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Linguistics (LING)

LING 001 (GS;US;IL) The Study of Language (3) A non-technical introduction to the study of human language, and its role in human interaction. Students who have successfully completed LING 100 may not enroll in LING 001.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

LING 083S (GS;US;IL) 1st Year Seminar in Linguistics (3) Non-technical exploration of aspects of human language.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

LING 097 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 098 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 100 Foundations of Linguistics (3) Systematic study of linguistic structures in a variety of the world's languages; an overview of language, and its organization.
Effective: Fall 1987
 

LING 102 (GH) Introduction to Historical Linguistics (3) How languages change and evolve over time; language families; effects of borrowing and language contact.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite: LING 010 orLING 100  

LING 197 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 198 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 199 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

LING 294 Research Project A1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
 

LING 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

LING 298 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 299 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

LING 395 Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor  

LING 397 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 398 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 399 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

LING 401 Introduction to Linguistic Theory (3) A survey of the principles of modern linguistic analysis; current approaches to phonological, morphological, and syntactic methods and analyses.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 402 Syntax I (3) Principles of grammatical analysis in the generative framework; an overview of syntactic structures across languages.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 404 Phonology I (3) The analysis of the sound systems of human languages; focus on common phonological processes across languages and on phonetics-phonology interface.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 429 (PSYCH 426) Language and Thought (3) Relations between language and cognition; cognitive implications of normal and impaired language development; cognition and bilingualism.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: PSYCH 100, LING 001 orLING 100  

LING 446 L1 Acquisition (3) How children learn their first language; psycholinguistic aspects of lexical, syntactic, semantic, and phonological development.
Effective: Spring 2002 Ending: Fall 2009
 

LING 446 (PSYCH 427) L1 Acquisition (3) How children learn their first language; psycholinguistic aspects of lexical, syntactic, semantic, and phonological development.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: LING 100 orPSYCH 002 or permission of program  

LING 447 Bilingualism (3) Explores the social and psychological aspects of bilingualism; topics include languages in contact, transference, maintenance, and loss.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 448 Sociolinguistics (3) Issues in the study of language in its sociocultural context; analysis of social dialects and speech styles.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 449 Semantics I (3) The study of meaning in human language; methods of analysis; study of sense, reference, compositionality, quantification, presupposition, and sentence- level meaning.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 493 Field Methods (3) Primary linguistic investigation of a language different from English; field work with a native speaker; data gathering; linguistic analysis.
Effective: Fall 2001
 

LING 494 Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
 

LING 494H Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
 

LING 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

LING 496A One Brain and Two Languages (3) A cognitive approach in learning about second language acquisition.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

LING 496B Cognitive Lab Techniques to Language Learning (3) Hands-on experience in data collection and extraction using a variety of psycholinguistic techniques.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

LING 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

LING 497A Computer Applications for Linguistic Researchers (1) A review of technologies for linguistic data collection including non-English text, audio/video and new communication outlets.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

LING 497B Psychology of Language (3) Overview of psychological research and theory on language processes, including speech perception, word recognition, meaning representation, comprehension, and language acquisition.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

LING 498 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

LING 499 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

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