Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

LING 105 - LANGUAGE, GENDER, & SEXUALITY

Long Title: LANGUAGE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course examines the role that gender, biological sex, and sexuality play in the language varieties that people use. We will see that although all cultures have specified gender roles, and all cultures mark gender through language varieties, those differences are not, I promise what you think they are. Cross-list: FSEM 105, WGST 105.
 

LING 200 - INTRO TO STUDY OF LANGUAGE

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Overview of the scientific study of the structure and function of language. Introduces the main fields of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. Highlights the interdisciplinary relationship of linguistics with anthropology, sociology, psychology, and cognitive sciences. Cross-list: ANTH 200.
 

LING 205 - LANGUAGE & SOCIETY

Long Title: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course treats language as a social phenomenon to show how language, personal identity and institutions of social control inter-relate. The course focuses on linguistic interaction in daily life and how gender, ethnic, class, activity and geographic variation affect language use. Cross-list: WGST 205.
 

LING 212 - SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE

Long Title: SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 OR ANTH 200 or permission of instructor
Description: This course will describe the basics of speech and hearing science, including but not limited to: anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms, neural pathways involved in speech and hearing, speech pathology and audiology, types of speech and hearing disorders, their causes, and types of therapies available for the remediation of these disorders.
 

LING 215 - WORDS IN ENGLISH

Long Title: WORDS IN ENGLISH: STRUCTURE, HISTORY, USE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Introduction to the study of English words, focusing on their internal structure and the nature and history of English vocabulary. Aims are to enhance knowledge of the rich lexical resources of the language and to facilitate the acquisition of scientific, technical, legal, and humanistic vocabulary. No previous linguistics background required. Cross-list: ENGL 215.
 

LING 300 - LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

Long Title: LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 OR ANTH 200
Description: A hands-on, data-oriented approach to how different languages construct words and sentences. Students will develop skills in linguistic problem solving and the foundations for pursuing grammatical description. Topics: word classes, morphology, tense-aspect-modality, clause structure, word order, grammatical relations, existentials/possessives/locatives, voice/valence, questions, negation, relative clauses, complements, causatives. Cross-list: ANTH 300, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 300, ANTH 500, LING 500.
 

LING 301 - PHONETICS

Long Title: PHONETICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 or permission of instructor
Description: Introductory study of sound as it relates to speech and sound systems in the world's languages. Speech sounds are examined in terms of production mechanisms (articulatory phonetics), propagation mechanisms (acoustic phonetics), and perception mechanisms (auditory phonetics). Includes a basic introduction to Digital Signal Processing. Cross-list: ANTH 301, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 301, ANTH 501, LING 501.
 

LING 304 - INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 300 or permission of instructor
Description: An introduction to syntactic analysis and argumentation. Various topics will be covered, including (but not limited to) word classes, grammatical categories, simple and complex sentences, and constituency. GR/UG Equivalency: LING 504. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 504.
 

LING 305 - HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

Long Title: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (LING 300 AND LING 311) OR (ANTH 300 AND ANTH 311) or permission of instructor
Description: Exploration of the nature of language change. Topics covered include sound change, syntactic and semantic change, modeling language splits, the sociolinguists of language change, and the history of European languages. Cross-list: ANTH 305, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 305, ANTH 505, LING 505.
 

LING 306 - LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AND MIND

Long Title: LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AND MIND
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 OR LING 300 or permission of instructor
Description: Study of language as a cognitive system. Linguistic data as evidence for the cognitive structures and processes that enable people to learn and use language; how linguistic structure influences concept formation and patterns of thinking. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 506.
 

LING 309 - PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Study of human and other animal communication. Cross-list: PSYC 309.
 

LING 310 - MORPHOLOGY

Long Title: MORPHOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 300 AND LING 311 or permission of instructor
Description: Morphology is the study of word formation and the relationship between form, meaning, and syntax. This course is an introduction to morphological theory. Topics covered include approaches to word formation, morphological change, and morphological phenomena in diverse languages. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 510.
 

