Courses

ANTH 2440 | Language and Cinema

TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm

Daniel Lefkowitz

Looks historically at speech and language in Hollywood movies, including the technological challenges and artistic theories and controversies attending the transition from silent to sound films. Focuses on the ways that gender, racial, ethnic, and national identities are constructed through the representation of speech, dialect, and accent. Introduces semiotics but requires no knowledge of linguistics, or film studies. 

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

ANTH 2450 | Language & Environment

TuTh 2:00pm - 2:50pm + obligatory discussion session

Nathan Wendte

In this course, students rethink assumptions about what "language" and "environment" are. Both depend on living systems to be rendered meaningful, and together we will wrestle with how these two ideas can be brought into relation and the implications associated with different frames of understanding. There are many perspectives on the issues raised in this course, and you will receive a broad introduction to that diversity. 

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

ANTH 3541 / 7541 | Mayan Languages

TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am

Eve Danziger

An overview of the linguistic structures to be found among the approximately 25 different Mayan languages spoken today across the territory of Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico. and addresses the sociolinguistic status of their speakers. Special focus is on Mopan Maya (Yucatecan). 

Fulfills the structure requirement for the Linguistics BA

ANTH 5440 | Ghost in the Machine: Language, AI, and Society

TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm

Nathan Wendte

This course introduces students to the literature pertaining to the development of Artificial Intelligence, especially as this pursuit entails questions of Language, Data, Ecology, and Epistemology. Together we will discuss touchstone pieces tied to these issues and work towards developing resources that will eventually inform the development of an undergraduate gateway course on Language, AI, and Society. 

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

ASL 4750 | Contemporary Deaf Studies

MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Christopher Krentz

Examines such topics as American deaf history; ASL linguistics; deaf education; cultural versus pathological views of deaf people; controversies over efforts to eliminate sign language and cure deafness; ASL poetry and storytelling; deafness in mainstream literature, film, and drama; deafness and other minority identities; and the international deaf community. 

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

CLAS 3350 | Language and Literature of the Early Celts

MoWeFr 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Coulter George

This introduction to the Celtic inhabitants of Gaul and Britain unites two approaches, one literary, one linguistic. First, we will compare descriptions of the Celts found in Greek and Latin authors with readings of Celtic literature in translation, notably Ireland's great prose epic, the Táin Bó Cúailnge. Second, we will explore how the Celtic languages work, focusing on the basics of Old Irish as well as touching on Middle Welsh and Gaulish. 

Fulfills the structure requirement for the Linguistics BA

EDHS 4030 | Speech and Hearing Science

TuTh 5:00pm - 6:15pm

Filip Loncke

The course examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual and acoustic aspects of voice, speech and hearing. The course leads the student into the fascinating world of new applications in daily life, in business, and especially in education and clinical work. 

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

ENGL 3010 | History of the English Language

TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am

Stephen Hopkins

This course studies the history and development of the English language, from the Old English period (550CE-1100CE) to Middle and Early Modern English, and concluding at present-day English. We will sample literature from these time periods, as well as come to understand the linguistic processes behind each historical stage of the language and its vocabulary. 

FREN 3030 | Phonetics

TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm

Cecile Rey

Reviews pronunciation, phonetics, and phonology for undergraduates.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LING 2430 | Languages of the World

MoWe 10:00am - 10:50am + obligatory discussion session

Armik Mirzayan

An introduction to the study of language relationships and linguistic structures. Topics covered the basic elements of grammatical description; genetic, areal, and typological relationships among languages; a survey of the world's major language groupings and the notable structures and grammatical categories they exhibit; and the issue of language endangerment. Prerequisite: One year study of a world language or permission of instructor. 

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LING 3090 / 5090 | TESOL Theory and Method

TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Janay Crabtree

Studies the theory, problems, and methods in teaching English as a second language, with attention to relevant areas of general linguistics and the structure of English.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LING 3101 / 5101 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Language

Fr 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Janay Crabtree

Through this course, students focus on teaching oral English as another language, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LING 3102 / 5102 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Culture

Fr 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Janay Crabtree

Through this course, students focus on culture in ESL, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LING 3103 / 5103 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Writing

Fr 5:00pm - 5:50pm

Janay Crabtree

Through this course, students focus on the topic of writing in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LING 4650 / 6650 | Linguistic Typology

Tu 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Armik Mirzayan

Linguistic typologists study the patterns of grammatical forms and relations as they vary and converge across the diversity of the world's languages. Students in this course examine and critically evaluate definitions, methods and results of typological research, and gain practice analyzing linguistic data through typological lenses.

