Linguistics Courses

LINGST 7100 Philosophy of Language (3).

(same as Philosophy 7100). Examination of contemporary views of the relationship between language, minds, and the world. Prerequisite: PHIL 2700 or instructor's consent. Some work in PHIL 1000, 3000 or 3200 recommended.

LINGST 7110 Formal Logic (3).

(same as PHIL 7110). Presents the method of truth trees for sentence and predicate logic. Examines proofs concerning the decidability, soundness, and completeness for formal systems. Emphasizes the theory of formal systems. Prerequisites: graduate standing and PHIL 2700.

LINGST 7130 History of the Greek and Latin Languages (3).

(same as Classics 7100). Evolution of classical languages and their relationship to each other.

LINGST 7200 Introduction to Old English (3).

(same as English 7200). A beginning study of the Old English or Anglo-Saxon language in its cultural context, with emphasis on gaining a reading knowledge. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

LINGST 7400 Language and Culture (3).

same as Anthropology 7400). Interrelations between language, thought, culture, and society; role of language in cognition; methods and concepts of linguistics in cultural analysis. Prerequisite: graduate standing and ANTHRO/LINGST 2040 or equivalent

LINGST 7412 Gender, Language, and Communication (3).

(same as Communications 7412 and Anthropology 7412). Relationships among gender, language, nonverbal communication, and culture.

LINGST 7415 Language and Discourse (3).

(same as Communication 7415). Analysis of the rules of social interaction and the functions of language in discourse.

LINGST 7420 Historical Linguistics (3).

(same as Anthropology 7420). Methods of tracing the history of languages by glottochronology, and by comparative and internal reconstructions; cultural and linguistic implications of such reconstructions and of areal linguistics.

LINGST 7600 Structure of American English (3).

(same as English 7600). Introduction to English linguistics. Study of the grammar and pronunciation of contemporary English, with the major focus on syntax. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

LINGST 7610 History of the English Language (3).

(same as English 7610). Historical changes in the grammar and pronunciation of the English language from Old English to the present. Introduction to Indo-European origins of English.

LINGST 7620 Regional and Social Dialects of American English (3).

(same as English 7620). The study of regional and social variation in pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax of American English. Prerequisite: LINGST 47600 and 7610 or equivalent.

LINGST 7630 Phonology (3).

(same as English 7630). Survey of the sound patterns of English, with some comparison to other languages. Prerequisite: LINGST 7600 or another introductory course in linguistics or phonetics.

LINGST 7640 Syntax (3).

(same as English 7640). Study of the properties of phrase-and sentence-level grammar, emphasizing English, with some comparison to other languages. Prerequisite: graduate standing and LINGST 4600 or another comparable linguistics course.

LINGST 7650 Principles of Teaching English as a Second Language (3).

(same as English 7650). Linguistic and pedagogical principles of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Prerequisite: LINGST 7600and 7610 or equivalent.

LINGST 7710 History of the French Language (3).

(same as French 7710). Prerequisites: graduate standing

LINGST 7711 History of the Spanish Language (3).

(same as Spanish 7711). Diachronic analysis of phonological morphological, and syntactical systems of Spanish, from Vulgar Latin to contemporary dialects. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of Spanish.

LINGST 7720 Structure of Modern French (3).

(same as French 7720). An introductory presentation of the phonological and syntactic systems of contemporary standard French.

LINGST 7721 Structure of Modern Spanish (3).

(same as Spanish 7721). Synchronic analysis of phonology morphology and syntax of spoken Spanish dialects.

LINGST 7730 Linguistic Theory and Language Acquisition (3).

(same as RM LAN 7730). The goal of this class is to study the implications of current linguistic theory for contemporary research on second language acquisition. In particular, the hypothesis that second language acquisition follows some of the same principles as first language acquisition is explored. Course is taught in English. Prerequisites: LINGST 7720, 7721, 7600 or 7860.

LINGST 7810 Psycholinguistics (3).

(same and Communicative Science and Disorders 7810). Examines the knowledge and processes that underlie the human ability to produce and understand language. Prerequisite: graduate standing and instructor's consent.

LINGST 7820 Speech Perception (3).

(same as C S&D 7820). Selected topics in the perceptual processing of speech sounds and spoken language. Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

LINGST 7850 Practical Phonetics for Fieldwork (3).

(same as Anthropology 7850). Self-paced course using computer and tape recorded lessons from world's languages. Teaches practical articulatory and trancription phonetics. Weekly meeting with instructor to monitor progress, resolve questions.

LINGST 7860 Techniques in Linguistic Analysis (3).

(same as Anthropology 7860). Problems in analyzing data from various languages. Prerequisite: introductory course in Linguistics or instructor's consent

LINGST 7870 Field Methods in Linguistics (4).

(same as Anthropology 7870). Intensive training in collection and analysis of data taken from a native speaker of non-Indo-European language. Prerequisites: 9 hours in Linguistics.

LINGST 8000 Problems (cr.arr.).

Independent study through readings, analysis of special linguistic problems, reports. Prerequisites: one Advanced Linguistics course & instructor's consent.

LINGST 8100 Speech Science (4).

(same as Communication Science and Disorders 8100). Introduction to the physiological and acoustic aspects of speech production; instrumentation for speech analysis including computer-based speech processing techniques. Pre-requisites: CS&D 3010, 3210, and 3230 or equivalents.

LINGST 8110 Speech Physiology (3).

(same as Communication Science and Disorders Program 8110). Analysis of physiological features associated with speech subsystems; theories of encoding with special emphasis on speech motor control mechanisms.

LINGST 8120 Bilingualism and Language Contact (3).

(same as Spanish 8120 and French 8120). Global analysis of the study of Bilingualism from a combined sociocultural, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspective based on current research and examination of various phenomena of language contact (taught in Eng.). Prerequisite: graduate standing.

LINGST 8487 Seminar in Anthropological Linguistics (3).

(same as Anthropology 8487). Topics: Ethnolinguistics, linguistic prehistory, pidgin and Creole languages, linguistic theories and cultural and cultural analysis. French structural anthropology. May be repeated for 9 hours maximum.

LINGST 8600 Seminar in the English Language (3).

(same as English 8600). Descriptive and historical studies of the English language. Topics (e.g., The Germanic Origins, Modern Syntactic Analysis) announced at time of registration. May repeat to twelve hours with department's approval.

LINGST 8615 History of the German Language (3).

(same as German 8615).

LINGST 8625 Middle High German (3).

(same as German 8625). Prerequisites: graduate standing or instructor's consent.