Linguistics Course
Inventory
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Typical Scheduling |
Possible Instructors |
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5100 |
THESIS WRITING SEMINAR |
Graded P/F only. Techniques for researching and writing a thesis/dissertation
in linguistics. Required of all students who have elected the Thesis or
Thesis Substitute degree option in Linguistics. |
every fall and spring |
Or, Silva |
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5110 |
TESOL PRACTICUM |
Graded P/F only. In observing ESOL classes or in teaching
learners of ESOL, the student demonstrates ability to apply the principles
presented in the TESOL Certificate course work. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. |
every fall and spring |
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5190 |
CONFERENCE COURSE IN LINGUISTICS |
Graded P/F/R. Prerequisite: permission of Graduate Advisor. |
as requested by student |
All Faculty |
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5300 |
LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS |
An overview of the study of human language from a linguistic perspective.
Topics covered may include the analysis of language structures, the study of
language in social contexts, the principles governing language change, and
the application of linguistic analysis to language teaching, literary
studies, literacy, and translation. May not be used to fulfill the MA degree
requirements in linguistics. |
fall, |
All Faculty |
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5301 |
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
Presentation and critique of methodologies of teaching English to
speakers of other languages, with emphasis on techniques of teaching aural
comprehension; speaking, reading, and writing skills; attention to testing,
language laboratory, and linguistic-cultural differences. Prerequisite:
introductory course in linguistics or permission of instructor. |
fall, |
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5302 |
METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR
FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
Systematic study of the application of linguistic theory and
findings; emphasis on pedagogical strategies, materials, and tests; attention
to current and past research and practices. Prerequisite: LING 5301. |
spring, |
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5303 |
CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS & ERROR ANALYSIS IN TESFL |
A study of contrastive analysis and error analysis as means of
defining student problems and progress; emphasis on current research;
application to specific problems and contexts. Prerequisite: LING 5301. |
irregular |
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5304 |
PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH |
Grammaticality, variation, and acceptability applied to teaching
English as a second or foreign language. Problems of description; means of
application; adaptation to current pedagogical methods. Prerequisite: LING
5301. |
spring (odd-numbered years) |
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5305 |
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION |
Study of the processes of first and second language acquisition,
their similarities and differences, language disorders, language perception
and production, and implications of language acquisition research for
linguistic theory and language teaching. |
every fall |
All faculty |
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5306 |
TESOL CURRICULUM DESIGN |
NEW COURSE |
every fall |
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5309 |
LANGUAGE USE IN MULTILINGUAL SOCIETIES |
An overview of linguistics and some of its applications, with primary
focus on language use in developing nations. May not be used to fulfill the
MA degree requirements in linguistics. |
irregular |
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5310 |
SOCIOLINGUISTICS |
The study of language in its social context, including topics such
as linguistic variation, address and reference, speech levels, bilingualism,
code switching, speech acts, conversational analysis, and language and
gender. |
every fall, most springs |
Or, Stvan, Silva |
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5311 |
SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF SOCIETY |
The study of macro-sociolinguistics, including topics such as
multilingualism, language standardization and planning, literacy, language
dominance, maintenance and death, language and identity, diglossia, and
pidgins and creoles. |
spring (odd-numbered years) |
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5312 |
LANGUAGE AND GENDER |
The role of language in the expression and creation of gender
identities. Gender differences in language structure and use, men's and
women's languages in other cultures, the acquisition of gendered ways of
speaking, and sexism in language. |
spring of even-numbered years |
Or |
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5313 |
TOPICS IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS |
Selected topics relating the scientific methodologies of linguistics
to larger concerns of society and culture including cognition, motivation,
description and analysis. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. |
irregular |
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5314 |
HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS |
The study of language development and change; comparative method
and its use in linguistic reconstruction; laws of language change. |
irregular |
Edmondson |
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5320 |
PHONOLOGICAL THEORY |
Explores the principles governing sound systems in human
languages. |
every fall |
Burquest |
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5321 |
ADVANCED PHONOLOGICAL THEORY |
A continuation of LING 5320. Topics include autosegmental
analysis, lexical phonology, metrical phonology and phonological feature
geometry. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Prerequisite: LING
5320. |
spring (odd-numbered years) |
Silva |
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An investigation into the physical properties of human speech.
