Graduate Program
Term Schedule
Spring 2017
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LIN 406 (ENG 200)
ROZENSKI S
TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
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Why does language change? How did English get where it is today? To find out, we will begin around 5,000 years ago, studying the common ancestor of languages as different as English, Hindi, and Russian: Proto-Indo-European. We will learn about the Proto-Germanic roots of English, then turn to the earliest written evidence of it: “Anglo-Saxon” or “Old English,” ca. 600-1100. The language was transformed in the wake of the Norman Invasion of 1066, as English became the third of three languages in England: lowlier than both Anglo-Norman French and Latin. Next, we will learn about the re-emergence of English as a literary language in the age of Chaucer (Middle English) and Shakespeare (Early Modern English), as well as the role of the printing press in shaping the language. Finally, we will explore processes of standardization, hybridization, and diffusion as we track some of the complex linguistic and cultural effects of English’s spread across the globe over the course of the past 450 years. BUILDING: MOREY | ROOM: 502 |
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LIN 420 (LIN 220)
RUNNER J
MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
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This introductory course examines the grammatical structure of sentences from the standpoint of transformational grammar. The course develops the basic techniques of syntactic analysis in order to develop a working grammar of a (fragment of) English. No syntax background is assumed. BUILDING: GAVET | ROOM: 202 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110 |
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LIN 427 (LIN 427)
MCDONOUGH J
MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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This course is intended to provide participants with an overview of research in an area of phonetics and phonology. Issues vary from term to term but may cover areas in segmental, metrical and intonational phonology and the phonology/phonetics interface. This term we will be focusing on the phonological and sociolinguistic aspects of sound change. We will begin with foundational papers on the topic of sound change from both a historical and synchronic perspective. Students will learn about linguistic variation and ongoing change locally in the Inland North dialect area through the analysis of their own interview data. Past and recent studies of the Inland North will provide a framework for learning about the linguistic and social motivations of sound change. BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, LIN 210 |
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LIN 428 (LIN 228)
GRIMM S; CARLSON G
MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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In this course we investigate the study of word-meaning in current linguistics and cognitive science. We examine the meanings of lexical items such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, and prepositions, and also other categories of words, including various function words and discourse particles. We examine theories of word-meaning, and examine how words and vocabulary may vary between languages. BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, and either LIN 210, LIN 220 or LIN 225 or permission of instructor |
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LIN 430 (ASL 200)
TOURANGEAU N
MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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An examination of signed languages and the cognitive constraints that shape them, through a detailed consideration of the structure of American Sign Language and other natural signed languages of the world. Includes training in sign language notation and analysis. BUILDING: LCHAS | ROOM: 104 PREREQUISITES: ASL 106 or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106. |
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LIN 450 (LIN 250)
GRIMM S
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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This course addresses linguistic research questions through data science techniques. The course will focus on developing skills to (i) acquire and process a variety of language data, from using established corpora to capturing data in the wild, and (ii) to investigate language use, particularly syntactic and semantic phenomena, through descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. A significant part of the course will be devoted to hands-on projects and will include developing familiarity with using the programming languages Python and R to acquire and explore linguistic data. Familiarity with statistics and/or computational linguistics is advantageous, but not necessary. BUILDING: HYLAN | ROOM: 203 PREREQUISITES: LIN110, and either LIN210, LIN220 or LIN225 or permission of instructor |
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LIN 460 (LIN 260)
ARMOSKAITE S
TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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This course picks up where LIN 220 leaves off, though focusing more on topics in natural language syntax from a cross-linguistic perspective. The goal of the course is an approach to syntax that accounts for both language-particular as well as universal constraints on language. Among the topics studied are head and phrase movement, constraints on co-reference (anaphora), elipsis, and agreement (phi features). BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 413 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, LIN 220 or permission of instructor. |
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LIN 471 (LIN 271)
GRIMM N
R 12:30PM - 3:15PM
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LIN 491
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LIN 495
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LIN 590
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LIN 591
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LIN 595
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LIN 595A
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LIN 895
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LIN 897
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LIN 899
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LIN 985
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LIN 995
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LIN 997
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LIN 997A
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LIN 999
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LIN 999A
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Spring 2017
| Number | Title | Instructor | Time |
