Linguistics (LIN)
LIN 306 Introduction to the Study of Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of major areas of linguistics: sound systems, grammatical structures, historical development of languages, language families and linguistic universals, dialect differences and their social significance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 312 Topics in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary introduction to the manifold aspects of language. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 312C Culture and Communication 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the study of culture through communication and the theory of signs. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 307, Linguistics 312 (Topic: Culture and Communication), 312C. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 307
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 312D Languages around the World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the language families of the world. Considers such questions as: what does it mean for languages to be related, and how do we know that they are related in the first place; why are there only a handful of language families in Europe and Africa while there are scores in South America and New Guinea; What can we say about where a language or language family may have originated; and how much living history is being lost as languages become endangered or extinct when people stop speaking them? Linguistics 312 (Topic: Languages Around the World) and 312D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 312E Language of Sign and Gesture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores how language, a faculty that arises in the brain, is expressed by the body, both for spoken languages (via the vocal tract) and for signed languages (via the hands and face). Also includes an examination of how language, a special cognitive faculty unique to humans, intersects and overlaps with other communication systems, with a focus on gesture, the nonlinguistic communicative systems used by humans and some nonhuman species. Linguistics 312 (Topic: Language in the Body) and 312E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 313 Language and Computers 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine a conceptual, non-programming overview of how computers learn, understand, and generate human language, including text encoding, machine learning, language modeling, and text generation. Study what makes human language difficult for computers, how these challenges are overcome, and implications for society. Engage in quantitative reasoning; technical background not required. Linguistics 312 (Topic: Language and Computers) and 313 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 315 Speech Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the encoding and decoding of speech. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication Sciences and Disorders 315S, 358S, Linguistics 315, 358S, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 315S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SLH 315S
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LIN 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Linguistics 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Linguistics. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
LIN 321L American English 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An overview of the historical development of English in the Americas. Attention to regional, social, and ethnic differences, and their implications for public education. English 321L and Linguistics 321L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 321L
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 323L English as a World Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An account of the spread of English around the world; national, social, and regional varieties. English 323L and Linguistics 323L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 323L
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Linguistics 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Linguistics. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
LIN 344K Phonetics: The Production and Perception of Speech Sounds 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Articulation and transcription of speech sounds; distinctive feature systems; physiological and acoustical aspects of phonetics; common phonological processes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 345 Language Change and Language Variation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the study of how languages change and the principles developed by linguists to account for these changes. Investigation of the various domains in which change occurs, and the social and linguistic motivations for change. Examines the methods linguists use to determine the earlier profile of a language or its parent language, before identified changes occurred. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 344K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 346 Exploring Accents 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores how different speakers of the same language differ in their pronunciation, according to regional and social groupings. Acoustic analysis of English speakers will provide the basis of an inquiry into how and why accents differ. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 344K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350 Special Topics in the Study of Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Nontechnical examination of social, educational, and political problems to which current linguistic knowledge is relevant. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Language and the Brain. Delves into the neuroanatomical and functional operations of the major brain structures that underlie speech/language. Subjects include hemispheric dominance for language, neurological and language breakdowns in aphasia, and brain imaging methods and studies of language representation. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Language and Thought. Study of the relation between language and thought, using a cognitive science approach. Examines the words people use and how people think; whether language structure affects thought; and some cognitive aspects of language. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: Sign Languages and Signing Communities. Examine the grammar of signed languages, their use in signing communities, and the acquisition of signed languages as first languages. No knowledge of American Sign Language is required. Conducted in English. Only one of the following may be counted: American Sign Language 326, Linguistics 350 (Topic 3), 355. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 4: Language and People. Areas in language and linguistics that most directly impact people, such as language and ethnicity, language and nation-building, and language politics. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Bilingual Language Acquisition. Examines various aspects of bilingual first language acquisition including phonology, morphology, and syntax, as well as the child's use of his/her languages. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 6: Indigenous Languages of the Americas. Examines various aspects of languages in the Americas, including their linguistic structures, the cultural domains in which they exist, and their histories of language contact and change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: LAS 322.15 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 7: Language, Cognition and Rhythm. Explores connections between language and various musical forms, and what the psychological basis for these connections might be. Reading materials are drawn primarily from the published literature in psychology, linguistics, and music perception. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Language, Cognition, & Rhythm) and 350 (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 9: Psycholinguistics. Examines the psychological mechanisms that people use in learning, comprehending, and producing language. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 10: How to Describe a Language. Practical introduction to language documentation and preservation. Subjects include language diversity and practical methods for describing, documenting, and preserving languages, with an emphasis on the phonological and morphological analysis of restricted data sets, as well as the role of linguists in conjunction with communities of speakers who wish to document or revitalize their languages. Linguistics 350 (Topic: How to Describe a Language) and 350 (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 11: Speech Intelligibility. An overview of the main empirical findings on talker-, listener-, and signal-related factors that shape speech intelligibility, the degree to which spoken language can be comprehended. Explores how signal-related (physical), peripheral (auditory-perceptual), and system-related (mental) factors condition variation in both the production and perception of intelligible speech. Also examines how variation in intelligibility conditions different levels of spoken language processing and different tasks that the listener is performing during spoken language comprehension. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Speech Intelligibility) and 350 (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Linguistics 344K, 358S, or consent of instructor.
