Linguistics (LING)Arts and Sciences

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LING 1100

In this course the students learn the skill of writing at the university level. Instructors offer themes for their courses within their own special areas of expertise.   view course details

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Death of Language

  • 17590 LING 1100   SEM 101

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Words and Pictures

  • 17591 LING 1100   SEM 102

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Language and the Law

  • 17592 LING 1100   SEM 103

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: From Cuneiform to Cryptography

  • 17593 LING 1100   SEM 104

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Metaphors We Live By

  • 17594 LING 1100   SEM 105

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Language and Gender

  • 17595 LING 1100   SEM 106

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: How to Build a Language

  • 17596 LING 1100   SEM 107

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Creating the Science of Language

  • 17597 LING 1100   SEM 108

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Language: Myth and Controversies

  • 17598 LING 1100   SEM 109

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Translation and Writing

  • 17599 LING 1100   SEM 110

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LING 1101

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6118 LING 1101   LEC 001

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  •  6119 LING 1101   DIS 201

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  •  6120 LING 1101   DIS 202

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  •  6121 LING 1101   DIS 203

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  •  6122 LING 1101   DIS 204

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  •  6123 LING 1101   DIS 205

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  •  6124 LING 1101   DIS 206

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LING 1131

An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 1331SANSK 1131

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6470 LING 1131   SEM 101

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LING 2217

Explores the development of the English language from its Indo-European beginnings through the period of Early Middle English. Topics include linguistic reconstruction, changes in sound, vocabulary and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2170MEDVL 2217

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8482 LING 2217   LEC 001

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LING 2251

Review of grammar and reading of selections from Sanskrit epic poetry and narrative prose. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2351SANSK 2251

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6800 LING 2251   SEM 101

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    Prerequisite: SANSK 1132 or permission of instructor.

LING 2261

An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4461

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15588 LING 2261   LEC 001

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LING 2285

Poems are among the most highly structured linguistic objects that human beings produce. While some of the devices used in poetry are arbitrary and purely conventional, most are natural extensions of structural ... view course details

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  • 15590 LING 2285   LEC 001

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LING 3303

This course explores both syntax (how words and phrases are combined into sentences) and semantics (how the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences are interpreted). The course aims to give students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6190 LING 3303   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  6191 LING 3303   DIS 201

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  •  6192 LING 3303   DIS 202

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LING 3308

Reading/discussion groups in Welsh or Scottish Gaelic. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3308

  • 1 Credit Sat/UnSat

  • 16388 LING 3308   SEM 001

    • TBA
    • Harbert, W

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LING 3315

Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3315

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17035 LING 3315   LEC 001

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LING 3321

The Romance languages are the lasting imprint of all that happened to the Latin language as it moved through time, territories, and people of many ethnicities.  While the Latin of antiquity retained its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ROMS 3210

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16935 LING 3321   LEC 001

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LING 3390

Independent study of linguistics topics not covered in regular curriculum for undergrads. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6195 LING 3390   IND 601

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    Enrollment limited to: Undergraduates only.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7486 LING 3390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16418 LING 3390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9233 LING 3390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8492 LING 3390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Harbert, W

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8493 LING 3390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7967 LING 3390   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16419 LING 3390   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8336 LING 3390   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9660 LING 3390   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

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LING 4310

Topic: Imagination and Creativity view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Consciousness & Free Will

  • 16827 LING 4310   LEC 001

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LING 4401

Provides an introduction to phonological theory. The empirical basis, theoretical approaches, and relevant literature are explored through extensive data analysis and critical reading. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6401

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6196 LING 4401   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: LING 3302 or equivalent.

LING 4403

An advanced introduction to syntactic theory within the principles and parameters/minimalist frameworks. Topics include phrase structure, argument structure (unaccusative verbs, unergative verbs, double ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6403

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6197 LING 4403   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: LING 3303 or permission of instructor.