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| Monday | |
| Monday and Wednesday | |
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LIN 420 (LIN 220)
RUNNER J
MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
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This introductory course examines the grammatical structure of sentences from the standpoint of transformational grammar. The course develops the basic techniques of syntactic analysis in order to develop a working grammar of a (fragment of) English. No syntax background is assumed. BUILDING: GAVET | ROOM: 202 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110 |
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LIN 430 (ASL 200)
TOURANGEAU N
MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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An examination of signed languages and the cognitive constraints that shape them, through a detailed consideration of the structure of American Sign Language and other natural signed languages of the world. Includes training in sign language notation and analysis. BUILDING: LCHAS | ROOM: 104 PREREQUISITES: ASL 106 or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106. |
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LIN 427 (LIN 427)
MCDONOUGH J
MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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This course is intended to provide participants with an overview of research in an area of phonetics and phonology. Issues vary from term to term but may cover areas in segmental, metrical and intonational phonology and the phonology/phonetics interface. This term we will be focusing on the phonological and sociolinguistic aspects of sound change. We will begin with foundational papers on the topic of sound change from both a historical and synchronic perspective. Students will learn about linguistic variation and ongoing change locally in the Inland North dialect area through the analysis of their own interview data. Past and recent studies of the Inland North will provide a framework for learning about the linguistic and social motivations of sound change. BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, LIN 210 |
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LIN 428 (LIN 228)
GRIMM S; CARLSON G
MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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In this course we investigate the study of word-meaning in current linguistics and cognitive science. We examine the meanings of lexical items such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, and prepositions, and also other categories of words, including various function words and discourse particles. We examine theories of word-meaning, and examine how words and vocabulary may vary between languages. BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, and either LIN 210, LIN 220 or LIN 225 or permission of instructor |
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| Tuesday | |
| Tuesday and Thursday | |
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LIN 450 (LIN 250)
GRIMM S
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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This course addresses linguistic research questions through data science techniques. The course will focus on developing skills to (i) acquire and process a variety of language data, from using established corpora to capturing data in the wild, and (ii) to investigate language use, particularly syntactic and semantic phenomena, through descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. A significant part of the course will be devoted to hands-on projects and will include developing familiarity with using the programming languages Python and R to acquire and explore linguistic data. Familiarity with statistics and/or computational linguistics is advantageous, but not necessary. BUILDING: HYLAN | ROOM: 203 PREREQUISITES: LIN110, and either LIN210, LIN220 or LIN225 or permission of instructor |
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LIN 460 (LIN 260)
ARMOSKAITE S
TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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This course picks up where LIN 220 leaves off, though focusing more on topics in natural language syntax from a cross-linguistic perspective. The goal of the course is an approach to syntax that accounts for both language-particular as well as universal constraints on language. Among the topics studied are head and phrase movement, constraints on co-reference (anaphora), elipsis, and agreement (phi features). BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 413 PREREQUISITES: LIN 110, LIN 220 or permission of instructor. |
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LIN 406 (ENG 200)
ROZENSKI S
TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
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Why does language change? How did English get where it is today? To find out, we will begin around 5,000 years ago, studying the common ancestor of languages as different as English, Hindi, and Russian: Proto-Indo-European. We will learn about the Proto-Germanic roots of English, then turn to the earliest written evidence of it: “Anglo-Saxon” or “Old English,” ca. 600-1100. The language was transformed in the wake of the Norman Invasion of 1066, as English became the third of three languages in England: lowlier than both Anglo-Norman French and Latin. Next, we will learn about the re-emergence of English as a literary language in the age of Chaucer (Middle English) and Shakespeare (Early Modern English), as well as the role of the printing press in shaping the language. Finally, we will explore processes of standardization, hybridization, and diffusion as we track some of the complex linguistic and cultural effects of English’s spread across the globe over the course of the past 450 years. BUILDING: MOREY | ROOM: 502 |
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LIN 471 (LIN 271)
GRIMM N
R 12:30PM - 3:15PM
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LIN 491
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LIN 495
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LIN 590
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LIN 591
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LIN 595
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LIN 595A
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LIN 895
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LIN 897
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LIN 899
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LIN 985
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LIN 986V
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LIN 995
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LIN 997
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LIN 999
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LIN 999A
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