Linguistics Studies Courses

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  • LING 10 / Language, Communication, and Culture (4) - view
    An introduction to the role of language and its various forms of transmission in the construction of individual and cultural identity. Topics include language and gender, language and ethnicity, language and social structures. Recommended: ANTH 4 as a concurrent or prior course. Offered annually.
  • LING 50 / Topics in the Study of Language (2) - view
    The discipline of linguistics is concerned with language in all of the different ways it functions. When the material and approaches of any academic field are applied to language, that application is within the purview of linguistics. This course will expose students to some of the many areas in which language can be the topic, chosen from the following: philosophy, sociology, neurophysiology, cognitive and developmental psychology, foreign languages, evolutionary and cultural anthropology. It will draw on the expertise of professors from a variety of departments, each 'visiting scholar,' so to speak, presenting material from his or her own field as it intersects with the study of language. Offering to be determined.
  • LING 105 / History and Structure of the English Language (4) - view
    A study of the development of English from Anglo-Saxon to its present status as a global language. Examines the historical development of theories attempting to explain English, its styles, dialects, and literatures. Recommended: LING 10. Same as: ENGL 105. Fulfills: BH
  • LING 120 / Linguistic Theory and Method (4) - view
    A study of descriptive and prescriptive approaches to language. Synchronic and diachronic linguistics. Phonetics and phonemics. Morphology, syntagmology, and semantics. Recommended: LING 10 or 105 as a prior course. Offering to be determined.
  • LING 150 / Independent Study in Linguistic Studies (2-4) - view
    Experiential fieldwork or other research in theoretical, applied linguistics, or language teaching, developed in consultation with a member of the linguistic studies faculty. Open only to linguistic studies minors. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated. Offering to be determined.