Topic 12: Analyzing Text Data: A Statistics Toolkit for Linguists. Introduction to statistical concepts and analyses via language problems and linguistic data sets. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Words in a Haystack) and 350 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 13: Creole Languages and Their Speakers. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372G (Topic: Creole Languages and Their Speakers), English 364D (Topic: Creole Languages and Their Speakers), 364D (Topic 2), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Creole Languages and Their Speakers), 350 (Topic 13). Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 14: Linguistics of Writing. How language relates to the written word and how linguistic analysis is intertwined with writing. Subjects include the typology and evolution of writing systems, the psycholinguistics of reading and writing, and the role of writing in contemporary language politics. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Linguistics of Writing Systems) and 350 (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 15: Computational Semantics. Studies methods for automatically learning and analyzing word meanings and sentence meanings. Encompasses vector space models as well as logic-based semantics. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Computational Semantics) and 350 (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and previous programming course in Python or Linguistics 350 (Topic 12) or consent of instructor.
LIN 350.10 How to Describe a Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practical introduction to language documentation and preservation. Subjects include language diversity and practical methods for describing, documenting, and preserving languages, with an emphasis on the phonological and morphological analysis of restricted data sets, as well as the role of linguists in conjunction with communities of speakers who wish to document or revitalize their languages. Linguistics 350 (Topic: How to Describe a Language) and 350 (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350.11 Speech Intelligibility 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An overview of the main empirical findings on talker-, listener-, and signal-related factors that shape speech intelligibility, the degree to which spoken language can be comprehended. Explores how signal-related (physical), peripheral (auditory-perceptual), and system-related (mental) factors condition variation in both the production and perception of intelligible speech. Also examines how variation in intelligibility conditions different levels of spoken language processing and different tasks that the listener is performing during spoken language comprehension. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Speech Intelligibility) and 350 (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 344K, 358S, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350.12 Analyzing Text Data: A Statistics Toolkit for Linguists 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to statistical concepts and analyses via language problems and linguistic data sets. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Words in a Haystack) and 350 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350.15 Computational Semantics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Studies methods for automatically learning and analyzing word meanings and sentence meanings. Encompasses vector space models as well as logic-based semantics. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Computational Semantics) and 350 (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; and previous programming course in Python or Linguistics 350 (Topic 12) or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350.4 Language and People 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Areas in language and linguistics that most directly impact people, such as language and ethnicity, language and nation-building, and language politics.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350.6 Indigenous Languages of the Americas 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines various aspects of languages in the Americas, including their linguistic structures, the cultural domains in which they exist, and their histories of language contact and change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 322.15
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350C Language and the Brain 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the neuroanatomical and functional operations of the major brain structures that underlie speech/language. Examine hemispheric dominance for language, neurological and language breakdowns in aphasia, and brain imaging methods and studies of language representation. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication Sciences and Disorders 350; Linguistics 350 (Topic 1); Linguistics 350C; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 350. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SLH 350
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350E Why Chinese Has No Alphabet 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the history and evolution of the Chinese writing system and language. No background in Chinese language, culture, or linguistics is required. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 350C, 361 (Topic 30), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Why Chinese Has No Alphabet), 350E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 350C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350G The Politics of Insult 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how linguistic practices of (im)politeness and verbal aggression shape--and are shaped by--social hierarchies, cultural contexts, and political dynamics across different contexts, from liberal to anti-liberal. Analyze how seemingly neutral concepts of "civility" and appropriate speech" often mask power relations while exploring how taboo language, conflict talk, and transgressive communication can both challenge and reinforce existing social orders. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 321P, Linguistics 350G, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 19). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 321P, REE 345.19
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 350S Word Meaning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Linguistics 350 (Topic: Word Meaning) and 350S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 306.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351 Language and Identity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Investigate the central importance of language to the formation of people's regional, social class, gender, ethnic, and age identities through psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, sociophonetics, and popular media sources. Examine how socially driven spoken language variation is created and how it is perceived. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Language and Identity) and 351 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351C A Linguistic History of India 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the richly documented linguistic and literary history of languages in the Indian subcontinent, paying attention to linguistic phenomena, contact effects, and language-based movements. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 348E, Linguistics 350 (Topic: A Linguistic History of India), 351C, 373 (Topic: A Linguistic History of India). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 348E
