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Getting started in linguistics
LING 1069 – Bad Words and Taboo Terms (Linguistics Foundation Course option for major, fulfills HF) - Introduction to linguistics through the lens of taboo language. [Typically offered
fall, spring, and summer]
LING 1200 – Introduction to the Study of Language (Linguistics Foundation Course option for major, Introductory course for minor, TESOL
Certificate course, fulfills HF) - Introduction to the nature of human language from the perspective of modern linguistics.
[Typically offered fall, spring, and summer]
LING 3050 – Cruciverbalism: Crosswords and Language (Fulfills BF) - Examines crossword puzzles and the structure of language with the goal of exploring
the relationships between them.
LING 3475 – Language Myths (fulfills BF and QB) - This course investigates popular beliefs about language and discusses the perspective
of modern linguistics concerning those beliefs. [Typically offered fall, spring,
and summer]
LING 4170 – Biolinguistics - Considers language from the perspective of natural sciences, specifically, biology.
Philosophy, language & cognition
LING 4160 – Language and Cognition (fulfills HF) - Introduction to linguistic perspectives and concerns in cognitive science. Emphasis
on notions of universals of language and the biological basis of language structure.
LING 5031 – Philosophy and Linguistics (prerequisites: LING 3160, or LING 5030 or PHIL 3400) - Survey of traditional and
contemporary problems related to language as these are studied in linguistics and
philosophy.
The history of language
LING 3066 – Origins of English Words (Fulfills HF) - Students acquire familiarity with basic techniques of determining the probable
origins of any given word, native or borrowed, in the English language.
LING 4130 – Introduction to Historical Linguistics (fulfills HF, prerequisite: LING foundations course) - Historical linguistics is about how and why
languages change.
Language, culture & society
LING 3220 – World Englishes (TESOL Certificate course, fulfills IR)
The purpose of this course is to investigate the spread of English as an international language: its historical development, socio-cultural diversity and linguistics variation. [Typically offered fall, spring, and summer]
LING 3470 – Language and Culture (Fulfills HF and IR) - This Foundation Course discusses ways a human language reflects the ways of life
and beliefs of its speakers, contrasted with extent of language’s influence on culture.
[Typically offered fall, spring, and summer]
LING 5891-003- Spanish CLAC Section- Anyone previously or currently enrolled in LING 3470, whose Spanish speaking skills
are at the intermediate level or higher can take this one-hour-a-week class that will
discuss in Spanish short selections of essays/articles linked to LING 3470. Course Flyer
LING 3480 - Language and Social Justice (Fulfills HF) - Explores topics such as standard and non-standard varieties, accent bias, minority
language rights and policies, educational access and immersion/bilingual education,
signed languages, pidgins and creoles, and language death.
LING 3600 – Cross Cultural Communication (fulfills DV and HF) - Brings together native and non-native speakers of English to explore the theory
and practice of communication across languages and cultures. [Typically offered fall,
spring, and summer]
LING 5981-004- Spanish CLAC Section- Anyone enrolled in LING 3600, whose Spanish speaking skills are at the intermediate
level or higher may take this one-hour-a-week class that will discuss short selections
of essays/articles linked to LING 3600. Course Flyer
LING 4040 – Introduction to Sociolinguistics - Theoretical principles governing social and linguistic variation, and the methodology
used to study it.
The sounds of language
LING 4010 – Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (required for Linguistics Major, required for Linguistics Minor, prerequisite: LING
foundation course) - Analysis of speech sounds of the world’s languages, with a focus
on both their articulatory and acoustic properties. [Typically offered fall and spring]
LING 5011 – Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology (required for Linguistics minor, prerequisite: LING 4010) - An introduction to subcomponents
of nonlinear phonology: syllable phonology, prosodic and metrical phonology, autosegmental
phonology, and feature geometry.
The structure and meaning of language
LING 4020 - Introduction to Syntax (required for Linguistics major, required for Linguistics minor, prerequisite: LING
foundation course) Introduction to the structure and organization of phrases and clauses
in natural language. [Typically offered fall and spring]
LING 5021 – Intermediate Syntax (required for Linguistics minor, prerequisite: LING 4020) - Groundwork in a modular,
constraint-based approach to syntactic competence.
LING 5022 – Advanced Syntax (prerequisite: LING 4021) - Seminar using recent papers and book-chapters from the
primary literature in theoretical syntax.
LING 5030 – Semantics (prerequisite: LING 4020) – Introduction to the study of meaning of phrases and clauses.
How languages are learned and processed
LING 5024 – Child Language Acquisition (prerequisite: LING foundation course) - Nature and acquisition of child grammar,
from experimental and theoretical perspectives.
LING 5190 – Psycholinguistics (prerequisite: LING foundation course) - Examines how humans understand and produce
language in real-time and how these complex abilities develop in infants and adults
second-language learners.
LING 5300 – Computational Linguistics (prerequisite: LING foundation course or LING 4020 or co-requisite LING 4021) A survey
of different subfields of computational linguistics.
Teaching English as a Second Language
LING 3500 – Introduction to English Grammar (TESOL Certificate course) - A descriptive overview of the forms and function of
English grammar structures with guidance in standard usage. [Typically offered fall
and spring]
LING 3510 – Grammar and Stylistics for Academic Writing (fulfills CW) - Examines common grammatical and stylistic problems from a rhetorical and functional
perspective. [Typically offered fall and spring]
LING 5233 – Pedagogical Structure of English (prerequisite: LING foundation course) Meets with LING 6233. An analysis of a broad
range of English phonetic and grammatical structures and models for teaching this
material in the ESL/EAS classroom.
LING 5810 – L2 Methodology (TESOL Certificate course, prerequisite: LING foundation course) An examination of
approaches and methods in second-language teaching, as well as the theories of language
and language acquisition on which they are based. [Typically offered fall and spring]
LING 5813 – Practicum (TESOL Certificate course, prerequisite: LING 5810 or LANG 5400) - Observation and
teaching of L2 classes. [Typically offered fall and spring]
LING 5818 – Second Language Test Design (prerequisite: LING 5810 or LANG 5400, and LING 1200) - An overview of the conceptual
bases of language testing and procedures for designing and developing useful language
tests.