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LING 505 - Introduction to Linguistics
Credits:
4.00
Overview of the study of language: universal properties of
human language, Chomsky's innateness hypothesis, language
acquisition in children, dialects and language variation,
language change. Includes an introduction to modern
grammar (phonology, syntax, and semantics) and to
scientific linguistic methodology. (Also offered as
ENGL 505.)
LING 505H - Honors/Introduction to Linguistics
Credits:
4.00
See description for LING 505.
LING #506 - Introduction to Comparative and Historical Linguistics
Credits:
4.00
Major language families (primarily Indo-European) and the
relationships among languages within a family. Diachronic
studies; methods of writing; linguistic change;
glottochronology; etymological studies. Some language
training and LING 505 desirable. (Also offered as CLAS 506.)
LING 605 - Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Analysis and problem solving in phonology, morphology, and
syntax using data from many languages. Emphasis is both
practical (learning how to describe grammar and sound system
of a language) and theoretical (understanding languages'
behavior). Prereq: LING/ENGL 505, or permission. (Also
offered as ENGL 605.)
LING 620 - Applied Experience in Linguistics
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Students who have an opportunity for appropriate
career-oriented work experience may arrange with a faculty
sponsor to add an academic component. The work must be
related to the linguistics major, and nonacademic employers
must normally be an established organization approved by
Career Services. Research and writing required in addition
to the job experience. Registration requires permission of
employer, faculty sponsor, and major adviser. May be
repeated with permission to a maximum of 8 credits. Up to
4 credits may count toward the linguistics major
requirements, with permission of the program coordinator.
Prereq: LING 505; permission. Cr/F.
LING 695 - Senior Honors
Credits:
4.00
Open to senior LING majors who, in the opinion of the
department, have demonstrated the capacity to do
superior work. Prereq: permission.
LING 717 - World Englishes
Credits:
4.00
Study of the forms and functions of Englishes in various
parts of the world and the linguistic, sociolinguistic,
literary, pedagogical, and political implications of the
worldwide spread of the language. Topics include language
change, language policies, language and power, language and
culture, language and identity, literary creativity, and
linguistic imperialism. (Also offered as ENGL 717.)
LING 719 - Sociolinguistics Survey
Credits:
4.00
How language varies according to the characteristics of its
speakers: age, sex, ethnicity, attitude, time, and class.
Quantitative analysis methods; relationships to theoretical
linguistics. Focus is on English, but some other languages
are examined. Prereq; LING 505 or permission. (Also offered
as ENGL 719.)
LING 779 - Linguistic Field Methods
Credits:
4.00
Study of a non-Indo-European language by eliciting examples
from an informant, rather than written descriptions of the
language. Students learn how to work out the grammar of a
language from raw data. Prereq: ENGL/LING 505. (Also offered
as ENGL 779.) (Not offered every year.) Writing intensive.
LING 790 - Special Topics in Linguistics Theory
Credits:
4.00
Advanced course on a topic chosen by the instructor.
Inquire at the English department office for a full course
description each time the course is offered. Topics such as
word formation, dialectology, linguistic theory, and
language acquisition, history of linguistics, language and
culture, cross-disciplinary studies relating to linguistics.
Barring duplication of subject, may be repeated for credit.
(Also offered as ENGL 790.) Writing intensive.
LING 793 - Phonetics and Phonology
Credits:
4.00
Sound system of English and of other languages viewed from
the standpoint of modern linguistic theory, including the
following topics: the acoustic and articulatory properties
of speech sounds, the phonemic repertoires of particular
languages, phonological derivations, and prosodic phenomena
such as stress and intonation. Prereq: a basic linguistics
course or permission. (Also offered as ENGL 793.)
LING 794 - Syntax and Semantic Theory
Credits:
4.00
Relationship of grammar and meaning viewed from the
standpoint of modern linguistic theory. Emphasis on the
syntax and semantics of English, with special attention to
the construction of arguments for or against particular
analyses. Prereq: a basic linguistics course or permission.
(Also offered as ENGL 794.) Writing intensive.
LING 795 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
A) Synchronic Linguistics; B) Diachronic Linguistics;
C) Linguistic Theory. For students showing a special
aptitude for linguistics who desire to pursue a line of
inquiry for which no appropriate course is offered. All
requests must be forwarded by the faculty sponsor to the
director of the Inter-departmental Linguistics Committee.
LING 796 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
See description for LING 795.