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351D Language, Culture, and the Texas German Experience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The evolution of the culture and language of German immigrants to Texas from the 1840s through the present and how they have influenced other ethnic groups in Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 47), Anthropology 324L (Topic 55), 351G, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 351C, Linguistics 351D. Three lectures a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 370.47, ANT 351G, GSD 351C
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351E Language and Thought 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study the relation between language and thought, using a cognitive science approach. Examine the words people use and how people think; whether language structure affects thought; and some cognitive aspects of language. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Language and Thought) and 351E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351F Native American Verbal Art 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the verbal artistic traditions such as jokes, story-telling, song, chant, poetry, etc., of Native American peoples. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Native American Verbal Art), 329V, Linguistics 351F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 329V
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351G Bilingual Language Acquisition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine various aspects of bilingual first language acquisition including phonology, morphology, and syntax, as well as the child's use of his/her languages. Linguistics 350 (Topic 5) and 351G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351I Linguistics of Writing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss how language relates to the written word and how linguistic analysis is intertwined with writing. Examine the typology and evolution of writing systems, the psycholinguistics of reading and writing, and the role of writing in contemporary language politics. Linguistics 350 (Topic 14) and 351I may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 351P Language, Cognition, and Rhythm 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore connections between language and various musical forms, and what the psychological basis for these connections might be. Linguistics 350 (Topic 7) and 351P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 353C Introduction to Computational Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to key representations and algorithms used in computational linguistics and key natural language processing applications. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; and Linguistics 350 (Topic 12) or previous programming course in Python or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 353D Computational Discourse and Natural Language Generation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to machine learning models for discourse processing and text generation. Explore open issues in NLG, including evaluation, ethics, and factuality. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 350 (Topic 12), Computer Science 303E, 312, or basic programming experience in Python or similar languages; and basic knowledge of probability and statistics.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 353N Natural Language Processing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduces theoretical and applied topics relating to natural language processing, including machine translation, search, automatic summarization, and dialog systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Computer Science 378 (Topic: Natural Language Processing), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Natural Language Processing), 353N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 353S English Syntax for Writing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: English 345W, Linguistics 350 (Topic: English Syntax for Writing), 353S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 345W
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 306 and one of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 355 Sign Languages and Signing Communities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the grammar of signed languages, their use in signing communities, and the acquisition of signed languages as first languages. No knowledge of American Sign Language is required. Conducted in English. Only one of the following may be counted: American Sign Language 326, Linguistics 350 (Topic 3), 355. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ASL 326
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 357 Undergraduate Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised research experience. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Linguistics 306 with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 358Q Supervised Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised student-initiated research. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Linguistics 306 with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 360K Introduction to English Grammar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the study of the syntactic structure of modern English from the viewpoint of generative grammar. English 360K and Linguistics 360K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 364 Introduction to Psycholinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Linguistics 350 (Topic: Intro to Psycholinguistics) and 364 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 364M History of the English Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of sounds, forms, and vocabulary of the English language from its origins to the present. English 364M and Linguistics 364M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 364M
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 365 Bias 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An interdisciplinary introduction to bias from the perspectives of psychology, political science, business, philosophy, and linguistics. Only one of the following may be counted: Cognitive Science 365, 360 (Topic: Bias), Linguistics 365, 350 (Topic: Bias), Human Dimensions of Organizations 330 (Topic: Bias), 365. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CGS 365, HDO 365
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 371 Machine Learning for Text Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine basic machine learning methods, with an emphasis on building applications that intelligently analyze text. Explore supervised learning (e.g., logistic regression, neural networks), unsupervised learning (e.g., clustering), and natural language processing. Only one of the following may be counted: Linguistics 371, 373 (Topic: Machine Learning Text Analysis), 373N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and one of the following: Linguistics 350 (Topic 12), Computer Science 303E, 312, or basic programming experience in Python or similar languages.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 372J Meaning and Message 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theories of linguistic meaning using logical and mathematical tools. Introduction to key ideas from compositional and lexical semantics. Linguistics 350 (Topic: Linguistic Meaning) and 372J may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Linguistics 306.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 372K Sound Patterns: From Sound to Word 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Methods and principles of analyzing the sound systems of languages. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 344K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 372S Syntax: From Word to Utterance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss the methods and principles of describing the syntactic systems of languages. Linguistics 372L and 372S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Linguistics 306.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373C Child Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine theory and research concerning the development of language in children. Linguistics 373 (Topic 1) and 373C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373D African American Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the history and contemporary form of African American Language (AAL). Through readings, examine the linguistic description of essential features, the use of AAL in the creation of culturally and historically influential texts, and AAL as a subject of public discussion. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 365C, English 364D (Topic: African American English), 364E, Linguistics 373D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 365C, E 364E
