LING Courses for Spring 2025
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LING 114 01 - Introduction to Linguistics
Course: |
LING 114 - 01 |
Title: |
Introduction to Linguistics |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
Designed to familiarize students with some of the essential concepts of linguistic analysis. Suitable problem sets in English and in other languages will provide opportunities to study the basic systems of language organization-phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Additional topics include introductions to language organization in the brain, child language acquisition, language change, and language in society. |
Prerequisite(s): |
None |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Epistemology and Cognition |
Instructors: |
Yoolim Kim |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center Hub 403 Classroom - TF 9:55 AM - 11:10 AM |
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LING 123 01 - Kaleidoscope of East Asian Languages: Exploring Voices, Values, and Cultures
Course: |
LING 123 - 01 |
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Kaleidoscope of East Asian Languages: Exploring Voices, Values, and Cultures |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
This seminar explores linguistic tapestry of East Asia, focusing on the distinct features, structures, and variations that characterize Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Through lively discussions and hands-on projects, we will examine the unique linguistic and cultural heritages of these languages. From their intricate writing systems and complex grammar to the diverse range of sociolinguistic patterns and dialects, we will uncover the layers that make each language unique. Central to our exploration will be the role of Confucian ideology, the vibrant influence of pop culture, and the transformative impact of AI technology on communication. Through this exploration, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how language profoundly influences and mirrors the rich diversity of life and thought in East Asia. |
Prerequisite(s): |
None.
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Notes: |
Mandatory Credit/Non Credit. Ann E. Maurer '51 Speaking Intensive Course.
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Distribution(s): |
Social and Behavioral Analysis |
Cross Listed Courses: |
EALC 123 01 - Kaleidoscope of East Asian Languages: Exploring Voices, Values, and Cultures
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Instructors: |
Sun-Hee Lee |
Meeting Time(s): |
Pendleton East 151 Seminar Room - W 9:30 AM - 12:10 PM |
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LING 240 01 - The Sounds of Language
Course: |
LING 240 - 01 |
Title: |
The Sounds of Language |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
What are all the possible linguistically relevant sounds of the human vocal tract? How does each language organize a subset of those sounds into a coherent system? Examination of the sounds of language from the perspective of phonetics and of phonology. Each student will choose a foreign language for intensive study of its phonetic, phonologic, and prosodic characteristics. Includes extensive use of speech analysis and phonetics software. |
Prerequisite(s): |
LING 114 or CLSC 216/PSYC 216, or permission of the instructor. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Epistemology and Cognition |
Instructors: |
Yoolim Kim |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center L Wing 035 Classroom - TF 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM |
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LING 244 01 - Language: Form and Meaning
Course: |
LING 244 - 01 |
Title: |
Language: Form and Meaning |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
This course will consider some basic questions about language: What do we actually know when we know a language? How is the structure of language best described? Are there properties which all languages share, and what do those properties tell us about language itself? We will look at specific problems in morphology, syntax, and semantics, and the strengths and weaknesses of different linguistic theories will be considered. While many of the problems considered in this class will involve English, we will also be looking at other languages, both European and non-European. |
Prerequisite(s): |
LING 114, or permission of the instructor. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Epistemology and Cognition |
Instructors: |
Sabriya Fisher |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center E Wing 211 Classroom - MR 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM |
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LING 336 01 - When Languages Collide: Mechanisms of Language Emergence and Change
Course: |
LING 336 - 01 |
Title: |
When Languages Collide: Mechanisms of Language Emergence and Change |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
What happens when users of different languages or dialects come into contact, either at the individual or community level? How do new languages emerge and what roles do social context and universal processes of language change, linked to human cognition, play in the outcome?
This course explores the social, linguistic, and cognitive processes that contribute to the origins and development of contact languages (e.g., Mixed, Pidgin, Creole Languages). Topics explored include accommodation, borrowing, code-switching, language mixing, language shift, koineization, grammaticalization, and the emergence of new languages. The course will survey situations of language contact across the globe, introducing students to theories and models of language contact, which they will learn how to apply in analyzing both contemporary and historical linguistic data. |
Prerequisite(s): |
LING 114 or CLSC 216/PSYC 216 required. One of the following is recommended, but not required - LING 238, LING 240, LING 244. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Epistemology and Cognition
Social and Behavioral Analysis |
Instructors: |
Sabriya Fisher |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center L Wing 220 Classroom - R 2:20 PM - 5:00 PM |
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