hendrick.

540 [140] Mathematical Linguistics
(3). Introduction to topics in logic, set theory, and modern algebra with emphasis on linguistic application. Automata theory and the formal theory of grammar with special reference to transformational grammars. No previous mathematics assumed. On demand. Staff.

541 [170] Sociolinguistics (Anthropology 411)
(3). Prerequisite, Ling 101, 400 or permission of instructor. Introduction to the study of language in relation to society, variation as it correlates with socioeconomic status, region, gender; the social motivation of change; language and equality; language maintenance, planning, shift. Roberge, Mora-Marin.

542 [172] Pidgins and Creoles (German 542, Anthropology 422)
(3). Examination of the linguistic features of pidgin and creole languages, the sociohistorical context of their development, and their import for current theoretical issues (acquisition, universals, language change). Roberge.

543 [175] Language in Politics
(3). Examines language as a political issue in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis placed on American and British politics but attention to one other national context as well. Hendrick.

545 [145] Language and Mind/Linguistics and the Brain
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101, Linguistics 400, Philosophy 145, English 313, or permission of instructor. The course treats the relationship among linguistics, artificial intelligence, neurobiology, cognitive psychology, and the philosophies of mind, language, and science. On demand.

547 [147] Language Deficits and Cognition
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101 or permission of instructor. Survey of the linguistics properties associated with aphasia, autism, Williams Syndrome dyslexia, and schizophrenia. Emphasis on the implications of these conditions for theories of mind. Spring. Hendrick, Terry.

561 [161] Native Languages of the Americas
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 101, 400 or permission of instructor. This course explores the phonological and morphological structure of selected Amerindian languages indigenous to the Americas. Emphasis in on the linguistic analysis of original as well as published primary date. Fall, Spring. Staff.

564 [164] History of the French Language (French 564)
(3). See FREN 564 for course description.

565 [165] French Phonetics and Phonology (French 565)
(3). See FREN 565 for course description.

566 [166] Structure of Modern French (French 566)
(3). See FREN 566 for course description.

583 [183] History and Philosophy of Linguistics
(3). Linguistic theories from classical times to the present with special emphasis on the origins of contemporary theories. Fall.

613 [136] Grammar of Current English (English 613)
(3). See ENGL 613 for course description.

Courses for Graduates (top)

715 [215] Advanced methods in phonology
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 524. Methods of theoretical argumentation in generative phonology with emphasis on recent proposals in the published literature. Fall. Moreton, Smith.

716 [216] Advanced methods in syntax
(3). Prerequisite, Linguistics 133 or consent of the instructor. Examination of recent developments in the theory and methods of syntactic analysis. Fall. Hendrick.

723 [223] Seminar in anthropological linguistics (Anthropology 723)
(3). See ANTH 723 for course description.

745 [212] Advanced Studies in Philosophy of Language (Philosophy 745)
(3). See PHIL 745 for course description.

790 [250] Dialectology (Anthropology 790)
(3). Principles and methods of areal linguistics and social dialectology. On demand.

793 [293] Linguistic field work (Anthropology 793)
(3). Analysis and description of a language unknown to the class from data solicited from a native informant. Alternate years. Staff.

794 [294] Linguistic field work II (Anthropology 794)
(3).

814 [238] History of the English Language (English 814)
(3). See ENGL 814 for course description.

860 [360] Seminar.
(3). Topics vary to include specialized areas of linguistics study. Fall and spring.

861 [361] Seminar.
(3). Seminar in phonological theory. Smith.

862 [362] Seminar.
(3). Seminar in grammatical theory. Spring.

893 [283] Current problems in linguistics
(3). This course explores relations of linguistics with neighboring field and theoretical problems of current relevance within linguistic itself; some attention given to pedagogical methodology. Fall and spring. Staff. 897 [297] Special reading
(3). Readings in linguistic topics that are not covered in the existing courses. Fall and spring. Staff.

992 [393] Master's thesis.
(3). Fall and spring. Staff.

994 [394] Doctoral dissertation.
(3). Fall and Spring. Staff.

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