Spring 2024 GRADUATE COURSES:

LIN 508: Discourse Analysis | MWF 11-11:50 | Barrett

This course is an introduction to the methods used in various approaches to discourse and textual analysis. The approaches examined include Speech Act Theory, Conversation Analysis, Ethnographic Discourse Analysis, Discourse Pragmatics, Interactional Sociolinguistics, Variation Analysis, and Critical Discourse Analysis. Special attention is given to practice experience analyzing both spoken and written discourse.. Pre-req: LIN 221 or 222 or SOC 101 or ANT 220. Same as: SOC 508

LIN 511: Computational Linguistics | TR 9:30-10:45 | Fruehwald                                                                                                               

Computational linguistics addresses the problem of 'information overload,' the result of huge advances in processing speeds and memory size. This course shows the methods and techniques for automatically analyzing and modeling natural language data in order to redress the balance of information acquisition and information analysis, turning information into knowledge. The focus will be word-based, sentence- based and meaning-based computational approaches. Students will have the opportunity to practically apply their theoretical knowledge in a computer environment. Computer languages used will be Python and DATR, as well as some basic UNIX-based scripting languages. No experience with computers is necessary. By the end of the course, students will have acquired a host of transferrable skills for an increasingly digitally dominated job market. Pre-req: LIN 221

LIN 515: Phonological Analysis | TR 2-3:15 | Bosch

This course is an investigation of the systematic properties of speech sounds in natural languages. It compares current theoretical approaches to the analysis of individual features and sounds as well as larger prosodic units, and identifies the dimensions of topological variation in the phonological domain. Discussion includes extensive reference to languages other than English. Pre-req: LIN 221. Same as: ANT 515

LIN 517: Special Topic Linguistics: Language of Home | TR 11-12:15 | Burkette                                                

The focus will be on intensive study of problems and issues that do not fall under linguistics course headings. These may have an interdisciplinary emphasis, or they may concentrate on some special topics of current research. All topics will be subject to review by the director of the program. May be repeated under different subtitle to a maximum of six credits. Pre-req: LIN 221

LIN 529: Language Contact | TR 3:30-4:45 | Lauersdorf                                                           

This course provides a linguistic investigation of language contact, the interaction of two or more languages in situations of individual or community bilingualism/multilingualism. The full range of linguistic contact phenomena will be illustrated with examples from different languages, both historically and in the present day. We will discuss the outcomes of language contact - language maintenance (borrowing, code- switching, multilingualism), language shift (endangered languages, language death), and the creation of new languages (pidgins, creoles, mixed languages) - in a range of contexts, considering both the social factors in language contact and the effects of contact on the linguistic structure of the languages involved. Pre-req: LIN 221 or LIN 222, or consent of instructor

LIN 612: Structure and Stylistics of French | W 3:30-6 | Zoubir-Shaw                                                    

A study of the history and structure of French with an emphasis on contemporary features. Same as: ENG 612, FR 612

LIN 701: Research Sem in Lin Theory and Typology| MW 3-4:15 | McGowan                                     

Students are trained in research and professionalization related to the discipline of a linguistics. To that end students will create a 20-30 page research report as a culmination of a set of training milestones that include (1) producing an annotated bibliography, (2) writing an abstract, (3) reflecting on good practice in linguistics research, (4) publicly presenting research, and (5) reflecting on professional aspects of linguistics. Pre-req: second-year standing in the MA program in Linguistics, LIN 601

LIN 748: Masters Thesis Research | TBD | McGowan

Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters. Pre-req: All course work toward the degree must be completed.

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Fall 2023 GRADUATE COURSES:

LIN 500: Phonetics | TR 12:30-1:45 | McGowan                                                                                                              

This course examines the phonetics of natural language, including both the articulation and acoustics of speech sounds and suprasegmental units. Discussion includes extensive reference to languages other than English. Pre-req: LIN 221

LIN 517-001: Special Topics in Linguistics: Psycholinguistics | MWF 10-10:50 | Dubravac

The focus will be on intensive study of problems and issues that do not fall under linguistics course headings. These may have an interdisciplinary emphasis, or they may concentrate on some special topics of current research. All topics will be subject to review by the director of the program. May be repeated under different subtitle to a maximum of six credits. Pre-req: LIN 221. Same as: MCL 598-002

LIN 519: Historical Linguistics | MWF 9-9:50 | Byrd                                                  

This course studies the historical development of language through time and space, examining the internal mechanisms and external influences involved in language change. Change will be examined at all levels: orthographic, phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and lexical. The course will also investigate a variety of topics related to the phenomenon of language change; language classification; comparative linguistics; the reconstruction of linguistic systems; the social context of language change. Through study of these issues, students will gain insights into historical language varieties and writing systems; relationships among the world's languages; and the origins of the sounds, words, and structures of the languages we speak today. Pre-req: LIN 221 and LIN 222. Same as ANT 519.

LIN 601: Qualitative Methods in Linguistics | TR 11-12:15 | Burkette                                                  

Linguistics stands at the intersection of social science, the natural sciences, and the humanities. As such, the investigation of linguistic phenomena requires a mixture of methods drawing on all of these epistemological traditions. This course is a companion to linguistics 611 and will provide an introduction to the full life cycle of conducting linguistics research with an emphasis on qualitative methodologies and the ways in which these methods interface with quantitative approaches.

LIN 617: Advanced Topics in Linguistics | TR 2-3:15 | Barrett

Advanced investigation into a designated topic in linguistic theory and typology. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve credits under different subtitles. Pre req: A course in a cognate field at the LIN 500 level of equivalent, or by discretion of DGS

LIN 748: Masters Thesis Research | TBD | McGowan

Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters. Pre-req: All course work toward the degree must be completed