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: Linguistics and (Pre-) History

  • 17508 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: The Death of Language

  • 17509 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: Creating the Science of Language

  • 17510 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.

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

  •  6442 LING 1101   LEC 001

  •  6443 LING 1101   DIS 201

  •  6444 LING 1101   DIS 202

  •  8564 LING 1101   DIS 203

  •  6445 LING 1101   DIS 204

  • 15973 LING 1101   DIS 205

  • 15974 LING 1101   DIS 206

LING 1104

This section is highly recommended for students who are interested in learning about the topics covered in the main course through writing and discussion.  view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 1104PHIL 1911PSYCH 1104

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 10018 LING 1104   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Swallow, K

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

  •  8517 LING 1109   LEC 001

  •  8565 LING 1109   DIS 201

  •  8566 LING 1109   DIS 202

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 GradeNoAud

  •  5891 LING 1132   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1131 or permission of instructor.

LING 1170

This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind.  Most people have privileged access to one mind, yet this internal experience is often misleading and provides little insight into how minds ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8336 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

  •  8843 LING 2215   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 GradeNoAud

  •  8606 LING 2252   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 2251 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 Stdnt Opt

  •  6019 LING 3302   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  6623 LING 3302   DIS 201

  •  6624 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 Stdnt Opt

  •  7962 LING 3314   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in LING 3302; or permission of instructor.

  •  7963 LING 3314   DIS 201

  • DIS 201 is reserved for undergraduate students only.

  • 18628 LING 3314   DIS 203

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

  •  6070 LING 3316   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

  •  7373 LING 3390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8274 LING 3390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7719 LING 3390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7961 LING 3390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7374 LING 3390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7902 LING 3390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8534 LING 3390   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7720 LING 3390   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8275 LING 3390   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8246 LING 3390   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

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.  Combined with: LING 6423

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7577 LING 4423   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

LING 4424

In this course students use grammars to analyze word structure, sentence structure and meanings. Applying functional programming techniques, participants concretize many familiar ideas from linguistics ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15963 LING 4424   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: LING 1101 or equivalent background in linguistics and CS 2110 or equivalent preparation in computer science.

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: LING 6425PHIL 4720PHIL 6720

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9047 LING 4425   LEC 001

LING 4426

Survey of phonology, morphology and syntax of Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. Topics stressed include tonal accents, relative clauses, questions, placement of clitics within the clause, numeral constructions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16236 LING 4426   LEC 001

LING 4455

The features and genetic relationships of the major dialects of ancient Greek, supplemented by the reading and analysis of representative epigraphical and literary texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GREEK 4455GREEK 7455LING 6455

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18455 LING 4455   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

  •  7998 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

  •  7371 LING 4494   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8277 LING 4494   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8589 LING 4494   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7721 LING 4494   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7903 LING 4494   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8590 LING 4494   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7372 LING 4494   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7722 LING 4494   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8247 LING 4494   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7723 LING 4494   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

LING 4710

Bilingualism, even multilingualism, is a prevalent phenomenon in today's world, with more than half of the world's population using more than one language on a daily basis.  Previous negative stereotypes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4712HD 4710

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10020 LING 4710   SEM 101

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  8430 LING 6314   LEC 001

  • Graduate Students enroll in this level for Historical Linguistics.

  •  8588 LING 6314   DIS 202

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

  • DIS 202 is reserved for graduates only.

LING 6402

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8530 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

  •  8521 LING 6404   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.  Combined with: LING 4423

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8535 LING 6423   LEC 001

LING 6425

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: LING 4425PHIL 4720PHIL 6720

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9049 LING 6425   LEC 001

LING 6455

The features and genetic relationships of the major dialects of ancient Greek, supplemented by the reading and analysis of representative epigraphical and literary texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GREEK 4455GREEK 7455LING 4455

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18458 LING 6455   LEC 001

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

  •  7965 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 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

  •  9391 LING 6604   SEM 101

  • 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 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: Advanced Tocharian

  • 18178 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

  •  8851 LING 6692   SEM 101

LING 7702

An independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6901 LING 7702   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Browne, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8280 LING 7702   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8288 LING 7702   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7724 LING 7702   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7960 LING 7702   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8591 LING 7702   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Murray, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7578 LING 7702   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7725 LING 7702   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Tilsen, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8248 LING 7702   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7726 LING 7702   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Whitman, J

LING 7710

Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in computational linguistics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Neurolinguistics Seminar

  • 15966 LING 7710   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: Aspect of Interface btwn Syntax & Morpho-Phonology

  •  7718 LING 7712   SEM 101

LING 7713

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Phonetics in the lexicon

  • 16237 LING 7713   SEM 101