Students will gain hands-on experience with computer-assisted speech
analysis. No prior computer experience is assumed. Prerequisite: LING 5320 |
spring (even-numbered years) |
Silva, Edomondson |
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5330 |
FORMAL SYNTAX |
Explores the grammatical structures characteristic of human
language by analyzing data from diverse languages within the theoretical
framework of formal syntax. |
every fall |
Burquest, Edmondson |
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5331 |
ADVANCED FORMAL SYNTAX |
A continuation of LING 5330. Investigates theoretical
controversies in formal syntax and provides extensive opportunity for
application in linguistic field work. Prerequisite: LING 5330. |
spring (even-numbered years) |
Burquest, Stvan |
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5332 |
DISCOURSE GRAMMAR |
Studies grammatical structures of discourse, paragraph,
sentence, and clause, using texts and other data from typologically different
languages. Focuses on both morphosyntactic forms and their functions in
discourse. |
irregular |
Or |
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5333 |
FUNCTIONAL-TYPOLOGICAL GRAMMAR |
Grammatical analysis based on the communicative functions of
grammar as mediated through discourse; involves comparison across languages. |
Irregular |
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5334 |
MORPHOLOGY |
A theoretical and typological investigation into the nature of
word-structure and word-formation processes in human languages. |
spring (odd-numbered years) |
Burquest |
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5335 |
LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS & LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY |
Consideration of universals in human language, their explanation
and description, and language types. |
Irregular |
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5340 |
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSLATION |
Theory and procedures in cross-language transfer with emphasis
on basic linguistic notions such as form vs. meaning, multiple senses, and
types of lexical equivalences and sociolinguistic factors involved in
idiomatic translation. Prerequisite: LING 5330 or 5333, or permission of the
instructor. May not apply toward degree requirements if LING 5341 and ANTH
5342 are applied. |
every other year |
Burquest |
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5341 |
PRINCIPLES OF LITERACY |
Principles involved in the introduction of literacy to
preliterate societies. Includes consideration of motivational factors,
stimulation of indigenous authorship, orthography design, elements of reading
methodology and alternative strategies for literacy programs. May not apply
toward degree requirements if LING 5340 and ANTH 5342 are applied. |
irregular; |
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5342 |
LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS |
A study of the linguistic, pedagogical, and sociocultural bases
for training literacy teachers in languages of preliterate societies. Surveys
current trends in literacy instruction, issues of language choice, and the
use of linguistically appropriate material. |
irregular; |
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5343 |
READING THEORY AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS |
Survey of reading theory with practical application to
preparation of literary materials for preliterate societies. Focuses on
specific linguistic and psycholinguistic factors involved. Prerequisites:
LING 5320. |
irregular; |
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5344 |
SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE PROGRAMS |
Survey of the linguistic and social factors involved in the
development of language programs for preliterate speakers of vernacular
languages. Special attention given to the effect of using the mother tongue
and/or a second language in such programs, and accompanying measurement and
documentation. |
irregular; |
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5345 |
SEMANTICS |
Considers meaning with respect to how humans form concepts in
terms of semantic features, categorization, prototype imaging, cultural
scenes, scripting and coherence within world views. |
Every other year |
Stvan |
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5344 |
PRAGMATICS |
NEW COURSE |
Every other year (eventually every spring) |
Stvan |
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5350 |
TEXT ANALYSIS |
Methods of charting and analyzing texts to reveal the systematic
contributions of pragmatic choices to their organization and meaning.
Prerequisite: LING 5330 or 5332. |
Every other fall (even numbered years) |
Stvan |
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5351 |
SPOKEN DISCOURSE |
Techniques for collecting, transcribing, and analyzing
conversation and other forms of spoken communication. Topics may include
discourse prosody, turn-taking and exchange structure, interactional
sociolinguistics, discourse in oral cultures, and cross-cultural
communication. |
Every spring |
Or |
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5360 |
NON-WESTERN LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES |
Study of a selected non-Western language, language family or
language area based on descriptive linguistic analysis. May be repeated once
for credit as the topic varies. |
every spring; language varies from year to year |
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5361 |
READINGS IN NON-WESTERN LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES |
May not be used to fulfill the non-Western language requirement.
Prerequisite: LING 5360 or equivalent. |
irregular |
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5370 |
SURVEY OF LINGUISTIC THEORIES |
A comparison and contrast of various linguistic theories, with
consideration of their assumptions and problem-solving capacities. |
spring (in rotation with 5371 & 5372) |
Burquest, Edmondson |
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5371 |
SURVEY OF THEORIES IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS |
A comparison and contrast of various linguistic theories, with
consideration of their implications for application to real-world problems
involving language. |
spring (in rotation with 5370 & 5372) |
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5372 |
READINGS IN LINGUISTICS |
May be repeated for credit when topic changes. |
spring (in rotation with 5370 & 5371) |
Burquest, Edmondson |
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5380 |
FIELD METHODS |
The principles, techniques and practical aspects of linguistic
field research. The course includes extensive practice in eliciting data
(phonological, morpho-syntactic, textual and lexical) directly from a native
speaker, as well as in managing, analyzing and describing the data obtained. |
every fall |
Edmondson |
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5381 |
THE COMPUTER & NATURAL LANGUAGE |
Applications of computers to linguistic analysis, and
applications of linguistic analysis to computing. Topics may include natural
language processing, speech recognition and synthesis, language prostheses,
statistical analysis, text processing, and corpus analysis. |
fall (odd-numbered years) |
Stvan |
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5391 |
CONFERENCE COURSE IN LINGUISTICS |
Graded P/F/R. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. |
as requested by student |
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5392 |
THESIS SUBSTITUTE |
Graded P/F/R. |
as requested by student |
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5393 |
TESOL TEACHING |
Graded P/F/R. (Required for all MA TESOL students) |
as requested by student |
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5398, 5698, 5998. |
THESIS |
5398 graded R/F only; 5698 and 5998 graded P/F/R. Prerequisite:
permission of Graduate Advisor. |
as requested by student |
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6191, 6291, 6391, 6491, 6591, 6691 |
RESEARCH IN LINGUISTICS. |
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as requested by student |
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spring (odd-numbered years) |
Silva |
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6360 |
DISCOURSE THEORY SEMINAR |
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irregular |
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6380 |
FIELD METHODS SEMINAR |
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spring (odd-numbered years) |
Edmondson |
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6381 |
RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICS |
Practical training in methodologies and analytical techniques
common in linguistic research. Topics include qualitative vs. quantitative
data analysis, questionnaire design and administration, laboratory protocol,
field protocol, population sampling, statistical analysis, and research
ethics. |
spring (even-numbered years) |
Silva |
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6390 |
LINGUISTICS SEMINAR |
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. |
irregular |
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