This course introduces how language is used and perceived to mark social  characteristics of an individual or group of individuals. We will examine how social identity is constructed linguistically, which linguistic cues are used consciously to denote different social identities, and how most linguistic cues delineating social groups are below conscious awareness. Topics include: prescriptive and descriptive perspectives of language, dialects, accents, language standardization, language and dialect contact, and linguistic profiling. 

Location

Dewey Room 2162 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

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. In addition to the lecture students will need to register for a peer-led workshop.

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(TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

Location

Lattimore Room 210 (F 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

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Meliora Room 219 (M 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

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Meliora Room 218 (F 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

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Meliora Room 221 (M 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

Location

Dewey Room 1160A (F 9:00AM - 10:15AM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

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Meliora Room 218 (M 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

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Bausch & Lomb Room 270 (R 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 110.

Location

Dewey Room 1160A (F 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

This course is a comprehensive review of the grammar of Modern Standard English. The course will be of interest to those who wish to sharpen their language skills, or to know more about the workings of the English language whether for practical, cognitive or creative ends. Drawing on work in mostly pre-theoretical, descriptive linguistics this course reveals the mechanics of Standard English structure, with occasional detours into the finesse of usage across registers (dialect to slang). Students will learn to develop the ability to see patterns in grammar, as well as its structural possibilities and limits. Assignments will regularly involve reflection on form, usage and speaker judgments. Through a final project, students will investigate some aspect of an English variety available to them. Throughout, students will be working with their data samples of English to explore how speaker choices lead to particular grammatical structures or yield ungrammaticality. Background in linguistics or grammar not needed.

Location

Online Room 18 (ASE) (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

At the end of the 5th century, after Roman occupation of Britain had ended, invaders from coastal Germany and the Netherlands settled in England and displaced the  Celtic-speaking population. The language these tribes spoke and wrote gives us the oldest witnesses of perhaps the most influential and widely-spoken language in the world today: English. In this class, we will learn to read the earliest records of English (c. 700-1100) by studying the grammar, vocabulary, and poetics of the period. We will explore the variety of surviving Old English texts - elegies, heroic epic, riddles, religious verse, Latin philosophy (translated in prose and verse), Biblical translation, sermons, charms, maxims, and more - as well as the history of book production during the period. By the end of the term, your new facility in Old English will enable you to read, understand, and translate some of the most beautiful poems ever written. No prerequisites for the course; as pre-1800 as you can get. 

Location

Lechase Room 141 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

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.

Location

Online Room 23 (ASE) (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

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 theory of a (fragment of) English. The theory is then tested against data from other languages and revised accordingly. LIN 220W partially satisfies the Upper-Level Writing requirement for the Linguistics major. Linguistics majors should take the W version of the course. In addition to the lecture students will need to register for a peer-led workshop. Prerequisite: LING 110.

Location

Online Room 12 (ASE) (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220.

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Lattimore Room 513 (R 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220.

Location

Hylan Building Room 101 (W 6:15PM - 7:30PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220.

Location

Genesee Hall Room 308 (R 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220.

Location

Lattimore Room 513 (R 6:15PM - 7:30PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220.

Location

Hylan Building Room 206 (F 9:00AM - 10:15AM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220.

Location

Hylan Building Room 305 (F 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

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 theory of a (fragment of) English. The theory is then tested against data from other languages and revised accordingly. LIN 220W partially satisfies the Upper-Level Writing requirement for the Linguistics major. Linguistics majors should take the W version of the course. In addition to the lecture students will need to register for a peer-led workshop. Prerequisite: LING 110.

Location

Online Room 12 (ASE) (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220W.

Location

Lattimore Room 513 (R 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220W.

Location

Hylan Building Room 101 (W 6:15PM - 7:30PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220W.

Location

Genesee Hall Room 308 (R 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220W.

Location

Lattimore Room 513 (R 6:15PM - 7:30PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220W.

Location

Hylan Building Room 206 (F 9:00AM - 10:15AM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 220W.

Location

Hylan Building Room 305 (F 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

This course covers foundational concepts in computational linguistics and is designed for students with a strong background in formal linguistic methods but only rudimentary programming experience. Major focus is placed on the use of formal languages as a tool for understanding natural language as well as on developing students' ability to implement foundational algorithms pertaining to those formal languages. Topics include basic formal language theory, finite state phonological and morphological parsing, and syntactic parsing for context free grammars and mildly context sensitive formalisms.

Students who have taken the CSC17X series should consult with the instructor prior to enrollment, since there is overlap with a subset of the technical material covered in those courses. Conversely, while it is possible to enter this course with no programming experience and do well, students new to programming may wish to take CSC161 or to attend a CIRC programming bootcamp prior to taking this course.

Prerequisite: LING 110

Location

Lattimore Room 513 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Required peer-led workshop for LING 224.

Location

Genesee Hall Room 309 (F 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

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. Prerequisites: LING 110, LING 210

Location

Hutchison Hall Room 140 (MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

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.

Prerequisites: LING 110, and either LING 210, LING 220 or LING 225 or permission of instructor

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 270 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

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. Prerequisites: ASL 106 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106.

Location

Lechase Room 104 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

In this seminar class, students are expected to read journal articles or book chapters and take turns leading class discussions. Topics include the cognitive mechanisms underlying language production, speech perception, word recognition, and language use in different contexts.

Prerequisite: BCSC 152

Location

Dewey Room 2110D (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

issues of understanding language in context using commonsense knowledge of the world. Topics will include a survey of English phrase structure and parsing, semantic representation (e.g., events, semantic roles, time, causality and speech acts), and theories and techniques for understanding language in context, including intention recognition, text understanding using knowledge of scripts and plans, and models of spoken dialogue systems (e.g., conversational agents such as Siri). CSC447, the graduate level version of the course, requires a substantial individual project. Prerequisite: CSC 242

Location

Online Room 17 (ASE) (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

This course is an in-depth introduction to the formal analysis of natural language meaning, employing techniques that have been developed in language and formal philosophy over the last century. Issues include intensionality, quantification, tense, presupposition, plurality, the analysis of discourse, and other current issues. Familiarity with syntax, logic, and/or computation are helpful. Prerequisites: LING 110, LING 225 or instructor permission.

Location

Morey Room 205 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)

This course covers advanced topics in computational linguistics, with a focus on the deployment of statistical and neural methods for advancing linguistic theory as well as the use of linguistic theory for designing statistical and neural models. Topics include morphophonological grammar learning, syntactic grammar learning, semantic representation learning for words and phrases, syntactic parsing, semantic parsing, and natural language inference.

Prerequisite: LING 224/424 Recommended: LING 220, LING 225

Location

Hylan Building Room 201 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

This is a hands-on class which allows you to work with a language consultant with the goal of writing a grammar sketch or a short research paper. 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. The class is an opportunity to apply the knowledge of linguistic theory that you acquired during your major in linguistic research on an unfamiliar language. Another focus of this course is training in grammar writing skills. Ultimately, this course provides you with a solid basis to do fieldwork for language description and linguistic research in your own in the future. Prerequisites: LING 110, LING 210, LING 220, LING 225

Location

Harkness Room 210 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

This is a hands-on class which allows you to work with a language consultant with the goal of writing a grammar sketch or a short research paper. 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. The class is an opportunity to apply the knowledge of linguistic theory that you acquired during your major in linguistic research on an unfamiliar language. Another focus of this course is training in grammar writing skills. Ultimately, this course provides you with a solid basis to do fieldwork for language description and linguistic research in your own in the future. Prerequisites: LING 110, LING 210, LING 220, LING 225

Location

(MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.

Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.

Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.

Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.

Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.