Selected Syllabi
from Linguistics Courses
Course content is
dynamic and subject to change and improvement. The course you take may vary
in its details from one you find described below.
Linguistics 101. Introduction to the study of language. THE
GENERAL COURSE.
This course ranges widely over the many roles that language plays in
society, culture, and human psychology.
§§ Linguistics 101 is aimed at general
interests. It is not required for majors or minors.
• Professor Schwarzschild's 101 Website for Spring 2006
• Professor
Grimshaw's 101 Website for Spring 2005
• Professor Akinlabi's 101 Website for Fall 2004
Linguistics 201. Introduction to linguistic theory. THE GATEWAY
COURSE.
This course explores the basic methods and results of modern
linguistics. It is intended for those who have specific interests in
language structure. It provides the foundation for all higher-level
linguistics courses.
§§ Linguistics 201 is required for majors and minors.
•
Professor Bittner’s syllabus for
Fall 2005
• Professor Prince’s syllabus
for Honors 201 Spring 2003
Linguistics 305. Syntax
Structure of phrases and sentences in natural language.
Universal Grammar and interlinguistic variation. X-bar theory. Case,
NP- and Wh-movement, anaphora, binding, government. Lexical
representation. Logical form.
Prerequisite: Linguistics 201
•
Professor Sánchez’s
syllabus for Spring 2006
• Professor Safir’s syllabus
Linguistics 315. Phonology
Sound structure of language. Phonetic underpinnings,
phonological representation, rule-systems, constraint interaction.
Syllable structure; feature geometry; vowel harmony; stress, accent,
and tone.
Prerequisite: Linguistics 201
•
Professor de Lacy’s
syllabus for Fall 2005
Linguistics 325. Semantics
Meaning in natural language. Different types of meaning, how the
meaning of the whole emerges from the meaning of the parts.
Prerequisite: Linguistics 201.
•
Professor Schwarzschild's syllabus
for Fall 2005
• Professor Bittner's
syllabus for Fall 2003
Linguistics 350. Language and Context
Linguistic structure above the sentence level, relating language
to, context of use. Speech acts, conversational maxims,
presupposition and implicature, deixis.
•
Professor Schweitzer 's syllabus for
Spring 2006
• Professor Bittner 's
syllabus for Spring 2004
Linguistics 371. Psychology of Language
Production, perception, and acquisition of language at the level
of sound (phonology), words (morphology and the lexicon, and grammar
(syntax).
Prerequisite: Linguistics 201.
•
Professor Stromswold’s
syllabus for Fall 2005
Linguistics 373. Language Acquisition
Empirical and theoretical studies of the acquisition of syntax,
morphology, and phonology; word learning, the neural bases of
language acquisition, language disorders, and learnability theory.
Prerequisite: Linguistics 201.
•
Professor Stromswold’s
syllabus for Spring 2006
Linguistics 411. Morphology
This course examines the internal structure of words in human
languages, and the effects of word structure on syntax and
phonology.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201 and at least one of
Syntax (Linguistics 305), Phonology (Linguistics 315), and Semantics
(Linguistics 325).
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Professor Baker’s syllabus from
Fall 2004
Linguistics 421. Language typology
This course investigates the similarities and differences
between grammatical systems, with main focus on syntax.
Prerequisites: Both Linguistics 201 and Linguistics 305
(Syntax).
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Professor Baker's syllabus for
Spring 2004
Linguistics 431. Investigations into an
unfamiliar language
In this course, the entire class works with a native-speaker
consultant to uncover the structure of a language. The ideas and
techniques honed in earlier courses are put to work in a hands-on
encounter with unfiltered, elicited linguistic data.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201 and at least one of Syntax
(Linguistics 305), Phonology (Linguistics 315), and Semantics
(Linguistics 325).
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Professor Camacho's syllabus for
Spring 2005
Linguistics 441. Linguistics and Cognitive Science
This course examines some of the many connections that exist
between linguistics and cognitive science. Throughout the course, an
emphasis will be placed on the ways in which ideas from different
traditional disciplines interact and work together.
Prerequisites:
Linguistics 201, plus at least one of at least one of Syntax
(Linguistics 305), Phonology (Linguistics 315), and Semantics
(Linguistics 325).
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Professor Tesar's syllabus for
Spring 2006
Linguistics 451. Phonetics
Articulatory mechanisms of speech. Physical characteristics of
speech sounds. Description and transcription of the sounds of the
world's languages.
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Professor de Lacy’s syllabus for
Fall 2005
Linguistics 471. Selected Topics in Linguistics
An advanced course given on an occasional basis, which treats a
special topic chosen by the instructor.
Prerequisites: Linguistics
201, plus at least one of at least one of Syntax (Linguistics 305),
Phonology (Linguistics 315), and Semantics (Linguistics 325).
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Professor Prince's syllabus for
“Introduction to Optimality Theory” Spring 2000
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