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373E Endangered Languages 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine language rights as a tool for defending small-scale and minority language communities against the spread of national and global languages. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 320G, 320L (Topic Language Endangerment/Rights), 320L (Topic 13), Linguistics 373 (Topic: Language Endangerment/Rights), 373 (Topic 12), 373E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 320G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373F Historical Perspectives on the German Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 320J, 373F, German 369 (Topic 4), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 373F, Linguistics 373F, 373G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 373F, GSD 373F
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373I Building Blocks of Modern German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: German 369 (Topic 1), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 373I, Linguistics 373I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GSD 373I
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373L American Indian Languages and Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the myriad of indigenous languages of North America and how they are intertwined with culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 320C, 320L (Topic 4), Linguistics 373 (Topic: Amer Indian Langs and Culs), 373L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 320C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373P Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Cognitive Science 360 (Topic 1), Linguistics 373 (Topic 7), 373P, Philosophy 365 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CGS 360.1, PHL 365.2
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 373S Speech Play and Verbal Art 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine speech play and verbal art (from puns to lies to songs to stories to poetry) from ethnographic and linguistic perspectives in a host of contexts and languages. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 320D, 320L (Topic 5), Linguistics 373 (Topic: Speech Play and Verbal Art), 373S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 320D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 374M Sociolinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore current interests in sociolinguistic research literature. Examine language and gender; social, regional, and ethnic dialects of American English; language use in African American communities; language and identity in a pluralistic society; and language, literacy, and education. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 374M, Linguistics 350 (Topic: Sociolinguistics), 374M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 374M
Pre/Corequisites: Anthropology 302 or Linguistics 306.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 377 Syntactic Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to formal syntax, which refers to the use of a mathematically precise formalism to model the syntax of human languages and test theories against the challenge of new data. Hands-on solving of syntax puzzles of increasing complexity. Linguistics 373 (Topic: Syntactic Theory) and 377 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Linguistics 306 and 372L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 379 Conference Course in Linguistics 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in linguistics. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in linguistics.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 679H Honors Tutorial Course 6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Conference course for two semesters.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, admission to the Linguistics Honors Program; for 679HB, Linguistics 679HA.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 679HA Honors Tutorial Course 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Conference course for two semesters.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, admission to the Linguistics Honors Program; for 679HB, Linguistics 679HA.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 679HB Honors Tutorial Course 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Conference course for two semesters.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, admission to the Linguistics Honors Program; for 679HB, Linguistics 679HA.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
LIN 380K Phonology I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The descriptive techniques of generative phonology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 380L Syntax I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the description and analysis of syntax. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 380M Semantics I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to formal semantics and pragmatics, and the logical techniques needed to analyze them. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 380S Sociolinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to sociolinguistic research, with attention to theoretical issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Linguistics 380K and 380L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 381K Phonology II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Readings and problems in current phonological theory. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Linguistics 380K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 381L Syntax II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced description and analysis of syntax. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Linguistics 380L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 381M Phonetics 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Speech production and perception; acoustic phonetics; phonetics and phonology; experimental techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 381S Semantics II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Linguistics 380M. Descriptive methods and theoretical tools for investigating meaning in human languages; an introduction to propositional content and speech acts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Linguistics 380L and 380M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 382 Historical Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The principles of language change, reconstruction of earlier linguistic stages, language contact, and language relatedness. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Linguistics 380K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 383 Topics in Comparative and Diachronic Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The comparative method; applications to particular linguistic families. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Sound Change. Linguistics 383 (Topic 1) and 393 may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics.