LING 311 - INTRODUCTION TO PHONOLOGY

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PHONOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 OR LING 301 or permission of instructor
Description: Introduction to analysis techniques and theory concerning patternings of sounds in the world's languages. The course will involve extensive work with non-English data sets, and development of analytical techniques such as identification of sound alterations or restrictions, and formalization of abstract representations and rules to account for them. Cross-list: ANTH 323, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 523, LING 511.
 

LING 312 - OLD ENGLISH

Long Title: OLD ENGLISH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course is a combination of Old English grammar and readings in Old English. Cross-list: MDST 311.
 

LING 313 - LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Long Title: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Investigation of the relation between language and thought, language and worldview, and language and logic. Cross-list: ANTH 313, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 513.
 

LING 314 - THEORIES OF L2 DEVELOPMENT

Long Title: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course surveys and critiques various theories of second language acquisition. Major topics are: analysis of linguistic, cognitive and social processes in the development of second languages, formal hypothesis of non-academic and classroom L2 learning, analysis of various SLA research methodologies and interpretation of findings from SLA research. Cross-list: SPAN 381. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
 

LING 315 - INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 or permission of instructor
Description: Introduction to basic approaches to the study of meaning in linguistics and related fields. Includes the cognitive representation of meaning, lexical categorization, conceptual structures, metaphor/metonymy, meaning change, pragmatic inference, and the relation of language and mind. Cross-list: PSYC 315, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 515.
 

LING 318 - STRUCTURE OF FRENCH

Long Title: STRUCTURE OF FRENCH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement test or permission of instructor
Description: The primary objective of this course is to present contemporary French as a dynamic linguistic system shaped by historical, cognitive and sociological developments. Beyond the specific consideration of French, this course is concerned with the historical, psychological, and sociological dimensions that enter into the description of any language. Taught in French. Cross-list: FREN 318.
 

LING 320 - ORIGINS & EVOLUTION OF HUM LAN

Long Title: ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: How did Human Language arise, and what role did language play in the evolution of our species? This course introduces the basic sources of evidence (e.g., fossil remains, comparative primatology, neonatal development) for knowledge of human linguistic prehistory, including the spread of modern humans and human language throughout the world.
 

LING 321 - CHINESE: SYNTAX & SEMANTICS

Long Title: STRUCTURE OF CHINESE: SYNTAX & SEMANTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Examination of syntactic and semantic features of Chinese with special attention to contrastive analysis of selected topics of Chinese and English, including expressions of tense and aspect, conditional and counterfactual, word formation (morphology), the notion of syntactic category, grammaticalization, etc. Taught in English. Cross-list: CHIN 321.
 

LING 322 - LANGUAGE AND ETHINICITY

Long Title: LANGUAGE AND ETHINICITY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 205
Description: This course explores the role that ethnicity plays in various language varieties used in the U.S., and the role that language varieties play in ethnic identity. We examine this from both speech production and speech perception per spectives.
 

LING 330 - CORPUS LINGUISTICS

Long Title: CORPUS LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Investigation of the nature of linguistic representations from corpus-based analyses as compared to more traditional methodologies. Includes the collection of individual text data (or the exploration of existing text sources), the use of various text analysis programs (e.g. concordance software), and the production of lexical, syntactic, semantic, discourse, or cultural analyses of selected texts, using computer-based methods. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 530.
 

LING 340 - THEORY & METHODS OF TEACHING

Long Title: THEORY AND METHODS OF TEACHING ESL AND FL
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Introduction to the theory and practice of teaching a second language. Includes the process of language learning viewed from social, psychological, and linguistic perspectives, as well as commonly used teaching "methods," such as the audio-lingual method, situational language teaching, the natural approach, and TPR, among others. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 540.
 

LING 345 - LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE OF KOREAN

Long Title: LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE OF KOREAN
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The course focuses on the origin of Korean and related languages. It explores the way the Korean language evolved and interacted with other East Asian Languages, including Chinese and Japanese. The sociolinguistic aspect of these languages will be studied, including the difference in male and female language used and the honorific systems. Cross-list: ASIA 345, KORE 345.
 

