This course introduces how language is used and perceived to mark social and cultural characteristics of an individual or group of individuals. We will examine how one’s social identity is constructed, which linguistic cues are used consciously to denote different social identities, and how most linguistic cues delineating social groupings are below conscious awareness. This course will discuss topics on prescriptive and descriptive perspectives of language, standardization, dialects, accents, pidgins and creoles, social stratification, and social, racial and linguistic profiling.

BUILDING: MOREY | ROOM: 501

This course introduces students to the study of the structure of human language. We will cover the six core areas of linguistic investigation: Phonetics (articulation, acoustics, and perception of speech sounds), Phonology (sound patterns), Morphology (internal structure of words and their organization in the mental lexicon), Syntax (internal structure of phrases and sentences), Semantics (word and sentence meaning), and Pragmatics (language use in context). The course focuses on developing skills in the areas of linguistic data analysis and interpretation of linguistic data in ways that aim to address theoretical and empirical issues in the study of language.

BUILDING: MOREY | ROOM: 525

PREREQUISITES: None

This course introduces students to the study of the structure of human language. We will cover the six core areas of linguistic investigation: Phonetics (articulation, acoustics, and perception of speech sounds), Phonology (sound patterns), Morphology (internal structure of words and their organization in the mental lexicon), Syntax (internal structure of phrases and sentences), Semantics (word and sentence meaning), and Pragmatics (language use in context). The course focuses on developing skills in the areas of linguistic data analysis and interpretation of linguistic data in ways that aim to address theoretical and empirical issues in the study of language.

BUILDING: GAVET | ROOM: 310

PREREQUISITES: None

Drawing on work in linguistics and rhetorical grammar (e.g., Halliday, Biber, Kolln, Hyland), this course investigates the sentence—its structure, its potential, and its limits in creating meaning. Students will learn about the form and function of “the sentence” and its parts, develop the ability to see patterns and possibilities within and across sentences, and create and analyze sentences of wildly different shapes. Assignments will regularly involve meaningful play with sentences. Through a final project, students will investigate some aspect of the sentence in extended discourse or discuss how knowledge of the sentence might be meaningfully integrated into a writing curriculum. This course is ideal for those interested in writing, writing education, or editing. Background in linguistics or grammar is not necessary. Open to undergraduates and graduate students.

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This course looks at the varieties of English used primarily by and among African Americans. We will first explore and discuss the linguistic features (lexicon and grammar) of African American English (AAE). We will also investigate the ways in which AAE is being utilized in popular culture. Additionally, we will look at AAVE’s connection to African languages and creoles. Finally, this course will look at the issues connected to AAVE and attitudes towards this variety and its effects on teachers’ expectations and students' progress; linguistic profiling and discrimination in employment and housing.

BUILDING: MOREY | ROOM: 501

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

Introduces children's language development, including the acquisition of phonology, syntax, and semantics. Focuses on the acquisition of a first language by young children, comparing the acquisition of a variety of spoken and signed languages to find possible universal principles of language learning.

BUILDING: MEL | ROOM: 221

PREREQUISITES: BCS 152 or LIN 110

Examines how the comprehension and production of language is implemented in the human brain. Uses evidence from neuropsychological and brain imaging studies to consider the following questions: What is the network of brain areas that subserves language processing? What are the specific functions of these areas? What happens when these brain areas are damaged? What is the timing of brain activity in these areas during language processing? Finally, how do the brain areas involved in language processing overlap with those involved in other complex cognitive processes?

BUILDING: B&L | ROOM: 269

PREREQUISITES: BCS 110 or BCS 240 (NSC 201), AND BCS 152 or LIN 110, or permission of the instructor

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

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

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

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

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.

Explores the cognitive mechanisms used to speak and understand language, with a special focus on contextually situated language use. Studies the moment-by-moment processes underlying language production and comprehension, including how speakers choose words and phrases and how listeners understand them.

BUILDING: MEL | ROOM: 205

PREREQUISITES: BCS 110 or BCS 111, AND BCS 152

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

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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BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513

This course will explore the different causes, types, and effects of language contact, including different outcomes of language contact such as bilingualism, pidgins, creoles, diglossia, borrowing, and code-switching. Language endangerment and language description, documentation, preservation and revitalization will be discussed. A special focus will be an exploration of the connections between language and sustainability through an examination of case studies of language maintenance and shift. The class will combine lectures led by the instructor and seminar sessions led by students.

BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513

PREREQUISITES: Instructor Permission

A seminar course for senior Linguistic majors in their last semester of coursework. This seminar is a linguistics field methods course. We will work with a native speaker to elicit data and provide a description of the grammar of that speaker's language based on our data. This course is designed for senior Linguistics majors; for interested non-Linguistics majors or those who are not in their last semester of Linguistics coursework, please contact the instructor.

BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513

PREREQUISITES: LIN110, LIN210, LIN220, LIN225.

A seminar course for senior Linguistic majors in their last semester of coursework. This seminar is a linguistics field methods course. We will work with a native speaker to elicit data and provide a description of the grammar of that speaker's language based on our data. This course is designed for senior Linguistics majors; for interested non-Linguistics majors or those who are not in their last semester of Linguistics coursework, please contact the instructor.

BUILDING: LATT | ROOM: 513

PREREQUISITES: LIN110, LIN210, LIN220, LIN225.

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