| LING 106
Language and Linguistics |
| Description: The nature of language,
its origin and development; language in culture, the structure
of language and its systems of writing and transcription,
and its application to other areas of humanistic and scientific
knowledge. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 108
Linguistics and Minority Dialects |
| Description: The sounds, meanings
and vocabulary of Afro-American, Chicano, and other English
dialects and their historical origin. (Same as Chicano Studies
108 and Afro-Ethnic Studies 108) |
Units: (3)
|
LING 206 Introduction
to Language Structure and Language Use
|
| Description: An introduction to the
nature, structure, development, and use of English Explores
how sounds are articulated and patterned in meaningful
units (phonology); symbolic correspondence (phonics); rules
of word formation (morphology); word history (etymology);
and language use (pragmatics). (Same as English 206) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 301
Sanskrit |
| Description: An introduction to the
devanagari script as well as the phonology, morphology and
syntax of the Sanskrit language. A reading knowledge of Sanskrit
will be the main goal of the course. (Same as Comparative
Religion 301) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 305
The English Language in America |
| Description: (Same as English 305) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 307
Speech/Language Development |
| Description: (Same as Speech Comm
307) |
Units: (3)
|
LING 351
Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics and Phonology
|
| Description: The nature and structure
of sound systems in language. A thorough investigation of
the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to many different
languages including English. Language Acquisition (L1) and
Language Learning (L2); analytic methods and techniques. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 360
Nonverbal Communication |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
106 or Speech Comm 100. The physical actions, gestures
and changes in the physiognomy that occur together with language
and paralanguage in human communication; substitutions for
language and modifications of it in varying cultures. (Same
as Speech Comm 360) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 369
Language, Sex Roles, and the Brain |
| Description: Examines how gender socialization
is reflected in the structure and use of language and whether
gender differences in language are biologically based or a
consequence of sex roles. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 406
Descriptive Linguistics |
| Description: A study of the sounds
(phonology), forms and meanings (morphology), and syntax of
languages. Examples and problem-solving in various languages
will be emphasized. (Same as Anthropology 406) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 408
Syntax |
| Description: Prerequisite: one of
the following: Linguistics 106, 406, or English 303. The
study of sentence structure in human language. Practice in
syntactic analysis in a variety of languages. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 412
Sociolinguistics |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
406 or equivalent. Social dialects in relation to the
surrounding communities. Social stratification, acculturation,
language maintenance, standardization, language planning and
language change. Not available for graduate degree credit. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 416
Anthropological Linguistics |
| Description: (Same as Anthro 416) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 417
Psycholinguistics |
| Description: (Same as Psychology 417) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 430
Historical Linguistics |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
406 or its equivalent. The comparative method in diachronic
linguistic methodology and theory, graphemics, glottochronology,
language families, dialect geography and internal reconstruction.
Fulfills the course requirement of the university upper division
baccalaureate writing requirement for linguistics majors. |
Units: (3)
|
LING 442
Changing Words: History, Semantics, and Translation
|
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
351 or 430. Study of Etymology, related problems of Lexicography
and translation. Recent developments in theory of semantic
change as related to cultural shifts. Emphasis on words, collocations,
idioms. (Same as English 442) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 492
Linguistic Fieldwork |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
351 or 406. Methodology and practice of linguistic analysis
and language description as practiced in the field. Data collection
and processing of a non-Indo-European linguistic structure
using native informants. May be repeated for credit. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 499
Independent Study |
| Description: Supervised projects with
consent of program coordinator. Topic varies with the student.
May be repeated for credit. |
Units: (1-3)
|
| LING 501
Research Methods and Bibliography |
| Description: Prerequisites: graduate
standing and Linguistics 406, or equivalent. Principal
books, periodicals and collections in general linguistics,
specific languages and related fields; techniques of preparing
research papers and field reports in linguistics. Must be
taken prior to Linguistics 597. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 505
Phonological Analysis |
| Description: Prerequisites: Linguistics
351 and 406. Phonological systems that occur in languages;
emphasis on terminology used to describe changes in the system
and processes affecting it; problem solving of selected language
data. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 507
Grammatical Analysis |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
406. Word formation in a variety of languages with emphasis
on the terminology used to describe morphological representation
on various levels; problem solving of selected language data.
(Same as Anthro 507) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 508
Theories of Syntax |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
408 or equivalent. Contemporary theories of grammar,
such as transformational-generative, with emphasis on theoretical
problems in the analysis of language structure. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 509
Advanced TESOL-Listening/Speaking Focus (Formerly 443A) |
| Description: (Same as FL-Ed 509) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 510
Advanced TESOL-Reading/Writing Focus (Formerly 443B) |
| Description: (Same as FL-Ed 443B) |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 530
Graduate Seminar: Historical Linguistics |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
430 or its equivalent. The history of language, including
principles and techniques for the historical study and classification
of individual languages and language families, writing systems,
lexicostatistical methods and linguistic geography. |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 597
Project |
| Description: Prerequisite: Linguistics
501. Preparation and completion of an approved project |
Units: (3)
|
| LING 599
Independent Graduate Research |
| Description: Prerequisites: graduate
standing and consent of program coordinator. May be repeated
for credit. |
Units: (1-3)
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