Department of Linguistics

Course Guide

NB: Potential sequences are boxed.
LING 610 Syntactic Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 312. Intensive introduction to transformational syntax.
LING 611 Issues in Syntax (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 610. Topics of current theoretical interest examined through data from a variety of languages.
LING 620 Phonological Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 322. Topics in current phonological theory, as they relate to data from various languages. Segmental and prosodic analysis. Autosegmental theory, metrical theory, etc.
LING 621 Issues in Phonology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 620. Topics of current interest in phonological theory examined through data from several languages.
LING 625 Morphology and the Lexicon (3 credits)
The structure of words and investigation of how word formation processes interact with other components of grammar.
LING 630 Diachronic Linguistics (3 credits)
The ways in which grammars may change from generation to generation and the relevance of such changes for theories of the human linguistic capacity. Consideration of traditional work on historical change.
LING 640 Psycholinguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Core graduate course in psycholinguistics, covering leading theoretical approaches and experimental methods in language acquisition, language processing, and neurolinguistics.
LING 641 Issues in Psycholinguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Ling 640. Topics of current interest in psycholinguistics, including both theoretical approaches and experimental and analytical issues in language acquisition, language processing, and neurolinguistics.
LING 644 Language Acquisition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 640. Interpretations of observational and experimental work on children's language development, and relationship between developmental stages and theories of human language faculties.
LING 723 Introduction to Computational Linguistics (3 credits) [Formerly LING645]
Also offered as CMSC 723. Introduction to statistical and symbolic approaches to computational linguistics. Automatic methods for tasks involving human language understanding, production or learning.
LING 773 Computational Linguistics II (3 credits) [Formerly LING647]
Prerequisite: LING645, LING723 or permission of instructor. Also offered as CMSC773. Further exploration of statistical and symbolic techniques in computational linguistics.
LING 646 Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Overview of classical and recent work on the neural basis of speech and language, with a goal of introducing contemporary methods and results to prepare the student to read the neurolinguistics and cognitive neuroscience literature. An emphasis will be placed on current techniques.
LING 650 History of Linguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 240. Ways in which linguists have thought about language. Cartesian and neogrammarian theories. Development of the generative research program.
LING 658 History of a Language (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Detailed examination of the history of a single language or language family.
LING 659 Structure of a Language (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Detailed examination of a particular language or language family.
LING 660 Introduction to Semantics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Basic concepts and methods of contemporary semantic theory including basic set theory, elementary propositional and predicate calculus, the structure of predicates and propositions, quantification binding. Prepares students for study of more advanced topics in semantics.
LING 661 Issues in Semantics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Ling 660 or permission of instructor. A second course in semantic theory. Application of basic concepts and methods to topics of current theoretical interest.
LING 689 Independent Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. For LING majors only. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Independent studies in grammatical theory.
LING 698 Directed Study (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
LING 798 Research Papers in Linguistics (1-6 credits)
Prerequisites: LING 611 and LING 621. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
LING 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
LING 819 Seminar in Syntactic Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 611. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Current topics in research on syntactic theory.
LING 829 Seminar in Phonological Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 621. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Current topics in research on phonology and morphology.
LING 839 Seminar in Language Change (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 630. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Topics in research on historical change in language.
LING 848 Seminar in Computational Linguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 645 or permission of instructor. Current topics in research in computational linguistics.
LING 849 Seminar in Psycholinguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 640, LING 641, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Current topics in research on psycholinguistics.
LING 859 Seminar in Language Acquisition (3 credits)
Prerequisites: LING 640, LING 641 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Current topics in research on language acquisition.
LING 869 Seminar in Neurolinguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisites: LING 640, LING 641 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Current topics in research on neurolinguistics.
LING 879 Seminar in Semantics (3 credits)
Recommended course: LING 610. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Current topics in research on semantics.
LING 889 Directed Research (1-8 credits)
LING 895 Doctoral Research Paper (6 credits)
LING 896 Research Paper in Minor Area (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LING 895. This course is designed to strengthen the students' ability to do research in a minor area of expertise, and to help them create a publishable piece.
LING 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)

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