Topic 3: Introduction to Romance Linguistics. Same as: FR 396K.1, ITL 396K.1, POR 396K.2, SPN 396K.2 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing in languages and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
Topic 4: History of Chinese.
Topic 5: Seminar in Translation: English, Chinese, and Japanese. Linguistics 383 (Topic 5) and Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 391 (Topic 7: Seminar in Translation: English, Chinese, and Japanese) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: History of the Arabic Language. Same as: ARA 382C.4
Topic 7: History of the German Language. Additional prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in German or consent of instructor.
Topic 8: Introduction to Diachronic Linguistics: Germanic. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilizations 383 (Topic 2), German 381 (Topic 3), Linguistics 383 (Topic 8). Same as: C C 383.2, GER 381.3
Topic 9: Older Germanic Languages. Additional prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in German or consent of instructor.
Topic 10: Comparative Semitic Grammar. Examine Semitic languages including their phonology, morphology, and syntax. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Grammar), 383 (Topic 5), Linguistics 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Grammar), 383 (Topic 10), Hebrew 382C (Topic: Comparative Semitic Grammar).
Topic 11: Comparative Semitic Linguistics. Examine the Semitic languages and review the basic features of their phonology, morphology, and syntax. Only one of the following may be counted: Linguistics 383 (Topic 10), 383 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic 5), 383 (Topic 6), 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Linguistics). Same as: MEL 383.6 Additional prerequisite: Students should have familiarity with at least two Semitic languages.
LIN 383.11 Comparative Semitic Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the Semitic languages and review the basic features of their phonology, morphology, and syntax. Only one of the following may be counted: Linguistics 383 (Topic 10), 383 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic 5), 383 (Topic 6), 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Linguistics).
Same as: MEL 383.6
Pre/Corequisites: Students should have familiarity with at least two Semitic languages.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 383.3 Introduction to Romance Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: FR 396K.1, ITL 396K.1, POR 396K.2, SPN 396K.2
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in languages and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 383.6 History of the Arabic Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: ARA 382C.4
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 383.8 Introduction to Diachronic Linguistics: Germanic 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilizations 383 (Topic 2), German 381 (Topic 3), Linguistics 383 (Topic 8).
Same as: C C 383.2, GER 381.3
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 384 Topics in Language Structures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Languages studied have included Chatino, German, Mayan, Romance languages, and others. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in linguistics.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Structure of Chinese.
Topic 2: Structure of Japanese.
Topic 3: German Phonetics and Phonology.
Topic 4: German Syntax. Same as: GER 393K.1
LIN 384.4 German Syntax 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: GER 393K.1
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 385 Field Methods in Linguistic Investigation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Methods of research in phonological and grammatical description; work with speakers of under-described languages. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional field hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 386M Topics in Mathematical and Computational Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Mathematical Linguistics.
Topic 2: Computational Linguistics I.
Topic 3: Computational Linguistics II.
Topic 4: Computational Linguistics III: Advanced Parsing.
Topic 5: Machine Translation.
LIN 386M.2 Computational Linguistics I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 386M.3 Computational Linguistics II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 386M.4 Computational Linguistics III: Advanced Parsing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 387 Linguistics and Language Teaching 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Application of the findings of linguistics to the teaching of languages. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: EDC 385G.6
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Designed primarily for participants in international education exchange programs.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 389C Research in Computational Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 389D Research in Documentary and Descriptive Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 389P Research in Phonetics and Phonology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 389S Research in Syntax and Semantics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 389V Research in Signed Languages 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 391 Topics in Descriptive Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Studies in English Phonology. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Studies in English Grammar. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 3: Studies in Dravidian. Linguistics 391 (Topic 3) and Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 391 (Topic 5: Studies in Dravidian) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Major Works in Twentieth-Century Linguistic Theory. French 392K (Topic: Major Works in Twentieth-Century Linguistic Theory) and Linguistics 391 (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in German or consent of instructor.
