printer friendly pageLINGUIST 235: Semantic Fieldwork
Techniques for evidence from less well-studied languages within formal semantic theory. Semantic phenomena, and techniques for investigating them, including scope, quantifiers, pronouns, focus, tense, aspect, mood, evidentiality, and information structure. Practical work on a language.
LINGUIST 236: Seminar in Semantics: Modality and Conditionals (PSYCH 236C)
Discussion of theories of the semantics and pragmatics of modals and conditionals.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Condoravdi, C. (PI)
;
Lassiter, D. (PI)
LINGUIST 237: Seminar in Semantics: Gradation & Modality
Discussion of major semantic theories of modality and gradation, with special attention to empirical and logical issues that arise from the study of gradable modals.
Last offered: Winter 2014
| Repeatable
for credit
LINGUIST 239: Semantics and Pragmatics Research Seminar
Presentation of ongoing research in semantics. May be repeated for credit.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
| Repeatable
for credit
LINGUIST 240: Language Acquisition I (LINGUIST 140)
Processes of language acquisition in early childhood; stages in development; theoretical issues and research questions. Practical experience in data collection. Satisfies the WIM requirement for Linguistics if requested.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Clark, E. (PI)
;
Jeong, S. (TA)
LINGUIST 241: Language Acquisition II
Pragmatics and acquisition. May be repeated for credit.
Last offered: Winter 2015
| Repeatable
for credit
LINGUIST 242: Heritage Languages (LINGUIST 142)
The linguistic and cultural properties of Heritage languages, which are partially acquired and supplanted by a dominant language in childhood. Topics: Syntactic, phonological and morphological properties of heritage languages, implications from experimental HL research for language universals, cultural vs. linguistic knowledge, the role of schooling in HL competence, influence of the dominant language on the HL, and pedagogical issues for HL learners in the classroom.
Last offered: Spring 2011
LINGUIST 245: Experimental Design for Linguistics
Hypothesis formation, confound avoidance, power, general methods, and analysis of results. Students complete a pilot experiment; write-up; peer review; presentation.
Last offered: Spring 2008
LINGUIST 246: Foundations of Psycholinguistics
Basic readings in language processing and language use, with a historical dimension; discussion each week in class of the relevant papers.
Last offered: Spring 2015
LINGUIST 248: Seminar in Developmental Psycholinguistics
Children's acquisition of word meaning, with particular emphasis on socio-pragmatic approaches vs. a priori constraints. Consideration of differences in acquisition by syntactic category (nouns versus verbs), by semantic domain, and by conversational frame, in considering how children build up a lexical repertoire.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Clark, E. (PI)
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