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NOTE: Faculty leaves or other departmental obligations affect patterns of course offerings, so you should always check with your advisor about when certain courses are likely to be offered.
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| LING 177/178/179 - Special Topics (1/2/3 hrs) |
| Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied. |
| Prerequisite(s): None. |
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| LING 201 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 hrs) |
| Description: An introduction to phonology, morphology, syntax, the lexicon, semantics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and other concerns. |
| Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. |
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| LING 205 - English Words (3 hrs) |
| Description: Principles of sound, form and meaning relationships facilitate the student's mastery of word structure, spelling, use and comprehension in a language science approach to the analysis of native English words and the foreign vocabulary that is frequently used in English speech and writing. Addresses linguistics, social, historical and other factors in the development of English, fostering greater linguistic sophistication and appreciation for the richness of the English language. |
| Prerequisite(s): None. |
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| LING 277/278/279 - Special Topics (1/2/3 hrs) |
| Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are covered. |
| Prerequisite(s): Department permission. |
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| LING 310 - African American Language (3 hrs) |
| Description: A survey of the history of African American language from African origins to present day. Details of the structure (i.e. sounds, words, sentence and discourse patterns) of African American English and its functions in American culture, from everyday language use to its employment in literature and other verbal arts. Special attention is paid to issues resulting from contact between different language varieties and the pervasiveness of linguistic diversity in the U.S. and around the world. |
| Prerequisite(s): LING 201, or LNGE 223, or AAS 101. |
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| LING 322 - Languages of the World (3 hrs) |
| Description: A survey of the variety of language and language groups of the world. Topics covered include: origins of human language, language relationships, the ways language changes and why, unusual writing systems, and linguistic exotica. |
| Prerequisite(s): None. |
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| LING 340 - Language and Culture (3 hrs) |
Description: An introduction to a linguistic view of language and the ways it is influenced by the cultural and social context. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to: Argots, Jargon, Metaphor, Names, Kinship Systems, Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethnography of Communication, Dialectology and Sociolinguistics, Language and Ethnicity, and Language and Gender.
(Cross-listed as ANTH 340)
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| Prerequisite(s): ANTH 135, or LING 201, or LNGE 223. |
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| LING 377/378/379 - Special Topics (1/2/3 hrs) |
| Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied. |
| Prerequisite(s): Department permission. |
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| LING 401 - Introduction to Linguistic Science (3 hrs) |
| Description: An introduction to linguistic theory and analytical procedures. Students will apply theoretical principles to problems of phonological and syntactic analysis. |
| Prerequisite(s): LING 201, or LNGE 223. |
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| LING 402 - Modern English Grammar (3 hrs) |
| Description: An introduction to the grammar of modern English; problems in the description and analysis of English grammar. |
| Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. |
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| LING 415 - Women and Language (3 hrs) |
| Description: This course analyzes the way that gender is reflected in language structure and linguistic behavior, in both English and other languages. It will consider such topics as gender-related vocabulary and morphology, gender differences in discourse styles, and the question of whether gender-related languages differences have neurological correlates or are exclusively social in origin. |
| Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, or department permission. |
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| LING 420 - Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (3 hrs) |
| Description: An introduction to articulatory and acoustic phonetics and to the basic principles and methodology of phonological analysis. |
| Prerequisite(s): LING 401. |
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| LING 421 - History of the English Language (3 hrs) |
| Description: A study of the development of the language from its earliest stages to the present with attention to social influences as well as matters of sound, word formation and sentence structure. |
| Prerequisite(s): LING 201, or LING 401. |
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| LING 425 - Introduction to Syntax (3 hrs) |
| Description: The development of a base in syntactic theory, learning both the mechanisms of a transformational grammar and the argumentation used in syntactic analysis. |
| Prerequisite(s): LING 401. |
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| LING 426 - Topics in Linguistics (3 hrs) |
| Description: Advanced study in specific areas of linguistics for which the department does not regularly offer a course. The area to be studied will vary and will be determined by the field of specialization of the staff members and by student interest. This course may be taken more than once, providing the topics are different. |
| Prerequisite(s): a 200-, 300- or 400-level LING course |
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| LING 434 - Linguistic Analysis of Literature (3 hrs) |
| Description: Examination of the linguistic knowledge which allows readers to recognize certain literary effects. Consideration of point of view shift, foregrounding, narrative time movement, presupposition, and other aspects of literary interpretation. |
| Prerequisite(s): a 200-, 300- or 400-level LING course |
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| LING 477/478/479 - Special Topics (1/2/3 hrs) |
| Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied. |
| Prerequisite(s): Department permission. |
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| LING 497/498/499 - Independent Study (1/2/3 hrs) |
| Description: Study of topics not offered in the regular curriculum, the particular topic to be defined (and credit hours set) by the instructor and student, subject to approval by the curriculum committee. Restricted to students taking majors or minors in the English Language and Literature Department. |
| Prerequisite(s): Nine hours in the appropriate major or minor. |
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