Courses - Spring 2027
LING200
Introductory Linguistics
Credit only granted for: HESP120 or LING200.
Additional information: This course serves as the prerequisite for further courses in linguistics.
An exploration of the nature of human language. Introduction to the basic concepts and methodology of modern linguistic analysis (sound systems, word formation, sentence structure). Examination of the factors that contribute to dialect differences and the social implications of language variation. Additional topics may include: semantics, pragmatics, language change, writing systems, typology, language universals, comparison with other communication systems.
LING240
Language and Mind
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in LING200.
Additional information: Required for Linguistics majors and recommended for students in related fields.
The study of language as a cognitive phenomenon. Ways of representing people's knowledge of their native language, ways in which that knowledge is attained naturally by children, and how it is used in speaking and listening. Additional topics may include: animal communication, language and the brain, language and thought.
LING248
Introduction to Laboratory Research in Linguistics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-Linguistics department.
LING262
Additional information: One class per week will be in-field instruction in collecting data from heritage speakers.
An interdisciplinary examination of the phenomenon of heritage language (a bilingual's home language which is distinct from the dominant language of the wider society). Relationship between linguistic structure, cultural and social aspects of language use, and language change. Interpretations of experimental and theoretical work. Relevance of heritage languages for linguistic theory, language policy, and education.
LING311
Syntax I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- LING240.
Basic concepts, analytical techniques of generative syntax, relation to empirical limits imposed by viewing grammars as representations of a component of human mind. Aspects of current theories.
LING312
Syntax II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: LING311.
Continuation of LING311. Development of theories of syntax. Criteria for revising theories. Methods and strategies of scientific efforts to explain natural phenomena.
LING321
Phonology I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in LING240.
Properties of sound systems of human languages, basic concepts and analytical techniques of generative phonology. Empirical limits imposed by viewing grammars as cognitive representations. Physiological properties and phonological systems; articulatory phonetics and distinctive feature theory.
LING322
Phonology II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: LING321.
Continuation of LING321. Further investigation of phonological phenomena and phonological theory. Revising and elaborating the theory of the phonological representation; interaction of phonology and morphology.
LING350
Philosophy of Language
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: 1 course from the following: LING311, PHIL170, PHIL218, or PHIL250; or permission of ARHU-Philosophy department.
Cross-listed with: PHIL360.
Credit only granted for: LING350 or PHIL360.
The nature and function of language and other forms of symbolism from a philosophical perspective.
Cross-listed with PHIL360. Credit granted only for LING350 or PHIL360.
LING419W
Topics in Syntax; Experimental Syntax
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examination of the role of experiments in the study of syntax. Evaluation of methods, statistical treatments and linking hypotheses through current experiment-based research in syntax. Exploration of corephenomena including islands, cyclicity, gapping and that-trace effects
LING448
Advanced Laboratory Research in Linguistics
Credits:
2 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-Linguistics department.
LING449L
Topics in Psycholinguistics; Seminar on Language Acquisition
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
LING449M
Topics in Psycholinguistics; Seminar on Language Disorders
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
LING499
Directed Studies in Linguistics
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
LING499C
Directed Studies in Linguistics; Teaching Assistantship
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
LING499H
Directed Studies in Linguistics
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
LING499R
Directed Studies in Linguistics; Understanding Language Understanding
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Looking at language understanding in people and machines. What does it mean to understand language? How do we decide if someone (or something) is doing it? What are the problems that a language-understander has to solve, and what do we know about how it's accomplished, by humans and otherwise? An advanced course for a broad audience that will focus on ways to think about these questions from a computational perspective.
LING611
Issues in Syntax
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: LING610.
Topics of current theoretical interest examined through data from a variety of languages.
LING661
Issues in Semantics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: LING660; or permission of ARHU-Linguistics department.
A second course in semantic theory. Application of basic concepts and methods to topics of current theoretical interest.
LING689
Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
LING689T
Independent Study; Pedagogy for Linguistics
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Designed for novice instructors to collaboratively explore and evaluate methodologies that support teaching improvement and learner achievement.
LING798
Research Papers in Linguistics
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
LING799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
LING829B
Seminar in Phonological Theory; Phonological Interfaces
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
LING879E
Seminar in Semantics; Events and Arguments
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
LING888
Doctoral Research Paper
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
LING889
Directed Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
LING896
Research Paper in Minor Area
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: LING888.
This course is designed to strengthen the students' ability to do research in a minor area of expertise, and to help them create a publishable piece. In addition, the course constitutes part of a set of requirements to advance to doctoral candidacy.
LING898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
LING899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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