LIN 391.2 Studies in English Grammar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 392 Topics in Current Linguistic Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A reading course in a selected area of linguistics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Introduction to Cognitive Science. Only one of the following may be counted: Cognitive Science 380 (Topic 1), Linguistics 392 (Topic 1), 393 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 393 (Topic: Topics in Cognitive Science), Philosophy 383 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 383C, Psychology 394U (Topic 3). Same as: CGS 380.1, PHL 383C, PSY 394U.3
Topic 2: Tools for Linguistic Description. Basic tools for analyzing and describing a language through linguistic fieldwork, including phonetic transcription, the discovery and presentation of surface phonology, morphophonology, inflectional morphology, derivational morphology, grammatical categories, and syntax.
Topic 3: Linguistic Typology. An introduction to the typological study of language: the investigation into the nature of human language, as informed by systematic cross-linguistic comparison.
LIN 392.1 Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Cognitive Science 380 (Topic 1), Linguistics 392 (Topic 1), 393 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 393 (Topic: Topics in Cognitive Science), Philosophy 383 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 383C, Psychology 394U (Topic 3).
Same as: CGS 380.1, PHL 383C, PSY 394U.3
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 392.2 Tools for Linguistic Description 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic tools for analyzing and describing a language through linguistic fieldwork, including phonetic transcription, the discovery and presentation of surface phonology, morphophonology, inflectional morphology, derivational morphology, grammatical categories, and syntax.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 392.3 Linguistic Typology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the typological study of language: the investigation into the nature of human language, as informed by systematic cross-linguistic comparison.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393 Seminar in Linguistic Topics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Forum for Doctoral Candidates. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only.
Topic 2: Language Acquisition.
Topic 3: Neuropsychology and Language.
Topic 4: Neurolinguistics.
Topic 5: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice. Linguistics 393 (Topic 5) and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 391 (Topic 1: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Speech Play and Verbal Art. Same as: ANT 393.3
Topic 7: Biblical Aramaic.
Topic 8: Linguistics of Signed Languages.
Topic 9: Language Contact. Examine the phenomenon of language contact from both structural and sociocultural angles. Investigate processes and patterns involved in lexical and structural borrowing, formation of new contact varieties such as creoles and mixed languages, role of contact in driving and shaping language change, and dynamics of specific contact zones. Explore the role of discourse strategies and norms, bilingualism, code-switching, and particular sociocultural practices in determining the nature of the contact that takes place and its effects on the languages involved. Linguistics 393 (Topic: Language Contact) and 393 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Topic 10: Metaphor Across Cultures, Genres, and Time. Explore how and why metaphors vary both across and within cultures, across different genres, and through time. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Metaphor Across Cultr/Genres), French 381N (Topic: Metaphor Across Cultr/Genres), 381N (Topic 3), Linguistics 393 (Topic: Metaphor Across Cultr/Genres), 393 (Topic 10). Same as: FR 381N.3
LIN 393.10 Metaphor Across Cultures, Genres, and Time 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how and why metaphors vary both across and within cultures, across different genres, and through time. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Metaphor Across Cultr/Genres), French 381N (Topic: Metaphor Across Cultr/Genres), 381N (Topic 3), Linguistics 393 (Topic: Metaphor Across Cultr/Genres), 393 (Topic 10).
Same as: FR 381N.3
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393.4 Neurolinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393.6 Speech Play and Verbal Art 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: ANT 393.3
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393.8 Linguistics of Signed Languages 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393.9 Language Contact 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the phenomenon of language contact from both structural and sociocultural angles. Investigate processes and patterns involved in lexical and structural borrowing, formation of new contact varieties such as creoles and mixed languages, role of contact in driving and shaping language change, and dynamics of specific contact zones. Explore the role of discourse strategies and norms, bilingualism, code-switching, and particular sociocultural practices in determining the nature of the contact that takes place and its effects on the languages involved. Linguistics 393 (Topic: Language Contact) and 393 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393C Language Acquisition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393P Topics in Phonology and Phonetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Issues in Phonological Theory.
Topic 2: Experimental Phonetics.
LIN 393S Topics in Syntax and Semantics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Issues in Syntactic Theory.
Topic 2: Current Issues in Semantic Theory.
Topic 3: Frame Semantics. Explore theories and applications frame semantics within linguistics. Only one of the following may be counted: German 393K (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393K (Topic 15), Linguistics 393 (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393S (Topic 3). Same as: GER 393K.15 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Lexical Semantics. Explore theories of word meaning, including what the basic elements of word meaning are, how those elements are composed into more complex meanings, and what kinds of grammatical processes augment and modify word meanings. Examine the nature of lexical categories, representations of events and individuals, and how a word's meaning is related to its syntactic and morphological properties.
