200. Research Forum (2)
A forum for discussion of current issues. (S/U grades only.) May be
repeated for credit.
210. Laboratory Phonetics (4)
Readings and laboratory work in acoustic and articulatory phonetics
and speech perception. Experimental design and methodology. Phonetic
explanation in phonology. Students will gain hands-on experience with
laboratory equipment. Prerequisite: LIGN 110 or equivalent.
211A. Introductory Phonology (4)
Introduction to the study of the sound patterns of language. Rules
and representations, lexical phonology, segmental processes, autosegmental
phonology.
211B. Nonlinear Phonology (4)
This course will introduce topics in prosodic phonology and morphology,
(including syllable structure, stress, and reduplication). These topics
will be investigated within constraint-based phonology. Prerequisite:
LIGN 211A or equivalent.
213. Issues in Phonology (4)
Current theoretical issues. May be repeated for credit when topics
vary.
214. Topics in Phonetics (4)
Advanced topics in phonetic sciences. Subjects will vary, and may include
speech perception, acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics. May be
repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: LIGN 210, or
consent of instructor.
215. Topics in Phonology (4)
Descriptive and theoretical problems in phonology. Discussion of work
in progress and/or theoretical consequences of alternative analyses.
May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
221A. Introduction to Grammatical Theory (4)
This course introduces basic syntactic phenomena and argumentation
via the Government and Binding Theory of the 1980s. The phenomena, including
NP-Movement, Binding, and Wh-Movement, have been important in the development
of Generative Grammar and remain central to current generative frameworks.
221B. Introduction to Grammatical Theory (4)
This course continues to develop Principles and Parameters Theory,
as introduced in 221A. It concentrates on A-bar dependencies and the
Binding Theory. Focus will be on testing theoretical proposals and understanding
the role of theoretical alternatives, underlying assumptions, and the
empirical results upon which these theoretical proposals are based.
221C. Introduction to Grammatical Theory (4)
A basic introduction to the theory of Cognitive Grammar, which claims
that lexicon, morphology, and syntax form a continuum of symbolic structures.
Among the topics examined are semantic structure, grammatical classes,
constructions, rules, clause structure, and reference-point phenomena.
222. Theories of Grammar (4)
Introduction to a particular grammatical theory. May be repeated for
credit when topics vary.
223. Issues in Syntax (4)
Current theoretical issues. May be repeated for credit when topics
vary.
224. Lexicalist Theories of Grammar (4)
Introduction to conceptual issues and representational apparatus of
lexicalist theories of grammar. Focus on empirical argumentation from
numerous languages for lexicalist assumptions. Particular attention
to lexical semantics, morphology, and syntax.
225. Topics in Syntax (4)
Descriptive and theoretical problems in syntactic analysis. Theoretical
consequences of alternative analyses. May be repeated for credit when
topics vary.
230. Formal Semantics (4)
Theories of semantic structure. The relation of meaning to grammar,
and how it is to be accommodated in an overall model of linguistic organization.
The application of formal semantics to the description of natural language.
231. Cognitive Semantics (4)
Introduction to conceptualist accounts of semantic structure. Survey
of basic phenomena, including frames, metaphor, metonymy, construal,
categorization, image schemas, and mental space organization. Examination
of selected descriptive and theoretical proposals.
235. Topics in Semantics (4)
Advanced material in special areas of the study of meaning and its
relation to formal aspects of human language. As subject matter varies,
the course may be repeated for credit.
236. Language Universals and Linguistic Typology (4)
Introduction to the typological study of language, contrasting alternative
approaches to research in language universals. Main topics covered:
cross-linguistic approach to language study (sampling: universal generalizations,
hierarchies); explanations for language universals; the role of cross-linguistic
analyses in linguistic theory.
237. Functional Linguistics (4)
A sequel to LIGN 221A-C presenting fundamental assumptions of functional
linguistics and comparing functionalism with other major theories of
syntax. Goals: to expand students' knowledge of theoretical approaches
to fundamental grammatical phenomena; to practice constructing arguments
based on empirical evidence.
238. Topics in Cognitive Linguistics (04)
(Same as Cognitive Science 238) Basic concepts, empirical findings,
and recent developments in cognitive and functional linguistics. Language
viewed dynamically in relation to conceptualization, discourse, meaning
construction, and cognitive processing. As topics vary, may be repeated
for credit.
239. Information Structure and Discourse (4)
This course will examine major information-structural categories (topic,
focus, etc.) and the relationships between these categories, semantic
roles, and grammatical functions. The course will also examine the status
of information structure within the architecture of a linguistic theory.
