Graduate Program

Term Schedule

Fall 2018

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
LIN 405 (LIN 205) HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS ABTAHIAN M MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
This course is designed to give an introduction to the principles of linguistic variation and change, and to examine their practical application in the interdisciplinary subfields of historical linguistics and historical sociolinguistics. Topics covered include diachrony and synchrony, genetic relations, the comparative method and language classification, sound change, morphological, syntactic and semantic change, borrowing, types of language contact, areal linguistics, and linguistic variation and social stratification. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110; LIN 210 recommended but not required
LIN 410 (LIN 210) INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE SOUND SYSTEMS MCDONOUGH J MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
The goal of this course is to provide a background for understanding the principles that underlie the structure of sound systems in human languages. Starting with the notion ‘phoneme’, the course focuses on acoustic and articulatory phonetics, as a basis for understanding phonological processes and change in linguistic sound forms. Students will acquire skills in the production, recognition, and transcription of sounds in various languages of the world. The course will serve as a foundation for work in language documentation, sociolinguistics and sociophonetics, morphology. This course can be taken as LIN 210 or as LIN 410 and is meant for linguistics majors and non-majors alike. In addition to the lecture students will need to register for a peer-led workshop. BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 525 PREREQUISITES: LIN110
LIN 424 (LIN 224) Intro to Computational Ling WHITE A MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This course covers foundational concepts in computational linguistics and is designed for students with a strong background in formal linguistic methods but little or no programming experience. Major focus is placed on deploying techniques used in computational linguistics to advance linguistic theory as well as developing students' ability to implement these techniques. Topics include basic object-oriented programming in Python, basic formal language theory, probability theory and information theory, finite state phonological and morphological analysis, generative and discriminative models for shallow syntactic and semantic parsing, and bottom-up, top-down, and mixed algorithms for syntactic and semantic parsing. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513
LIN 425 (LIN 225) INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTIC ANALYSIS WHITE A MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course introduces students to the basics of the analysis of meaning in natural language. The first section focuses on devices that motivate certain forms to take on the meanings they have. The second section of the course moves on to discuss how meanings combine to form meanings for larger units—how words and phrases combine to form sentences meanings. Using logical notation we illustrate the formal analysis of natural language meaning in terms of truth-conditions. We will discuss the basics of set theory, and investigate how meanings represented in these terms correlate with the syntactic and lexical structures of sentences of natural language. Students of graduate standing or those with strong formal backgrounds may consider starting with LIN 265/465 instead, for which this course is ordinarily a prerequisite. This course counts towards satisfying the core course requirement for majors. BUILDING: HUTCH \| ROOM: 473 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110
LIN 426 (LIN 226) MORPHOLOGY ARMOSKAITE S MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
The course examines the structure and definition of the linguistic unit "word'" its typology and the relationship of the morphological component to other levels in the grammar. The course includes an introduction to analytical techniques with emphasis placed on an examination of data from a range of languages. The building blocks of words will be analyzed and topics such as affixation, reduplication and inflectional and derivational morphology will be covered. We will examine the properties of words and how they fit into the larger structure of linguistic knowledge, including the relationship between words and syntactic structure (ex., phrases and sentences) and the relationship between words and phonological structure (ex., phonological rules and prosodic structure). BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN110
LIN 447 (CSC 247) NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ALLEN J TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
An introduction to natural language processing: constructing computer programs that understand natural language. Topics include parsing, semantic analysis, and knowledge representation. CSC 447, a graduate-level course, requires additional readings and assignments. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312 PREREQUISITES: CSC 242
LIN 461 (LIN 261) PHRASE STRUCTURE GRAMMARS – TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
This syntactic theory course examines syntactic phenomena from the perspective of phrase structure and lexicalist grammar as opposed to transformational grammar. The course will examine and develop phrase structure grammar (specifically Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar) approaches to standard syntactic problems, contrasting them where appropriate with transformational approaches. No background in non-transformational approaches will be assumed. This course can be taken as LIN 261 or as LIN 461 and is meant for linguistics majors and non-majors alike. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, LIN220 or permission of instructor.
LIN 470 (LIN 270) TOOLS FOR LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION GRIMM N TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This is a hands-on class that introduces you to major techniques and tools in language documentation and description. You will learn how to collect and record a variety of language data through elicitation and text collection. The emphasis is then on organizing, managing, and processing these data sets for various purposes, such as building up a dictionary, annotating natural speech, and time-aligning media of different formats with computational tools such as Praat, Toolbox, and ELAN. Further, we will discuss crucial topics in language documentation such as fieldwork, ethics, and language revitalization. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN110 or permission of instructor
LIN 472 (LIN 272) Field Methods 2 GRIMM N T 12:30PM - 3:15PM
This class is the continuation of 271/471. At the end of this course, you will have acquired methods and techniques to describe a language not known to you previously. This includes recording and collection of data, data processing and analysis. Another focus of this course is training in grammar writing skills. Ultimately, this course provides you with a solid basis to do fieldwork and language description on your own in the future. In contrast to LIN389, this class focusses more on integration of natural text into the descriptive analysis. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN271
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Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
Monday and Wednesday
LIN 405 (LIN 205) HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS ABTAHIAN M MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
This course is designed to give an introduction to the principles of linguistic variation and change, and to examine their practical application in the interdisciplinary subfields of historical linguistics and historical sociolinguistics. Topics covered include diachrony and synchrony, genetic relations, the comparative method and language classification, sound change, morphological, syntactic and semantic change, borrowing, types of language contact, areal linguistics, and linguistic variation and social stratification. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110; LIN 210 recommended but not required