LING 351 - INTRO TO SANSKRIT I

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SANSKRIT I
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:  Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 352 - INTRODUCTION TO SANSKRIT II

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SANSKRIT II
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 351 OR SANS 301
Description: This course is a continuation of LING 351, SANS 301 and aims at developing vocabulary and grammatical skills through reading prose and poetic texts. Cross-list: SANS 302.
 

LING 370 - STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE

Long Title: STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200 AND JAPA 202
Description: This course examines current issues in Japanese grammar in the framework of contemporary linguistic theory. Where appropriate, the traditional kokugogaku approach is compared with modern linguistic approaches. Basic knowledge of both Japanese and linguistics is required. Cross-list: JAPA 370. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 394 - STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Long Title: STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Introduction to modern English grammar, phonology, and semantics. Cross-list: ENGL 394.
 

LING 396 - PROFESSIONS IN SPEECH SCIENCES

Long Title: PROFESSIONS IN THE SPEECH SCIENCES
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 2
Description: Students will attend a series of presentations by Houston area speech and hearing professionals who will discuss their current research and/or clinical focus. Students will also research career paths in the speech sciences.
 

LING 402 - SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS

Long Title: SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Study of semantic categories and their formal expression in morphological, syntactic, and lexical units and patterns. Cross-list: ANTH 402, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 502.
 

LING 403 - FOUNDATIONS OF LINGUISTICS

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF LINGUISTICs
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The foundations of important linguistic ideas and currents in the classic work of 19th and 20th century linguists, with reference to their influence on modern theories. Includes discussion of the Neogrammarians, Saussure, Sapir, Jespersen, Bloomfield, Whorf, and American and European structuralists. Taught as a pro-seminar.
 

LING 404 - RSRCH METHOD & LINGUISTIC THEO

Long Title: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND LINGUISTIC THEORIES
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 300 or permission of instructor
Description: Compares and explores the nature of data, argumentation, goals, and assumptions of current theoretical approaches to language and linguistics. Centers on the discussion of general readings and source articles from cognitive, generative, typological, discourse-functional, and sociolinguistic orientations. Emphasizes critical thinking and awareness of the potential benefits and drawbacks of each approach.
 

LING 406 - COGNITIVE STUDIES

Long Title: COGNITIVE STUDIES
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Relations between thought, language, and culture. Special emphasis given to natural systems of classification and their underlying logical principles. Cross-list: ANTH 406.
 

LING 407 - FIELD METHODS

Long Title: LINGUISTIC FIELD METHODS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 5
Description: Techniques and practice in the observation, analysis, and recording of a human language. Cross-list: ANTH 407. Recommended prerequisite(s): LING 300, LING 301, LING 304 and permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 408 - FIELD METHODS

Long Title: LINGUISTIC FIELD METHODS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): LING 407 OR ANTH 407
Description: Continuation of LING 407 or ANTH 407. Cross-list: ANTH 408. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 409 - SPECIAL TOPICS

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Course content varies from year to year. Spring 09 Description: This course will serve to introduce the students to basics of natural language processing, understanding and generation. We will cover topics ranging from finite-state automata, to n-gram, Hidden Markov, and Maximum Entropy models. These topics will be extended to part of speech tagging, syntactic and statistical parsing, automatic speech recognition, speech synthesis and information extraction. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 410 - RHETORIC

Long Title: RHETORIC
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Overview of classical series of rhetoric and followed by more intensive discussions both of contemporary theories and applications in a wide variety of disciplines. Cross-list: ANTH 412.
 

LING 411 - NEUROLINGUISTICS

Long Title: NEUROLINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Study of language and the brain. Includes localization of speech, language, and memory functions, hemispheric dominance, pathologies of speech and language associated with brain damage, and hypotheses of the representation and operation of linguistic information in the cortex. Cross-list: ANTH 411.
 

LING 413 - APPROACHES TO SYNTAX

Long Title: APPROACHES TO SYNTAX
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 300 AND LING 304 or permission of instructor
Description: Syntactic analysis may be studied from a variety of both generative and functional approaches. In this course, students are introduced to different approaches to theoretical syntax. Topics covered will vary from year to year according to the wishes and background of the students but will include analysis of different syntactic phenomena in LFG, GB/Minimalism, and comparison with functional approaches.
 