Prerequisite: LIGN 221A, 221B, 221C, 221D, or consent of instructor.
240. Field Methods (4)
Techniques of discovering the structure of a language through elicitation
of data from native speaker consultants. Phonemic, morphemic, and syntactic
analysis. Prerequisite: LIGN 110 or equivalent.
241. Fieldwork (4)
Fieldwork continuing the research of the previous quarter; student-directed
elicitations on topics of interest. Prerequisite: LIGN 240.
242. Discourse Interpretation (4)
A graduate course examining discourse interpretation from a computational
perspective. Theoretically principled algorithms for resolving pronominal
and other types of reference. The interpretation of ellipsis. Methods
for recovering the structure of a discourse and determining its coherence.
248. Morphology (4)
Theories of word structure are examined and confronted with data from
a variety of languages. Topics may include: the distinction between
derivational and inflectional morphology, the morphology/phonology interface,
and the morphology/syntax interface. May be repeated for credit as topics
vary.
250. Historical Linguistics (4)
Introduction to the concepts and methodology of historical linguistics.
Topics covered include the nature of language change, genetic and areal
relationships, the comparative method, and internal reconstruction.
272. Topics in Neurolinguistics (4)
Issues of language representation and neural instantiation that arise
in studies of neural imaging, language disorders, multilingualism and
second language acquisition, animal communication, and the origins and
evolution of language. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
278. Research in Second Language Acquisition (4)
This course will investigate topics in second language acquisition
including the critical period, the processing and neural representation
of language in bilinguals, theories of second language acquisition and
creolization, exceptional language learners, and parallels with first
language acquisition.
292. Topics in Research in Progress (0-4)
Presentation and discussion of research in progress. May be repeated.
293. Research Practicum (0-4)
Gathering and interpreting data, formulating research questions and
hypotheses, making the predictions of hypotheses explicit, finding relevant
evidence, and organizing research results into suitable form for presentation
in abstracts, talks, and research papers. (S/U grades only.) May be
repeated for credit.
295. Professional Development in Methodology of Language Teaching
(0-2)
Skills, techniques, issues, and principles relevant to the methods
and pedagogy involved in the teaching and learning of a foreign language
and the successful transition to a professional career. Readings, discussions,
and demonstrations of techniques. (S/U grades only.) May be repeated
for credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
296. Directed Research (1-8)
Individual research. May be repeated for credit.
299. Doctoral Research (1-12)
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been
admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy.
502. Apprentice Teaching of Linguistics (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in the department's linguistics courses, includes discussion of teaching
theories, techniques, and materials, conduct of discussion sessions,
and participation in examinations, under the supervision of the instructor
in charge of the course. The student must be serving as a teaching assistant
in a LIGN course to receive credit.
503. Apprentice Teaching of American Sign Language (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in American Sign Language, includes discussion of teaching theories,
techniques and materials, conduct of discussion sessions, and participation
in examinations, under the supervision of the instructor in charge of
the course. (S/U grades only.) May be repeated for credit.
504. Apprentice Teaching of French (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in French, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and
materials, conduct of discussion sessions, and participation in examinations,
under the supervision of the instructor in charge of the course. (S/U
grades only.) May be repeated for credit.
505. Apprentice Teaching of German (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in German, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and
materials, conduct of discussion sessions, and participation in examinations,
under the supervision of the instructor in charge of the course. (S/U
grades only.) May be repeated for credit.
506. Apprentice Teaching of Italian (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in Italian, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and
materials, conduct of discussion sessions, and participation in examinations,
under the supervision of the instructor in charge of the course. (S/U
grades only.) May be repeated for credit.
507. Apprentice Teaching of Spanish (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in Spanish, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and
materials, conduct of discussion sessions, and participation in examinations,
under the supervision of the instructor in charge of the course. (S/U
grades only.) May be repeated for credit.
508. Apprentice Teaching of Language/Directed Study (1-4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants
in language directed study, includes discussion of teaching theories,
techniques and materials, directing study of various uncommonly taught
languages, sessions, and participation in examinations, under the supervision
of the instructor in charge of the course. (S/U grades only.) May be
repeated for credit.
509. Apprentice Teaching, Head Teaching Assistant (14)
This course, designed for a graduate student serving as Head Teaching
Assistant in the Linguistics Language Program, includes discussion of
teaching methods and materials, and classroom observation, directing
study of various uncommonly taught languages, sessions, and participation
in examinations, under the supervision of the instructor in charge of
the course.