printer friendly pageLINGUIST 173: The Structure of Russian (LINGUIST 273)
A synchronic overview of contemporary standard Russian, including its sound system, word formation and grammatical structure. Emphasis is on problems presented by Russian for current linguistic theory. The acquisition of Russian as a first language.
LINGUIST 174: Linguistic Field Methods (ANTHRO 30, LINGUIST 274A)
Practical training in the collection and analysis of linguistic data from native speakers of a language largely unknown to the investigator. Documentation of endangered languages. Research goals, field trip preparation, ethics (including human subjects, cooperation with local investigators, and governmental permits), working in the community, technical equipment, and analytical strategies. Emphasis is on the use of recording devices and computers in collection and analysis. Prerequisite: introductory course in linguistics.
LINGUIST 185: Writing Systems in a Digital World (LINGUIST 284A)
Writing systems and their behaviors. Classification of scripts as alphabetic, syllabic, and ideographic; what features typically belong to each group. What can be considered an ideal script. Topics include: why Japanese writing is considered a complex system; the influence of Indian writing on other syllabic scripts; how writing systems extend their reach to new languages; linguistic insights by studying this process; the Unicode standard; and font technology. Recommended: basic phonetics.
LINGUIST 200: Foundations of Linguistic Theory
Theories that have shaped contemporary linguistics; recurrent themes and descriptive practice.
LINGUIST 207: Seminar in Phonetics
Topics vary. Previous topics include ow variation is accommodated in current models of speech perception, and how perceptual models need to be altered to accommodate phonetic variation encountered by listeners. May be repeated for credit.
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for credit
LINGUIST 212A: Seminar in Phonology (LINGUIST 112)
Topics vary each year. Previous topics include variation in the phonology of words according to their contexts within larger expressions and the place of these phenomena in a theory of grammar. May be repeated for credit.
LINGUIST 212B: Seminar in Phonology
May be repeated for credit.
LINGUIST 214: Phonology Workshop
May be repeated for credit.
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for credit
LINGUIST 215: Empirical Approaches to Morphosyntax
Introduction into quantitative and statistical methodology of morphological and syntactic research. Overview of analytical techniques developed for language research in the statistical software package R. Theoretical discussions will be supplemented by examples from corpus-based and experimental studies in morphosyntax as well as by hands-on practical sessions
LINGUIST 217: Morphosyntax
The role of morphology in grammar: how word structure serves syntax in the expression of meaning. Universal properties and typology of morphological categories; proposals towards their principled explanation in a restrictive theory of language.
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