Undergraduate courses

Yearly

LING 1010. Language and Mind. (3 Credits)
Discussion of nature-nurture debate with specific reference to language acquisition. Pros and cons of Chomsky’s Innateness Hypothesis. CA 1.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp

LING 2040. The Evolution of Language. (3 Credits)
A critical survey of both older and current theories about the evolution of the human capacity for language.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA3: Science & Technology
Topics of Inquiry: TOI6: Science & Empirical Inq

Occasionally

LING 1030. The Diversity of Languages. (3 Credits)
Overview of world languages and language families. Typological classifications of linguistic properties: what can we expect in the structure of a language? Unity and diversity of language systems. Mechanisms of language change and variation. CA 2. CA 4.
Content Areas: CA2: Social Science, CA4: Diversity & Multicultural
Topics of Inquiry: TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst

LING 2010Q. The Science of Linguistics. (3 Credits)
An introduction to the methods and major findings of linguistic research as applied to the sound systems of languages and the structure and meaning of words and sentences. CA 3.
Enrollment Requirements: May not be taken out of sequence after passing LING 3110.
Skill Codes: COMP: Quantitative Competency
Content Areas: CA3: Science & Technology
Topics of Inquiry: TOI6: Science & Empirical Inq

LING 3310Q. Phonology. (3 Credits)
The analysis of sound patterns in language within a generative framework: distinctive features, segmental and prosodic analysis, word formation, the theory of markedness.
Enrollment Requirements: LING 2010Q; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Quantitative Competency

LING 3610W. Language and Culture. (3 Credits)
The study of language, culture, and their relationship. Topics include the evolution of the human language capacity; the principles of historical language change including reconstruction of Indo-European and Native American language families; writing systems; linguistic forms such as Pidgins and Creoles arising from languages in contact; the interaction between language and political systems, the struggle for human rights, gender, ethnicity, and ethnobiology. CA 2. CA 4-INT.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
Content Areas: CA2: Social Science, CA4INT: Div & Multi – Intl
Topics of Inquiry: TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst

Graduate courses

Yearly

LING 5310. Phonology I (3 credits)
An introduction to phonological analysis and theory.

Occasionally

LING 5320. Phonology II (3 credits)
An in-depth review of various phonological theories.

LING 6310. Problems in Phonology (3 credits)
A seminar style discussion of specific topics in phonology.