LIN X92 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.