Linguistics (LING)

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.

115g Language, Society, and Culture (4, FaSp) Discourse patterns among diverse social groups in institutional and interpersonal settings; interrelationships among language practices and gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity; social structures and cultural values as reflected in language policies and practices. (Duplicates credit in former LING 315.) Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.

122 Arabic I (4, Fa) Introduction to current Arabic; oral practice, hearing and reading comprehension; the grammar necessary for simple spoken and written expression. Lecture, classroom drill, laboratory practice.

152 Arabic II (4, Sp) Continuation of 122. Reading of simple Arabic prose, practice in pronunciation, the grammar essential for reading comprehension and writing. Lecture, classroom drill, and laboratory practice. Prerequisite: LING 122.

201 Semantics (4) Signs and symbols in language and communication; the nature of word and sentence meaning; correctness and appropriateness in language use; ambiguity and semantic change.

210 Introduction to Linguistics (4, FaSp) Empirical study of the sounds and structures of human language; syntax and semantics; language change; linguistic universals.

222 Arabic III (4, Fa) Continuation of 152. Reading of selections from Arabic newspapers and current prose, continued study of grammar for reading comprehension. Lecture and classroom drill. Prerequisite: LING 152.

252 Arabic IV (4, Sp) Reading of modern Arabic authors, review of grammar, composition, collateral reading. Prerequisite: LING 222.

275Lg Language and Mind (4, FaSp) Introduction to language comprehension, production, and its representation in the brain. Topics include language acquisition, speech perception, variation across languages, comparisons to other cognitive faculties.

280 Script and Culture: The Western Tradition (4) Examination of the origin and development of writing in its cultural context, focusing upon Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, Greece, Rome, India and Western Europe.

375 Sociolinguistics (4, 2 years, Sp) Linguistic and cultural pluralism in the U.S.; distributional and structural characteristics of selected urban and minority dialects; the relationship between dialects and "media standard." Prerequisite: LING 210.

380 Languages of the World (4, Fa) Introduction to the world's linguistic diversity; number of languages spoken and where; grammatical structure and social function of selected languages.

390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.

395 Child Language Acquisition (4, Fa) Universal characteristics of child language; stages of acquisition of phonology, syntax, semantics; processes and dimensions of development; psychological mechanisms; communicative styles.

396 Second Language Acquisition (4, Sp) Theories of second language acquisition in children and adults; comparison of first and second language acquisition including psychological, social, and individual factors. Prerequisite: LING 210.

401ab Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology (a: 4, Fa; b: 4, Sp) a: A survey of topics in phonetics, phonology and morphology. Prerequisite: LING 210. b: A continuation of LING 401a. Prerequisite: LING 401a.

402ab Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics (a: 4, Fa; b: 4, Sp) a: A survey of topics in syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Prerequisite: LING 210. b: A continuation of LING 402a. Prerequisite: LING 402a.

406 Linguistic Structure of English (3) An overview of the syntactic, semantic, pragmatic structures of English as they relate to the theoretical literature on language acquisition. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

407 Atypical Language (4) Analysis of atypical language and language pathologies throughout the lifespan and their relevance to current linguistic and cognitive science theory. Prerequisite: LING 210 or PSYC 100 or departmental approval.

408 Psycholinguistics (4, Sp) (Enroll in PSYC 406)

411x Linguistics and Education (4, FaSpSm) Practical classroom approaches to children's language; relationships between writing, reading, and speaking; social and regional dialects; traditional, structural, and generative-transformational grammars. Not available for major or minor credit.

412 Linguistic Interpretation of the Law (4, 2 years, Sp) Principles of semantics; analysis of speech acts including informing, promising, threatening, warning; linguistic analysis of consumer contracts and advertisements; readability studies.

415 Phonetics (4) Principles of articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Prerequisite: LING 210.

466 Word and Phrase Origins (4) Introduction to historical-comparative word study; history of ideas concerning language relationships; types of semantic change; hidden metaphors in English word-stock.

480 Linguistic Structures (4, Fa or Sp) Analysis of grammatical structures of an individual language. Prerequisite: LING 401b and LING 402b.

