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Classes
LING 1100
Course Description
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
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: How to Build a Language
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Rhyne, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
LING 1101
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Despic, M
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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- W Morrill Hall 107
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- W Morrill Hall 111
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- W Morrill Hall 107
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- W Uris Hall G22
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- W Uris Hall 369
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- W Morrill Hall 102
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Despic, M
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- W Morrill Hall 110
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Despic, M
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Department Consent Required (Add)
LING 1121
Course Description
In this course we explore the linguistic aspects of language learning, either in a classroom setting or "in-country" as part of Study Abroad or International Engaged learning. This includes structural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Cohn, A
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- F Morrill Hall 102
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Cohn, A
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 144
Instructors
Cohn, A
LING 1131
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 1331, SANSK 1131
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTRF Goldwin Smith Hall 158
Instructors
Clary, T
LING 2251
Course Description
Review of grammar and reading of selections from Sanskrit epic poetry and narrative prose. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2351, SANSK 2251
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- M Rockefeller Hall 347
Instructors
Akepiyapornchai, M
- F Rockefeller Hall 347
Instructors
Akepiyapornchai, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: LING 1132 or permission of instructor.
LING 2285
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2960, ENGL 6785, LING 6285
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 230
Instructors
Bowers, J
LING 3303
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 106
Instructors
Diesing, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.
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- F Morrill Hall 110
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- F Morrill Hall 110
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LING 3315
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3315
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Stefansdottir, B
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Additional Information
This course cannot be counted towards any Linguistics major or minor requirements except the ancillary skills requirement of the major, if taken in sequence with Old Norse II.
LING 3321
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ROMS 3210
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 160
Instructors
Alkire, T
LING 3390
Course Description
Independent study of linguistics topics not covered in regular curriculum for undergrads. view course details
LING 4401
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6401
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Zec, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: LING 3302 or equivalent.
LING 4403
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6403
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Diesing, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: LING 3303 or permission of instructor.
LING 4419
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6419
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Tilsen, S
LING 4421
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6421, PHIL 4730, PHIL 6730
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Abusch, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: LING 3303
LING 4423
Course Description
Addresses the basic issues in the study of words and their structures. Provides an introduction to different types of morphological structures with examples from a wide range of languages. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6423
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Despic, M
LING 4456
Course Description
A close reading of selected Plautine comedies with special attention to language and meter. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 4456, LATIN 7456, LING 6456
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
LING 4474
Course Description
This course constitutes an introduction to natural language processing (NLP), the goal of which is to enable computers to use human languages as input, output, or both. NLP is at the heart of many of today's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4740, CS 4740, CS 5740
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Olin Hall 155
Instructors
Cardie, C
LING 4491
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
LING 4493
Course Description
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
LING 6285
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2960, ENGL 6785, LING 2285
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 230
Instructors
Bowers, J
LING 6401
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4401
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Zec, D
LING 6403
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4403
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Diesing, M
LING 6419
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4419
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Tilsen, S
LING 6421
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4421, PHIL 4730, PHIL 6730
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Abusch, D
LING 6423
Course Description
Addresses the basic issues in the study of words and their structures. Provides an introduction to different types of morphological structures with examples from a wide range of languages. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4423
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Despic, M
LING 6456
Course Description
A close reading of selected Plautine comedies with special attention to language and meter. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 4456, LATIN 7456, LING 4456
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
LING 6601
Course Description
Examination of recent developments in the core areas of phonetics and phonology as well as its interfaces with other components of the grammar (e.g., morphosyntax, semantics or pragmatics). Topics covered ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Zec, D
LING 6616
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 226F
Instructors
Bowers, J
LING 6635
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Morrill Hall 226F
Instructors
Weiss, M
LING 6692
Course Description
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
LING 7701
Course Description
An independent study for graduate students. view course details
LING 7711
Course Description
Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in semantics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 6740
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Information Structure
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Abusch, D
Rooth, M