Topic 5: Lexical Semantic Typology. Examine the way word meanings and their grammatical behavior vary across languages. Examine specific case studies to explore how the same types of word meanings can be represented differently across languages and how the principles that relate word meaning to grammar also vary, focusing on argument realization, morphological processes of word building, and lexical inventories.
Topic 6: Minimalist Program. Investigate work within the minimalist program, the current instantiation of the principles and parameters approach to the study of the human language faculty. Examine the development of the minimalist program, including a critical overview of its key concepts and the basic properties of its formal framework. Explore several case studies drawn from very recent work within this tradition that are illustrative of the nature of the approach. Linguistics 393S (Topic: Minimalist Program) and 393S (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Word Meaning and Syntax. Investigate the interface between word meaning and syntax beginning with an overview of polysemy, vagueness, prototypes, semantic change and the acquisition of word meaning. Explore the mapping from the lexicon to the syntax, focusing on predicate-argument mapping, argument alternations, and lexicalization patterns. Linguistics 393S (Topic: Word Meaning and Syntax) and 393S (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
LIN 393S.3 Frame Semantics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theories and applications frame semantics within linguistics. Only one of the following may be counted: German 393K (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393K (Topic 15), Linguistics 393 (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393S (Topic 3).
Same as: GER 393K.15
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393S.4 Lexical Semantics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theories of word meaning, including what the basic elements of word meaning are, how those elements are composed into more complex meanings, and what kinds of grammatical processes augment and modify word meanings. Examine the nature of lexical categories, representations of events and individuals, and how a word's meaning is related to its syntactic and morphological properties.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393S.5 Lexical Semantic Typology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the way word meanings and their grammatical behavior vary across languages. Examine specific case studies to explore how the same types of word meanings can be represented differently across languages and how the principles that relate word meaning to grammar also vary, focusing on argument realization, morphological processes of word building, and lexical inventories.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393S.6 Minimalist Program 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Investigate work within the minimalist program, the current instantiation of the principles and parameters approach to the study of the human language faculty. Examine the development of the minimalist program, including a critical overview of its key concepts and the basic properties of its formal framework. Explore several case studies drawn from very recent work within this tradition that are illustrative of the nature of the approach. Linguistics 393S (Topic: Minimalist Program) and 393S (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 393S.7 Word Meaning and Syntax 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Investigate the interface between word meaning and syntax beginning with an overview of polysemy, vagueness, prototypes, semantic change and the acquisition of word meaning. Explore the mapping from the lexicon to the syntax, focusing on predicate-argument mapping, argument alternations, and lexicalization patterns. Linguistics 393S (Topic: Word Meaning and Syntax) and 393S (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 394K Philosophy of Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Linguistics 393S (Topic: Philosophy of Language), 394K, Philosophy 391 (Topic: Philosophy of Language), 394K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: PHL 394K
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 395 Conference Course in Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised research. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor and the linguistics graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 396 Topics in Sociolinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Detailed investigation of an area of current interest in sociolinguistics. Most topics provide an opportunity for field research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Research Methods in Sociolinguistics. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Introduction to Graduate Linguistic Anthropology. Same as: ANT 392N Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 3: Ethnography of Speaking. Same as: ANT 393.8 Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 4: Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia. Same as: MES 381.26 Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 5: Language and Politics in Language Planning. Linguistics 396 (Topic 5) and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 395 (Topic 4: Language and Politics in Language Planning) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 6: Arabic Language: Sociolinguistic Perspective. Additional prerequisite: Arabic 420L (or 320L).
Topic 7: Grammar of the Arabic Language. Same as: ARA 382C.2
LIN 396.2 Introduction to Graduate Linguistic Anthropology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: ANT 392N
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 396.3 Ethnography of Speaking 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: ANT 393.8
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 396.4 Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: MES 381.26
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 396.7 Grammar of the Arabic Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: ARA 382C.2
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 397 Forum for Doctoral Candidates 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in linguistics and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in linguistics and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Linguistics 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
LIN 398R Master's Report 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in linguistics and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
LIN 398T Supervised Teaching in Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Teaching under the close supervision of the course instructor; weekly group meetings with instructor, individual consultations, and reports throughout the teaching period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
LIN 399W, 699W, 999W Dissertation 3,6,9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral