printer friendly pageLINGUIST 1: Introduction to Linguistics
The cognitive organization of linguistic structure and the social nature of language use. Why language learning is difficult. Why computers have trouble understanding human languages. How languages differ from one another. How and why speakers of the same language speak differently. How language is used strategically.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
LINGUIST 5N: What's Your Accent? Investigations in Acoustic Phonetics
Preference to freshmen. Phonetic variation across accents of English; experimental design; practical experience examining accents of seminar participants; acoustic analysis of speech using Praat.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Sumner, M. (PI)
LINGUIST 65: African American Vernacular English (AFRICAAM 21, LINGUIST 265)
The English vernacular spoken by African Americans in big city settings, and its relation to Creole English dialects spoken on the S. Carolina Sea Islands (Gullah), in the Caribbean, and in W. Africa. The history of expressive uses of African American English (in soundin' and rappin'), and its educational implications. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Geenberg, K. (PI)
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Moon, K. (PI)
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Rickford, J. (PI)
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Instructors:
Geenberg, K. (PI)
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Moon, K. (PI)
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Rickford, J. (PI)
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Geenberg, K. (TA)
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Moon, K. (TA)
LINGUIST 83N: Translation
Preference to sophomores. What is a translation? The increased need for translations in the modern world due to factors such as tourism and terrorism, localization and globalization, diplomacy and treaties, law and religion, and literature and science. How to meet this need; different kinds of translation for different purposes; what makes one translation better than another; why some texts are more difficult to translate than others. Can some of this work be done by machines? Are there things that cannot be said in some languages?
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, Writing 2
Instructors:
Kay, M. (PI)
LINGUIST 90: Teaching Spoken English
Practical approach to teaching English to non-native speakers. Teaching principles and the features of English which present difficulties. Preparation of lessons, practice teaching in class, and tutoring of non-native speaker.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Romeo, K. (PI)
LINGUIST 105: Phonetics (LINGUIST 205A)
The study of speech sounds: how to produce them, how to perceive them, and their acoustic properties. The influence of production and perception systems on sound change and phonological patterns. Acoustic analysis and experimental techniques. Lab exercises. Prerequisite: 110 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Winter 2010
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SMA
LINGUIST 106: Introduction to Speech Perception
Basics of acoustic phonetics and audition. What do listeners perceive when they perceive speech. Examine current research including: the categorical perception of speech, cross-language speech perception, infant speech perception. Theoretical questions of interest to speech perception researchers and experimental methods used in the field.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Sumner, M. (PI)
LINGUIST 110: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
Differences in the sounds of the world's languages and how these sounds are made by the human vocal tract. Theories that account for cross-linguistic similarities in the face of differences.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Shih, S. (PI)
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Sumner, M. (PI)
LINGUIST 120: Introduction to Syntax
Grammatical constructions, primarily English, and their consequences for a general theory of language. Practical experience in forming and testing linguistic hypotheses, reading, and constructing rules.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Grafmiller, J. (PI)
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Rohde, H. (PI)
LINGUIST 124: Introduction to Lexical Function Grammar (LINGUIST 224)
Presentation of a formal model of grammar designed to allow precise, computationally tractable descriptions of cross-linguistic variation in syntactic structure. Concentration on the formal properties of the model, its flexibility in teasing out language specific and possibly universal characteristics of natural languages and the place of syntax as a component within a larger linguistic architecture. Prerequisite: 120 or consent of instructor
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
Instructors:
Kaplan, R. (PI)
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Zaenen, A. (PI)
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