Linguistics (LING)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

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: Sounds in the World Around Us

  • 17323 LING 1100   SEM 101

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Words and Pictures

  • 17324 LING 1100   SEM 102

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: English Outside the Box

  • 17325 LING 1100   SEM 103

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: From Cuneiform to Cryptography

  • 17326 LING 1100   SEM 104

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Language: Myth and Controversies

  • 17327 LING 1100   SEM 105

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Language and Gender

  • 17328 LING 1100   SEM 106

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

  •  6239 LING 1101   LEC 001

  •  6240 LING 1101   DIS 201

  •  6241 LING 1101   DIS 202

  • 15822 LING 1101   DIS 203

  •  6242 LING 1101   DIS 204

  •  6243 LING 1101   DIS 205

  • 15823 LING 1101   DIS 206

LING 1109

Where do the words we use come from? This course examines the history and structure of the English vocabulary from its distant Indo-European roots to the latest in technical jargon and slang. Topics include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 1699

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15448 LING 1109   LEC 001

  • 15825 LING 1109   DIS 201

  • 15826 LING 1109   DIS 202

  • 17638 LING 1109   DIS 203

  • 17639 LING 1109   DIS 204

LING 1132

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 1332SANSK 1132

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5597 LING 1132   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: SANSK 1131 or permission of instructor.

LING 1170

Surveys the study of how the mind/brain works. Examines how intelligent information processing can arise from biological and artificial systems. Draws primarily from five disciplines that make ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8813 LING 1170   LEC 001

LING 2215

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2150PSYCH 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17566 LING 2215   LEC 001

LING 2248

This course explores the wide variety of languages indigenous to the Americas, in terms of linguistic structure as well as social, historical, and political perspectives. Materials will be approached within ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIS 2240AIS 6240LING 6248

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15446 LING 2248   LEC 001

LING 2252

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 2352SANSK 2252

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16224 LING 2252   LEC 001

  • One year prior Sanskrit study or permission of instructor.

LING 3302

This course is an introduction to both phonetics (the study of the physical properties of the sounds of human language) and phonology (the organization and patterning of those sounds). The first part of ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5735 LING 3302   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  6465 LING 3302   DIS 201

  •  6466 LING 3302   DIS 202

LING 3314

Survey of the basic mechanisms of linguistic change, with examples from a variety of languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 6314

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8095 LING 3314   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  8097 LING 3314   DIS 202

  • DIS 202 is reserved for undergraduates only.

  • 17897 LING 3314   DIS 203

  • DIS 203 is reserved for undergraduates only.

LING 3316

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 3316

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5794 LING 3316   LEC 001

LING 3322

Further study of historical developments in the Romance languages will be interleaved with readings of significant Romance texts from the 9th to 13th centuries, both notarial and literary. Topics covered ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ROMS 3220

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16486 LING 3322   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

  •  8586 LING 3390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15624 LING 3390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7339 LING 3390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8587 LING 3390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7757 LING 3390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8094 LING 3390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7340 LING 3390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7996 LING 3390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15625 LING 3390   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7341 LING 3390   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7758 LING 3390   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8588 LING 3390   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8502 LING 3390   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7759 LING 3390   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

LING 4225

In this course we'll compare specific aspects of the phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of the Semitic languages. In phonology, we'll examine certain phonological phenomena like sound correspondences, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 4225

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18063 LING 4225   SEM 001

  • Prerequisite: one introductory linguistics course and familiarity with two or more Semitic languages.

LING 4310

Topic: Imagination and Creativity view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Brains, Behavior & Computation

  •  8816 LING 4310   LEC 001

    • M Uris Hall 438
    • Edelman, S

      Finlay, B

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 Graded

  • 15452 LING 4419   LEC 001

LING 4423

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 6423

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7569 LING 4423   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  7835 LING 4423   DIS 201

  •  8612 LING 4423   DIS 202

LING 4430

Intensive examination of the syntax and phonology of a non-Indo-European language with the objective of testing principles of current linguistic theory. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4430KOREA 4430

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15831 LING 4430   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: KOREA 1102 or linguistics course. No previous knowledge of Korean required.

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

  •  8404 LING 4436   LEC 001

LING 4455

An examination of the features of the major dialects of ancient Greek and their historical relationships, with special attention to literary Doric, the Lesbian of Sappho and Alcaeus, Homeric Ionic and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GREEK 4455

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15445 LING 4455   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: Basic familiarity with the forms of classical Greek.

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

  •  6812 LING 4474   LEC 001

LING 4492

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

  •  8153 LING 4492   RSC 701

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

LING 4494

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

  •  8589 LING 4494   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16164 LING 4494   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7336 LING 4494   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8590 LING 4494   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16165 LING 4494   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7760 LING 4494   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7997 LING 4494   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16166 LING 4494   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7338 LING 4494   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8591 LING 4494   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7761 LING 4494   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8503 LING 4494   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7762 LING 4494   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

LING 6248

This course explores the wide variety of languages indigenous to the Americas, in terms of linguistic structure as well as social, historical, and political perspectives. Materials will be approached within ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIS 2240AIS 6240LING 2248

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15450 LING 6248   LEC 001

LING 6314

Survey of the basic mechanisms of linguistic change, with examples from a variety of languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 3314

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9388 LING 6314   LEC 001

  • Graduate Students enroll in this level for Historical Linguistics.

  •  9389 LING 6314   DIS 201

  • DIS 201 is reserved for graduate students only.

LING 6402

LING 6401 with a focus on developing research skills. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15555 LING 6402   LEC 001

LING 6404

A continuation of LING 6403, focusing on syntactic dependencies, including the theory of control, an examination of locality constraints on movement, covert versus overt movement, and the syntax ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15456 LING 6404   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 Graded

  • 15453 LING 6419   LEC 001

LING 6422

Uses the techniques introduced in Semantics I to analyze linguistic phenomena, including quantifier scope, ellipsis, and referential pronouns. Temporal and possible worlds semantics are introduced and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15554 LING 6422   LEC 001

LING 6423

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 4423

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15628 LING 6423   LEC 001

  • 15629 LING 6423   DIS 201

  • 15630 LING 6423   DIS 202

LING 6603

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

  •  8098 LING 6603   SEM 101

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

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 Graded

  •  8611 LING 6635   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

  • 17809 LING 6692   SEM 101

LING 7702

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8592 LING 7702   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Abusch, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16167 LING 7702   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Bowers, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6844 LING 7702   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8593 LING 7702   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8622 LING 7702   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7763 LING 7702   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8092 LING 7702   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Lust, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16168 LING 7702   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7571 LING 7702   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8594 LING 7702   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Rooth, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7764 LING 7702   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8504 LING 7702   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7765 LING 7702   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Zec, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18371 LING 7702   RSC 714

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

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

  • 15553 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 Graded

  •  7756 LING 7712   SEM 101

LING 7714

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15834 LING 7714   SEM 101