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Graduate Courses
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| 5410/301.
Semantics I |
6799/304.
Investigation of Special Topics |
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First semester. Three
credits. Open to graduate students in Linguistics, others
with permission.
The bases of formal models of syntax and semantics.
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Credits and hours to be arranged.
Instructor consent required.
Independent study.
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| 5010/305. Research
Seminar in Language and Psychology |
5310/308-5320/309. Phonology |
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(Also offered as PSYC 305.) One credit.
Open to graduate students in Linguistics, others with
permission. With a change in content, this course may
be repeated to a maximum of three credits.
Each week a different faculty member (or doctoral student)
presents his or her current research.
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Both semesters. Three credits each
semester. Open to graduate students in Linguistics,
others with permission.
Introduction to the principles of generative phonology
and morphology. Analytic problems drawn from various
languages. |
| 6310/315. Problems
in Phonology |
5510/321-5520/322. Syntax |
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Three credits. Prerequisite:
LING 5320/309. With a change in content, this course may
be repeated for credit.
Advanced work in phonology.
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Both semesters. Three credits each semester. Open to graduate
students in Linguistics, others with permission.
Introduction to principles of transformational syntax.
Universal grammar. Investigation of parametric differences
between languages. |
| 5110/323. The Acquisition
of Syntax |
6510/324. Readings
and Research in Syntax |
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Three credits. Prerequisite:
LING 5510/321.
Relationship between linguistic theory and children's
acquisition of syntax. Evaluation of theoretical proposals
and experimental methodology.
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First semester. Three credits.
Prerequisite: LING 5520/322. With a change in content, this
course may be repeated for credit.
Examination and discussion of classic articles in syntactic
theory; presentation of ongoing student research.
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| 6520/325.
Problems in Syntax |
6530/327. Comparative
Syntax |
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Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5520/322. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
for credit.
Advanced work in syntax. |
Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5520/322. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
for credit.
Cross-linguistic study of syntactic structure; implications
for linguistic theory. |
| 6110/332. Methods
in Acquisition |
5120/333. Readings
and Research in Acquisition |
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Three credits. Prerequisite:
LING 5110/323.
Experimental methods for first language acquisition
research. |
Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5110/323. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
for credit.
Examination and discussion of classic articles in first
language acquisition; presentation of ongoing student
research. |
| 6120/334. Topics in
Acquisition
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6160/335. Second Language
Acquisition |
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Three credits. Prerequisite:
LING 5110/323. With a change in content, this course may
be repeated for credit.
Lectures and discussion in first language acquisition
research. |
Three credits.
Current research on theories of second language acquisition.
Differences between first and second language development,
including views on the availability of universal grammar.
Linguistic input and the effect of age of immersion
in a second language. Research methodologies and their
validity will be discussed. Pedagogical implications
derivable from this research will be addressed. Student
research component. |
| 6060/340. Historical
Linguistics |
6210/341. Morphology |
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Three credits. Required
preparation: LING 5320/309 and 5520/322. With a change in content,
this course may be repeated for credit.
Introduction to the theories and techniques of studying
linguistic change. The comparative method of reconstructing
languages. Rule change. |
Three credits. Prerequisites: 5310/308 or 5510/321, or consent
of instructor. Introduction to morphological analysis
and to the methods of linguistic segmentation. The Lexicon.
The relationships between Phonology and Morphology and
between Syntax and Morphology. The nature of clitics. |
| 6040/351. Structure
of a Selected Language |
6798/360. Special Topics in Linguistics |
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Three credits. Prerequisite:
LING 5310/308 and 5510/321, or consent of instructor. With a change
in content, this course may be repeated for credit.
Phonological and/or syntactic problems of a given language.
(American Sign Language, Serbo-Croatian, and Italian
will be investigated in the next few years.) |
Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5310/308 and 5510/321. With a change in content, this course may
be repeated for credit.
Topics in linguistics at an advanced level.
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| 5420/370. Semantics
II |
6420/372. Topics in
Semantics |
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Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5410/301.
Theories of meaning and reference. Formal treatment
of meaning in a generative grammar. |
Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5420/370. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
for credit.
Current topics in semantics research. |
6410/373. Semantics
Seminar |
6010/411. Generals
Workshop |
Three credits. Prerequisite: LING
5420/370. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
for credit.
Classical and recent literature and current research
in semantics. |
Three credits. Weekly forum for
second-and third-year doctoral students to present and
receive feedback on their research for General Examination
papers. Regular presentations and participation in discussions
required. Previous completion of three semesters of
full-time course work in Linguistics recommended. Open
to graduate students in Linguistics, others with permission. |
6020/412. Professional
Methods |
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One
credit. Practice in writing abstracts for academic conferences.
Preparation for academic job market: C.V.s, letters
of application, interviews, job talks. Previous completion
of three semesters of full-time graduate course work
in Linguistics recommended. Open to graduate students
in Linguistics, others with permission. |
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