485 Field Methodology (4) Elicitation techniques and methodological principles; recording and analysis of phonological, syntactic, and semantic structures; practical approaches to procedures used in urban, rural, and "primitive" settings. Prerequisite: LING 401b, LING 402b.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

497x Honors Thesis (4, Fa or Sp) Writing of the honors thesis. Registration is restricted to honors students.

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Investigation of selected topics in linguistics.

500 Structure of Language (3) Development of analytical skills in syntax and semantics, with major attention to language universals and language typologies and their relevance to theories of language acquisition.

501ab Experimental Methods in Linguistics (3-3) a: Univariate and bivariate statistical methods with applications to linguistic research; introduction to statistical computer packages. b: The application of advanced multivariate statistical methods to linguistic research. (Duplicates credit in former LING 601.) Prerequisite: LING 501a.

502 Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (3) Introduction to theories of second language acquisition and their implications for formal language learning.

503 Applied Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Composition (3) Theories of language, discourse, and rhetoric underlying contemporary approaches to literacy and composition studies. Emphasis on interdisciplinary faculty/student research.

504ab Practicum in University Level Second-Language Teaching (a: 2, Fa; b: 1, Sp) Practicum in university level second-language teaching to accompany supervised teaching in the American Language Institute. Graduate assistant award at ALI or departmental approval. Graded CR/NC.

505abc Seminar in Linguistics (1-1-1) a: Exploration of the professional world of linguistics for first semester graduate students. b: Preparation and presentation of M.A./Ph.D. screening papers; discussion of student research. c: Colloquium for presentation and discussion of student research paper. Graded CR/NC.

510 Social Foundations of Language (3) Consequences of social processes on language structure and language use: informational, conversational, and contact processes.

511 Cognitive Foundations of Language (3) Introduction to the major psycholinguistic processes, including language acquisition, comprehension, production, and breakdown.

512 Linguistic Variation and Language Changes (3, Fa) Linguistic relationships among various correlates of variation: social, psychological, and chronological. Focus on dialectical, registral, and historical variation; the constraints of production and perception in different modes and situations. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

513 Spanish Morphology and Phonology (3, FaSp) (Enroll in SPAN 513)

514 Spanish Syntax (3, FaSp) (Enroll in SPAN 514)

515 Spanish Grammar in Discourse (3, FaSp) (Enroll in SPAN 515)

520 History of Linguistics (3) The study of language before 1800; the 19th century and the idealistic and positivistic schools; the 20th century, stressing the theoretical background.

524 Applied Sociolinguistics (3, Fa) Language variation, verbal repertoires, communicative competence, register variation, language and social class, conversational analysis, interethnic communication, language attitudes, literacy, language policy and corpus planning, as related to educational, legal, and international applications. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

525 Applied Psycholinguistics (3, Fa) Research and applications of research findings in areas such as language acquisition and language; the development of literacy; language delay and language disorders. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

526 Analysis of Written Discourse (3, Sp) The structure of written discourse; coherence and cohesion; applications to the teaching of writing extended discourse. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

527 Second Language Acquisition (3, Sp) Concepts and issues in theoretical approaches to the study of non-primary language acquisition; e.g., linguistic and processing universals, language transfer, language learnability, fossilization. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

530 Generative Syntax (3) Introduction to syntax; transformational-generative syntax.

531ab Phonology (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp) Traditional views of phonology; generative phonology; current developments in phonological research and theory. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

532 Current Issues in Syntactic Theory (3) Original literature, focusing whenever possible on issues in comparative syntax and their implications for universal grammar. Course complements LING 530.

533 Language Universals and Typology (3) Introduction to language universals and typology.

534 Logic and the Theory of Meaning (3) An introduction to logic in preparation for advanced work in semantics and linguistic theory.