LING 414 - HERMENEUTICS &LINGUISTIC ANTH

Long Title: HERMENEUTICS AND LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Application of linguistic theory and method in the analysis of cultural materials. Includes discourse analysis and the structure and interpretation of texts and conversation. Cross-list: ANTH 414.
 

LING 415 - SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Long Title: SOCIOLINGUIS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topic: Issues of language and gender, race and class. The course will begin with an overview of contemporary sociolinguistic theory and methodologies. We will then examine the linguistic consequences to speakers of their membership in groups defined in terms of gender, race and class. Cross-list: WGST 415.
 

LING 416 - LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS & TYPOLOGY

Long Title: LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS AND TYPOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 304 or permission of instructor
Description: Investigation of what human languages have in common and a range of ways in which they can differ. Includes marking patterns in particular linguistic domains (e.g., case marking, animacy, and passives) and theoretical and methodological issues.
 

LING 418 - ACQUISITION OF L2 SPANISH

Long Title: THE ACQUISITION OF L2 SPANISH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course reviews the available research on the acquisition of the phonology, vocabulary, morphosyntax and discursive pragmatic features of Spanish as a second language. Aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of second language acquisition processes that are specific to Spanish but generalizable to other languages as well. Cross-list: SPAN 382. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third year Spanish or permission of instructor.
 

LING 419 - BILINGUALISM

Long Title: BILINGUALISM
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course analyzes bilingualism from a variety of perspectives including cognitive linguistic, and sociocultural viewpoints. Topics to be covered include conceptual representations of the lexicon, sentence parsing, levels of activation of bilingual modes, lexical, phonological, syntactic, and pragmatic interference, code- switching, cultural identity, bilingual education, language and thought, etc. Cross-list: SPAN 440, SPAN 540. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of the instructor.
 

LING 420 - COGNITION AND L2 ACQUISITION

Long Title: COGNITION AND L2 ACQUISITION
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course provides an in-depth analysis of general cognitive processes in second language development and cognitive based theories of second language acquisition. Some of the issues to be discussed in detail are perception, attention, memory, automaticity, restructuring, sentence processing, learnability theories, language and intelligence, critical periods for language acquisition, etc. Cross-list: SPAN 442, SPAN 542.
 

LING 421 - SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF SPANISH

Long Title: SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF SPANISH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Analysis of the modern varieties of Spanish covering phonetics, vocabulary, morphosyntax, and pragmatics. The course requires the completion of a research project with an empirical database. Cross-list: SPAN 350. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor.
 

LING 422 - TENSE/ASPECT IN L2 ACQUISITION

Long Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course provides an introduction to (1) the morphosyntactic analysis of tense-aspect systems, (2) the development of inflectional morphology among first and second language learners, (3) the sequence and rate of development of aspectual contrasts, (4) the differences between natural and academic learning sessions and (5) the impact of pedagogical manipulations. Cross-list: SPAN 444. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of the instructor.
 

LING 424 - THE EVOLUTION OF SPANISH

Long Title: THE EVOLUTION OF SPANISH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course provides an introduction to (1) major historical changes that led to the evolution of Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin) to the Castillian dialect of Spanish (espanol or castellano), and (2) current developments and expected changes in the future of the various representatives of former Castillian dialect. Cross-list: SPAN 380. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 425 - AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES

Long Title: AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: A course on the structure of Australian languages examining the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems. Emphasis placed on interaction with original data and making appropriate typological generalizations. Discussion of sociolinguistics, language use, language death, and revitalization. Cross-list: ANTH 421.
 

LING 427 - ADVANCED PHONOLOGY

Long Title: ADVANCED PHONOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 301 AND LING 311
Description: Examination of issues in contemporary phonological theory. Special attention will be given to more advanced representational theories (feature geometry, moraic phonology) and phonetically motivated phonological analysis, especially within the framework of optimality theory.
 