LIN 410 (LIN 210) INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE SOUND SYSTEMS MCDONOUGH J MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
The goal of this course is to provide a background for understanding the principles that underlie the structure of sound systems in human languages. Starting with the notion ‘phoneme’, the course focuses on acoustic and articulatory phonetics, as a basis for understanding phonological processes and change in linguistic sound forms. Students will acquire skills in the production, recognition, and transcription of sounds in various languages of the world. The course will serve as a foundation for work in language documentation, sociolinguistics and sociophonetics, morphology. This course can be taken as LIN 210 or as LIN 410 and is meant for linguistics majors and non-majors alike. In addition to the lecture students will need to register for a peer-led workshop. BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 525 PREREQUISITES: LIN110
LIN 424 (LIN 224) Intro to Computational Ling WHITE A MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This course covers foundational concepts in computational linguistics and is designed for students with a strong background in formal linguistic methods but little or no programming experience. Major focus is placed on deploying techniques used in computational linguistics to advance linguistic theory as well as developing students' ability to implement these techniques. Topics include basic object-oriented programming in Python, basic formal language theory, probability theory and information theory, finite state phonological and morphological analysis, generative and discriminative models for shallow syntactic and semantic parsing, and bottom-up, top-down, and mixed algorithms for syntactic and semantic parsing. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513
LIN 425 (LIN 225) INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTIC ANALYSIS WHITE A MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course introduces students to the basics of the analysis of meaning in natural language. The first section focuses on devices that motivate certain forms to take on the meanings they have. The second section of the course moves on to discuss how meanings combine to form meanings for larger units—how words and phrases combine to form sentences meanings. Using logical notation we illustrate the formal analysis of natural language meaning in terms of truth-conditions. We will discuss the basics of set theory, and investigate how meanings represented in these terms correlate with the syntactic and lexical structures of sentences of natural language. Students of graduate standing or those with strong formal backgrounds may consider starting with LIN 265/465 instead, for which this course is ordinarily a prerequisite. This course counts towards satisfying the core course requirement for majors. BUILDING: HUTCH \| ROOM: 473 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110
LIN 426 (LIN 226) MORPHOLOGY ARMOSKAITE S MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
The course examines the structure and definition of the linguistic unit "word'" its typology and the relationship of the morphological component to other levels in the grammar. The course includes an introduction to analytical techniques with emphasis placed on an examination of data from a range of languages. The building blocks of words will be analyzed and topics such as affixation, reduplication and inflectional and derivational morphology will be covered. We will examine the properties of words and how they fit into the larger structure of linguistic knowledge, including the relationship between words and syntactic structure (ex., phrases and sentences) and the relationship between words and phonological structure (ex., phonological rules and prosodic structure). BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN110
Tuesday
LIN 472 (LIN 272) Field Methods 2 GRIMM N T 12:30PM - 3:15PM
This class is the continuation of 271/471. At the end of this course, you will have acquired methods and techniques to describe a language not known to you previously. This includes recording and collection of data, data processing and analysis. Another focus of this course is training in grammar writing skills. Ultimately, this course provides you with a solid basis to do fieldwork and language description on your own in the future. In contrast to LIN389, this class focusses more on integration of natural text into the descriptive analysis. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN271
Tuesday and Thursday
LIN 461 (LIN 261) PHRASE STRUCTURE GRAMMARS – TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
This syntactic theory course examines syntactic phenomena from the perspective of phrase structure and lexicalist grammar as opposed to transformational grammar. The course will examine and develop phrase structure grammar (specifically Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar) approaches to standard syntactic problems, contrasting them where appropriate with transformational approaches. No background in non-transformational approaches will be assumed. This course can be taken as LIN 261 or as LIN 461 and is meant for linguistics majors and non-majors alike. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, LIN220 or permission of instructor.
LIN 447 (CSC 247) NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ALLEN J TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
An introduction to natural language processing: constructing computer programs that understand natural language. Topics include parsing, semantic analysis, and knowledge representation. CSC 447, a graduate-level course, requires additional readings and assignments. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312 PREREQUISITES: CSC 242
LIN 470 (LIN 270) TOOLS FOR LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION GRIMM N TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This is a hands-on class that introduces you to major techniques and tools in language documentation and description. You will learn how to collect and record a variety of language data through elicitation and text collection. The emphasis is then on organizing, managing, and processing these data sets for various purposes, such as building up a dictionary, annotating natural speech, and time-aligning media of different formats with computational tools such as Praat, Toolbox, and ELAN. Further, we will discuss crucial topics in language documentation such as fieldwork, ethics, and language revitalization. BUILDING: LATT \| ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN110 or permission of instructor
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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LIN 491 MASTER'S READING IN LIN – –
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LIN 495 MASTER'S RESEARCH IN LING – –
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LIN 590 SUPERVISED TEACHING – –
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LIN 591 PHD READING COURSE IN LING – –
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LIN 595 PHD RESEARCH IN LING – –
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LIN 595A PHD RESEARCH IN ABSENTIA – –
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LIN 895 CONT OF MASTER'S ENROLLMENT – –
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LIN 897 MASTER'S DISSERTATION – –
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LIN 899 MASTER'S DISSERTATION – –
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LIN 985 LEAVE OF ABSENCE – –
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LIN 995 CONT OF DOCTORAL ENROLLMENT – –
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LIN 997 WRITING DISSERTATION – –
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LIN 997A DOCT DISSERTATN IN ABSENTIA – –
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LIN 999 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION – –
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