Linguistics (LING)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

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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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Biological Foundations of Language

  • 17953 LING 1100   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Linguistics and (Pre-) History

  • 17954 LING 1100   SEM 102

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Death of Language

  • 17955 LING 1100   SEM 103

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Language and the Law

  • 17956 LING 1100   SEM 104

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Metaphors We Live By

  • 17958 LING 1100   SEM 106

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: How to Build a Language

  • 17959 LING 1100   SEM 107

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

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

  •  6100 LING 1101   LEC 001

  •  6101 LING 1101   DIS 201

  •  6102 LING 1101   DIS 202

  •  6103 LING 1101   DIS 203

  •  6104 LING 1101   DIS 204

  •  6105 LING 1101   DIS 205

  •  6106 LING 1101   DIS 206

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 GradeNoAud

  •  6422 LING 1131   SEM 101

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 GradeNoAud

  •  6714 LING 2251   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: LING 1132 or permission of instructor.

LING 2264

An introduction to neurolinguistics, this course surveys topics such as aphasia, hemispheric lateralization and speech comprehension as they are studied via neuroimaging, intracranial recording and other ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2264

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16127 LING 2264   LEC 001

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2960ENGL 6785LING 6285

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16129 LING 2285   LEC 001

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  6161 LING 3303   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  6162 LING 3303   DIS 201

  •  6163 LING 3303   DIS 202

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

  •  8858 LING 3315   LEC 001

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

  • 17502 LING 3321   LEC 001

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

  •  6166 LING 3390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

  • Enrollment limited to: Undergraduates only.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7354 LING 3390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8774 LING 3390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18761 LING 3390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9261 LING 3390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9262 LING 3390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8132 LING 3390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Harbert, W

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9263 LING 3390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7807 LING 3390   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8775 LING 3390   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9267 LING 3390   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8030 LING 3390   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8504 LING 3390   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

LING 4310

A course examining the core disciplines of cognitive science using varied themes from semester to semester. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Consciousness & Free Will

  • 16319 LING 4310   LEC 001

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  6167 LING 4401   LEC 001

  • 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 Stdnt Opt

  •  6168 LING 4403   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 3303 or permission of instructor.

LING 4419

This course provides advanced instruction in phonetic analysis and experimental methodology. Students learn about various theories of speech perception, production, and cognitive representation. This provides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6419

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16150 LING 4419   LEC 001

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.  Combined with: LING 6421

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7804 LING 4421   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 3303

LING 4436

Surveys basic issues, methods, and research in the study of first-language acquisition. Considers major theoretical positions in the field in the light of experimental studies in first-language acquisition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 3370HD 3370PSYCH 4360

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17092 LING 4436   LEC 001

LING 4474

Computationally oriented introduction to natural language processing, the goal of which is to enable computers to use human languages as input, output, or both. Possible topics include parsing, grammar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4740CS 4740CS 5740

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9293 LING 4474   LEC 001

LING 4485

Current topics in computational linguistics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6485

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Finite State Methods

  •  9160 LING 4485   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: two Foundation courses in Linguistics, or equivalent for graduate students.

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

  •  8214 LING 4491   RSC 701

  • 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

  •  6637 LING 4493   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7358 LING 4493   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7359 LING 4493   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8430 LING 4493   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8134 LING 4493   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Harbert, W

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8136 LING 4493   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7805 LING 4493   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7360 LING 4493   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8031 LING 4493   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7963 LING 4493   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18728 LING 4493   RSC 714

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8505 LING 4493   RSC 716

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

LING 4712

An investigation of varying topics in the philosophy of language including reference, meaning, the relationship between language and thought, communication, modality, logic and pragmatics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6634PHIL 4710PHIL 6710

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Speech Acts

  •  9240 LING 4712   SEM 101

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

  • 16131 LING 6285   LEC 001

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  8831 LING 6401   LEC 001

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  8830 LING 6403   LEC 001

LING 6419

This course provides advanced instruction in phonetic analysis and experimental methodology. Students learn about various theories of speech perception, production, and cognitive representation. This provides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4419

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16151 LING 6419   LEC 001

LING 6421

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.  Combined with: LING 4421

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10012 LING 6421   LEC 001

LING 6485

Current topics in Computational Linguistics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4485

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Finite State Methods

  • 10011 LING 6485   LEC 001

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 Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Peripheries

  •  8131 LING 6616   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: LING 4404 or permission of instructor.

LING 6634

An investigation of varying topics in the philosophy of language including reference, meaning, the relationship between language and thought, communication, modality, logic and pragmatics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4712PHIL 4710PHIL 6710

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Speech Acts

  •  9938 LING 6634   SEM 101

LING 6635

An assortment of subjects intended for students with previous training in Indo-European linguistics: problems in the reconstruction of Proto Indo-European, topics in the historical grammars of the various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Tocharian

  •  9580 LING 6635   SEM 101

LING 6663

Grammar and reading of basic texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 6663RUSSA 6601

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16141 LING 6663   SEM 101

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 S/U NoAud

  •  8877 LING 6692   SEM 101

    • W
    • Tilsen, S

LING 7701

An independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6169 LING 7701   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6589 LING 7701   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6590 LING 7701   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9558 LING 7701   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17523 LING 7701   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8129 LING 7701   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7806 LING 7701   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7206 LING 7701   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9559 LING 7701   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8032 LING 7701   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9016 LING 7701   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8506 LING 7701   RSC 714

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8587 LING 7701   RSC 715

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

LING 7711

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Modality, Negative Polarity

  •  8133 LING 7711   SEM 101

LING 7712

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Relation Based Syntax

  •  9158 LING 7712   SEM 101