LING 428 - LABORATORY PHONOLOGY

Long Title: LABORATORY PHONOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 301 AND LING 311
Description: This course will examine phonetic and phonological phenomena from an empirical point of view placing priority on first-hand acoustic or experimental data. The primary goal will be the investigation of theoretical issues in the areas of phonetic processing, lexical representation, and phonological patterning. A secondary goal is familiarity with laboratory techniques.
 

LING 435 - TOPICS IN GERMANIC LINGUISTICS

Long Title: TOPICS IN GERMANIC LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topic: Old Icelandic. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 451 - ADVANCED SANSKRIT I

Long Title: ADVANCED SANSKRIT I
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Review of the nominal declensions and the classes of verbs to be followed by a series of readings from Lanman. Special attention will be given to the study of compounds and to Sanskrit verse forms. Cross-list: SANS 401.
 

LING 452 - ADVANCED SANSKRIT II

Long Title: ADVANCED SANSKRIT II
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Continuation of LING 451. Cross-list: SANS 402.
 

LING 480 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
Description:  Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 482 - HONORS PROJECT

Long Title: HONORS PROJECT
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Independent directed research toward preparation of an undergraduate honors project or thesis. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 490 - DISCOURSE

Long Title: DISCOURSE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 300 or permission of instructor
Description: An overview of features and organization of language-in-use. Examination of the macro-structure of different genres of discourse, the interplay between language and social/cultural interaction, and the role of discourse and communication in motivating and shaping grammatical form.
 

LING 500 - LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

Long Title: LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

LING 501 - PHONETICS

Long Title: PHONETICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

LING 504 - INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 500 or permission of instructor
Description:
 

LING 505 - HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

Long Title: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Crosslisted with ANTH 505. GR/UG Equivalent: LING 305. Cross-list: ANTH 505, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 305, ANTH 505, LING 305.
 

LING 506 - LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AND MIND

Long Title: LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AND MIND
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: GR/UG Equivalent: LING 306. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 306.
 

LING 510 - MORPHOLOGY

Long Title: MORPHOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

LING 511 - INTRODUCTION TO PHONOLOGY

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PHONOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

LING 513 - LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Long Title: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:  Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 515 - INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

LING 530 - CORPUS LINGUISTICS

Long Title: CORPUS LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

LING 540 - THEORY AND METHODS OF ESL

Long Title: THEORY AND METHODS OF TEACHING ESL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: GR/UG Equivalent: LING 540. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 340.
 

LING 550 - DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM

Long Title: DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Description: Faculty, graduate students, and invited guests meet weekly to present reports on current research or to discuss current issues in Linguistics. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 551 - SEMINAR IN LINGUISTIC THEORY

Long Title: SEMINAR IN LINGUISTIC THEORY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 552 - SEMINAR IN SYNTAX & SEMANTICS

Long Title: SEMINAR IN SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 553 - SEMINAR LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE

Long Title: SEMINAR IN LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 554 - SEMINAR IN SEMANTIC THEORY

Long Title: SEMINAR IN SEMANTIC THEORY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 555 - SEMINAR IN PHONETICS

Long Title: SEMINAR IN PHONETICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 301
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 556 - SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE VARIATION

Long Title: SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE VARIATION
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Cross-list: WGST 556. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 557 - SEMINAR IN DISCOURSE

Long Title: SEMINAR IN DISCOURSE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 558 - SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE CHANGE

Long Title: SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE CHANGE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 505
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 559 - SEMINAR IN PHONOLOGY

Long Title: SEMINAR IN PHONOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 511
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 560 - SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE PROCESSING

Long Title: SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 311 OR LING 511 AND LING 504
Description: Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 581 - GRADUATE RESEARCH

Long Title: GRADUATE RESEARCH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 12
Description:  Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 590 - TEACHING LINGUISTICS

Long Title: TEACHING LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 3 TO 6
Description:  Repeatable for Credit.
 

LING 800 - DISSERTATION RESEARCH

Long Title: DISSERTATION RESEARCH
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 12
Description:  Repeatable for Credit.