Fulfills the theory requirement for the Linguistics BA

LING 5409 | Acoustic Phonetics

MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Armik Mirzayan

In this course on phonetics, students will explore the acoustic properties of different segment types, formants, pitch, intensity, spectra, and voice pulsing, among other phenomena. The emphasis is on parameters that influence speech intelligibility, the correlates of language variation (comparison between languages, effects of dialects), as well as some aspects of phonetic pathology.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

LNGS 2240 / 7240 | Southern American English

MoWe 8:30am - 9:45am

Mark Elson

An examination of the structure, history, and sociolinguistics of the English spoken in the southeastern United States.

LGNS 3260 / 7020 | Introduction to Comparative-Historical Linguistics

MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Mark Elson

An introduction to the nature and causation of variation in linguistic systems over time, with attention to the comparative and internal reconstruction of systems no longer attested but assumed to have existed. LNGS 3250 or Instructor Permission. 

Fulfills the historical requirement for the Linguistics BA

PSYC 4110 | Psycholinguistics

Mo 3:30pm - 6:00pm

Filip Loncke

Topics include psychological and linguistic theory; experimental and empirical studies of linguistic usage; development of language in infants and children; cross-cultural studies of linguistic usage; and the biology of language.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

SPAN 3000 | Phonetics: The Sounds of Spanish

TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Joel Rini

An introduction to the sound system of both Peninsular & Latin Am Spanish. Class discussions focus on how the sounds of Spanish are produced from an articulatory point of view, and how these sounds are organized & represented in the linguistic competence of their speakers. When appropriate, comparisons will be made between Spanish & English or Spanish & other (Romance & non-Romance) languages. Course seeks to improve the student's pronunciation. Pre-requisites SPAN 2020 or equivalent (it can be taken simultaneously with SPAN 3010).

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

SPAN 3200 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm

Lorena Albert Ferrando

This course provides an introduction to core areas of linguistic analysis using Spanish. Areas covered include sounds of Spanish (phonetics & phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), meaning of words, phrases, sentences, & larger chunks of discourse, also in social context (semantics & pragmatics), history of the Spanish language, regional & social variation (dialectology & sociolinguistics), & language acquisition. Pre-requisites SPAN 2020 or equivalent (it can be taken simultaneously with SPAN 3010).

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

SPAN 4202 | The Social Dimension of the Spanish Language

MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Omar Velazquez Mendoza 

This course examines the Spanish language within its social context by exploring--among others--the following topics: 1) language versus dialect; 2) the standard language; 3) linguistic variation and its main variables: geography, style, gender, age, etc.; 4) language acquisition as a social process; 5) language variation and language change. Taught in Spanish.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

SPAN 4203 | Foundational Structures of Spanish

TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Joel Rini

This is an advanced introduction to the study of fundamental aspects of the sound and grammatical systems of the Spanish language. The course will start by analyzing present-day (syllable, word and phrase) structures of the language and it will progress toward a more detailed examination of some of the linguistic processes and changes involved in the development of those structures. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3000 Sounds of Spanish and SPAN 3200 A Linguistic Overview of Spanish.

Fulfills the historical requirement for the Linguistics BA

SPAN 4210 / 7220 | Historical Panorama of the Spanish Language II 

MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Omar Velazquez Mendoza 

The course examines the development of the Spanish language through texts produced from the Middle Ages to the present day. The main goal will be the interpretation of individual texts as a source of linguistic data and the analysis of language in its cultural, social and historical context. Including texts from Latin American and Spain, the commentary will cover the analysis of phonological, grammatical and lexical aspects.

Fulfills an elective for the Linguistics BA

SPAN 4530 | Special Topics Seminar: From Research to Action

TuTh 5:00pm - 6:15pm

Lorena Albert Ferrando

TBD