LING 4411

Overview of the history of the Japanese language followed by intensive examination of issues of interest to participants. Students should have reading knowledge of Japanese. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4411JAPAN 4410

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15576 LING 4411   LEC 001

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LING 4421

Introduces methods for theorizing about meaning within generative grammar. These techniques allow the creation of grammars that pair syntactic structures with meanings. Students look at several empirical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7962 LING 4421   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: LING 3303

LING 4424

Computational models of natural languages. Topics include tree syntax and treebank databases; broad-coverage probabilistic grammars; finite state generative phonology; computational semantics; computational ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4240CS 4744

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8486 LING 4424   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: CS 2800 or LING 3302 or LING 3303, or permission of instructor. Recommended: previous course work in linguistics or programming.

LING 4425

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 4720

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15592 LING 4425   LEC 001

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LING 4440

This course is intended as an opportunity for advanced linguistics majors to put to use the analytical skills they have acquired in foundation courses on real world research questions. A seminar theme ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15600 LING 4440   SEM 101

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LING 4451

The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GREEK 4411

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16535 LING 4451   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

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LING 4461

An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 2261

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15589 LING 4461   LEC 001

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LING 4491

This course provides structure and guidance to students doing an honors thesis in linguistics. The course consists of biweekly meeting of all honors thesis writers with the course instructor. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/UnSat

  •  8690 LING 4491   RSC 701

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    Prerequisite: submission of honors thesis application and meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

LING 4493

Directed honors thesis research for students working on an honors thesis, taken with the student's honors thesis chair or other committee member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6718 LING 4493   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7492 LING 4493   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9235 LING 4493   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7493 LING 4493   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9236 LING 4493   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8495 LING 4493   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Harbert, W

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8497 LING 4493   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7963 LING 4493   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7494 LING 4493   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8337 LING 4493   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8218 LING 4493   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9661 LING 4493   RSC 716

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

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LING 6285

Poems are among the most highly structured linguistic objects that human beings produce. While some of the devices used in poetry are arbitrary and purely conventional, most are natural extensions of structural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2960ENGL 6785LING 2285

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16016 LING 6285   LEC 001

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LING 6401

Provides an introduction to phonological theory. The empirical basis, theoretical approaches, and relevant literature are explored through extensive data analysis and critical reading. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4401

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16627 LING 6401   LEC 001

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LING 6403

An advanced introduction to syntactic theory within the principles and parameters/minimalist frameworks. Topics include phrase structure, argument structure (unaccusative verbs, unergative verbs, double ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4403

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16625 LING 6403   LEC 001

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LING 6600

Elicitation, recording, and analysis of data from a native speaker of an understudied non-Western language. Provides basic experience in linguistic fieldwork. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15599 LING 6600   SEM 101

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LING 6601

Examination of recent developments in the core areas of phonology as well as its interfaces with other components of the grammar (e.g., phonetics, morphosyntax, semantics or pragmatics).  Topics covered ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  9242 LING 6601   SEM 101

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    Prerequisite: LING 4401 and one higher-level course in phonology.

LING 6604

Provides a forum for presentation and discussion of ongoing research, and development of professional skills. Participants must enroll in a concurrent independent study with a special committee member, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  6685 LING 6604   SEM 101

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    Requirement for third-year linguistics graduate students. Participants must enroll in a concurrent independent study with a special committee member, or a relevant workshop.

LING 6616

Examination of recent developments in syntactic theory, including "minimalist" approaches to phrase structure, derivations/representations and the nature of economy conditions, and parametric ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8490 LING 6616   SEM 101

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    Prerequisite: LING 4404 or permission of instructor.

LING 6633

This seminar reviews and critiques current theoretical and experimental studies of first language acquisition, with a concentration on insights gained by cross-linguistic  study of this area. Attention ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 6330HD 6330

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  • 16962 LING 6633   SEM 101

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LING 6692

The phonetics data analysis workshop provides students with practice in analysis and visualization of phonetic data, using Matlab, R, and Praat. Experiment design and statistical methods are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit SX/UX(SUX)

  • 17216 LING 6692   SEM 101

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LING 7701

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6198 LING 7701   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6654 LING 7701   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6655 LING 7701   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9237 LING 7701   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8487 LING 7701   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Harbert, W

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8488 LING 7701   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7964 LING 7701   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7337 LING 7701   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8338 LING 7701   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18306 LING 7701   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9662 LING 7701   RSC 716

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9784 LING 7701   RSC 717

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

  • Instruction Mode:

LING 7711

Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in semantics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8494 LING 7711   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: