LING Courses for Spring 2024
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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: |
Sabriya Fisher |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center Hub 403 Classroom - MR 11:20 AM - 12:35 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: |
Angela Carpenter |
Meeting Time(s): |
Founders 305 Seminar Room - TF 9:55 AM - 11:10 AM |
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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. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Epistemology and Cognition |
Instructors: |
Sabriya Fisher |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center Hub 103 Classroom - MR 2:20 PM - 3:35 PM |
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LING 246 01 - Digital Language: Corpus Linguistics and its Applications
Course: |
LING 246 - 01 |
Title: |
Digital Language: Corpus Linguistics and its Applications |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
Advances in computer technology have revolutionized the ways linguists can approach their data. By accessing large digital bodies of text (corpora) and searching for phenomena of interest, we can uncover complexities in naturally-occurring data and explore broader issues utilizing linguistic patterns and frequency information. This course presents a practical introduction to corpus linguistics, an extremely versatile methodology of language analysis using computers. Some of the fundamental questions to explore include; what is a corpus, and what corpora exist? How are corpora constructed and linguistic annotation added? What tools are available for search, annotation, and analysis? Students will also learn how corpora are used in diverse areas such as sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, child language acquisition, and language change as well as language learning and teaching and develop their own research ideas. Students who register for KOR 246 will be expected to do their coursework using Korean language texts. |
Prerequisite(s): |
LING 114 or permission of the instructor. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Social and Behavioral Analysis |
Cross Listed Courses: |
KOR 246 01 - Digital Language: Corpus Linguistics and its Applications
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Instructors: |
Sun-Hee Lee |
Meeting Time(s): |
Founders 227 Seminar Room - TF 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM |
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LING 270 01 - Language, Sociopolitics, and Identity: Spanish in the United States
Course: |
LING 270 - 01 |
Title: |
Language, Sociopolitics, and Identity: Spanish in the United States |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
This course provides a sociolinguistic overview of Spanish in the US by examining concepts such as language ideologies, language identity, language attitudes, language maintenance and shift, the politics of language, language contact, bilingualism, the relationship of language to Latinx identities, and how language ideologies and policies reflect and shape societal views of Spanish and its speakers, race, identity, and education. This course will provide a descriptive, historical and linguistic overview of the different Spanish-English bilingual communities in the US. For instance, we will examine the use and representation of Spanish and misconceptions about Spanish varieties and Latinx communities in a wide array of contexts, including everyday speech, contemporary culture, media and the portrayal in the media, education, and policy. Reading selections will be in Spanish (for the most part) and English. Homework, projects, exams and class discussions will be strictly in Spanish. |
Prerequisite(s): |
Open to students who have completed SPAN 241 or SPAN 242 or equivalent (AP 5) or by permission of the instructor. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Foreign Language - Above Intermediate
Social and Behavioral Analysis
Language and Literature |
Cross Listed Courses: |
SPAN 270 01 - Language, Sociopolitics, and Identity: Spanish in the United States
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Instructors: |
Christopher Eldrett |
Meeting Time(s): |
Gray Lot Modular M206 Seminar Room - MR 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM |
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LING 312 01 - Bilingualism: An Exploration of Language, Mind, and Culture
Course: |
LING 312 - 01 |
Title: |
Bilingualism: An Exploration of Language, Mind, and Culture |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
Exploration of the relationship of language to mind and culture through the study of bilingualism. The bilingual individual will be the focus for questions concerning language and mind: The detection of "foreign" accent, the relationship of words to concepts, the organization of the mental lexicon, language specialization of the brain, and the effects of early bilingualism on cognitive functioning. The bilingual nation will be the focus for questions dealing with language and culture: societal conventions governing use of one language over another, effects of extended bilingualism on language development and change, and political and educational impact of a government's establishing official bilingualism. |
Prerequisite(s): |
Open to juniors and seniors who have taken a related 200-level course in linguistics, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, or permission of the instructor. |
Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Epistemology and Cognition
Social and Behavioral Analysis |
Instructors: |
Angela Carpenter |
Meeting Time(s): |
Founders 317 Classroom - T 2:20 PM - 5:00 PM |
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