535 Syntax and Grammatical Theory (3, Sp) Principles and comparison of modern theories of grammar with special reference to syntax. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

536 Semantics (3, Sp) Current linguistic approaches to the semantics of natural language; analysis of concepts of meaning and reference. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

537 Advanced Syntax (3, max 9, Sm) Topics in advanced formal syntax; current literature leading to open questions in research; survey of important and controversial issues of current theoretical relevance. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

538 Selected Topics in Romance Syntax (3, max 9, Sp) Overview of selected topics in Romance Syntax within a comparative perspective and their contribution towards the understanding of a general theory of grammar. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

539 Japanese/Korean Syntax and Theoretical Implications (3) Critical discussion of selected papers and dissertations on Japanese/Korean syntax and consideration of their theoretical implications. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

540 Field Methods in Linguistics (3, max 6, Sp) Recording and analysis of a living language as employed by a native speaker of that language. Recommended preparation: departmental approval.

541 Field Methods in Second Language Acquisition (3) Research design and methodology; data collection, coding, and analysis; ethical considerations. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

542 Historical Linguistics (3, 2 years, Sp) Principles of language change; the comparative method; structural and social factors in language change. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

546 Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (3) Analysis of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of Proto-Indo-European, and its development in the various branches of Indo-European. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

547 Morphology (3, max 12, FaSpSm) Introduction to morphology: words versus sentences, the grammar of words, the various notions of "lexicon," the architecture of the phonological component. This course is in preparation for advanced work in linguistic theory.

550 Advanced English Linguistics (3) The analysis of problems in the grammatical description and history of English. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

555 Comparative Germanic Linguistics (3) Nature and relationship of changes that led to the differentiation of the individual Germanic languages. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

557 Structure of the Chinese Language (4) (Enroll in EALC 557)

561 Topics and Issues in East Asian Linguistics (4, max 12) (Enroll in EALC 561)

573 Sociolinguistics (3) Theoretical approaches to language in social context; discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, variation theory. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

574 Advanced Sociolinguistics (3, max 9) Current issues in sociolinguistic theory. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

576 Psycholinguistics (3, Fa) Theories of acquisition; sentence and discourse processing; language and thought. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

577 Language Policy in National Development (3, 2 years, Sp) Language policy and national development planning; sociolinguistic and educational factors influencing language change, contact, maintenance, spread, and the direction and rate of shift. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

578 Testing and Measurement in Linguistics (3) Investigation of linguistics tests and measurements; reliability; validity; descriptive and inferential statistics applicable to language data. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

579 Child Language Development (3, Sp) Acquisition of grammatical, discourse, and conversational competence; strategies and structures. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

580 Advanced Phonetics (3, max 9) A survey of recent research in phonetics; techniques for obtaining phonetic information useful in the linguistic description of language. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

585 Computational Linguistics (3, Sp) Preparation and maintenance of texts and dictionaries; methods of sentence structure recognition with various types of grammatical models; research procedures.

586 Advanced Psycholinguistics (3, max 9) Current issues in psycholinguistic theory. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

595 Directed Readings (1-4, FaSpSm) Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSpSm) Research trends as reflected primarily in the current periodical literature.

602 Seminar in Experimental Methods in Linguistics (3) Topics in quantitative methods in linguistics research, e.g., covariance structure analysis, multi-dimensional scaling, log linear model, meta-analysis. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

605 Seminar in Applied Linguistics (3, max 12) Topics in applied linguistics, including second language acquisition, language teaching, language planning, and sociology of language. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

610 Seminar in Linguistic Theory (3, max 12, 2 years, Sp) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

615 Seminar in Linguistics Structures (3, max 12, 2 years, Fa) Analysis of the synchronic or diachronic phonology, morphology, and syntax of individual languages. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

631 Seminar in Phonological Theory (3, max 12, Fa) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

635 Seminar in Syntax (3, max 12, FaSp) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

636 Seminar in Semantics (3, max 12, Fa) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

645 Seminar in Language Change (3, max 12, 2 years, Sp) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

675 Seminar in Sociolinguistics (3, max 12, Sp) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

676 Seminar in Psycholinguistics (3, max 12, Sp) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

677 Seminar in Literacy Policy (3, max 12, 2 years, Fa) Linguistic, sociolinguistic, and educational issues in the definition of literacy and in the development of national literacy policy. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

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