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Classes
LING 1100
Course Description
In this course the students learn the skill of writing at the university level. Instructors offer themes for their courses within their own special areas of expertise. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Biological Foundations of Language
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Hale, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Linguistics and (Pre-) History
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Weiss, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: The Death of Language
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
Instructors
Collard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Language and the Law
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
D'Antonio, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Metaphors We Live By
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Hummel, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: How to Build a Language
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Stimson Hall 119
Instructors
Burgdorf, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
LING 1101
Course Description
Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Murray, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Wiegand, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 301
Instructors
Wiegand, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Sezer, H
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Sezer, H
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 107
Instructors
Little, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 331
Instructors
Little, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 1131
Course Description
An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 1331, SANSK 1131
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTRF Goldwin Smith Hall 144
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 2251
Course Description
Review of grammar and reading of selections from Sanskrit epic poetry and narrative prose. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2351, SANSK 2251
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MR Rockefeller Hall 347
Instructors
McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: LING 1132 or permission of instructor.
LING 2264
Course Description
An introduction to neurolinguistics, this course surveys topics such as aphasia, hemispheric lateralization and speech comprehension as they are studied via neuroimaging, intracranial recording and other ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 2264
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Hale, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 2285
Course Description
Poems are among the most highly structured linguistic objects that human beings produce. While some of the devices used in poetry are arbitrary and purely conventional, most are natural extensions of structural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2960, ENGL 6785, LING 6285
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Bowers, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 3303
Course Description
This course explores both syntax (how words and phrases are combined into sentences) and semantics (how the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences are interpreted). The course aims to give students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 106
Instructors
Diesing, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Moroney, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Moroney, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 3315
Course Description
Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3315
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Steinthorsson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 3321
Course Description
The Romance languages are the lasting imprint of all that happened to the Latin language as it moved through time, territories, and people of many ethnicities. While the Latin of antiquity retained its ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ROMS 3210
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 254
Instructors
Alkire, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 3390
Course Description
Independent study of linguistics topics not covered in regular curriculum for undergrads. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
LING 4310
Course Description
A course examining the core disciplines of cognitive science using varied themes from semester to semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIONB 4330, COGST 4310, PSYCH 4320
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Consciousness & Free Will
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Edelman, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 4401
Course Description
Provides an introduction to phonological theory. The empirical basis, theoretical approaches, and relevant literature are explored through extensive data analysis and critical reading. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6401
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Zec, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: LING 3302 or equivalent.
LING 4403
Course Description
An advanced introduction to syntactic theory within the principles and parameters/minimalist frameworks. Topics include phrase structure, argument structure (unaccusative verbs, unergative verbs, double ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6403
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Whitman, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: LING 3303 or permission of instructor.
LING 4419
Course Description
This course provides advanced instruction in phonetic analysis and experimental methodology. Students learn about various theories of speech perception, production, and cognitive representation. This provides ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6419
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Tilsen, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 4421
Course Description
Introduces methods for theorizing about meaning within generative grammar. These techniques allow the creation of grammars that pair syntactic structures with meanings. Students look at several empirical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6421
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Abusch, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: LING 3303
LING 4436
Course Description
Surveys basic issues, methods, and research in the study of first-language acquisition. Considers major theoretical positions in the field in the light of experimental studies in first-language acquisition ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 3370, HD 3370, PSYCH 4360
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 132
Instructors
Lust, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 4474
Course Description
Computationally oriented introduction to natural language processing, the goal of which is to enable computers to use human languages as input, output, or both. Possible topics include parsing, grammar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4740, CS 4740, CS 5740
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Phillips Hall 101
Instructors
Cardie, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 4485
Course Description
Current topics in computational linguistics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6485
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Finite State Methods
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Rooth, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: two Foundation courses in Linguistics, or equivalent for graduate students.
LING 4491
Course Description
This course provides structure and guidance to students doing an honors thesis in linguistics. The course consists of biweekly meeting of all honors thesis writers with the course instructor. Students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Murray, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: submission of honors thesis application and meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
LING 4493
Course Description
Directed honors thesis research for students working on an honors thesis, taken with the student's honors thesis chair or other committee member. view course details
LING 4712
Course Description
An investigation of varying topics in the philosophy of language including reference, meaning, the relationship between language and thought, communication, modality, logic and pragmatics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6634, PHIL 4710, PHIL 6710
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Speech Acts
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Murray, S
Starr, W
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6285
Course Description
Poems are among the most highly structured linguistic objects that human beings produce. While some of the devices used in poetry are arbitrary and purely conventional, most are natural extensions of structural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2960, ENGL 6785, LING 2285
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Bowers, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6401
Course Description
Provides an introduction to phonological theory. The empirical basis, theoretical approaches, and relevant literature are explored through extensive data analysis and critical reading. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4401
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Zec, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6403
Course Description
An advanced introduction to syntactic theory within the principles and parameters/minimalist frameworks. Topics include phrase structure, argument structure (unaccusative verbs, unergative verbs, double ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4403
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Whitman, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6419
Course Description
This course provides advanced instruction in phonetic analysis and experimental methodology. Students learn about various theories of speech perception, production, and cognitive representation. This provides ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4419
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall B11
Instructors
Tilsen, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6421
Course Description
Introduces methods for theorizing about meaning within generative grammar. These techniques allow the creation of grammars that pair syntactic structures with meanings. Students look at several empirical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4421
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Abusch, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6485
Course Description
Current topics in Computational Linguistics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4485
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Finite State Methods
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Rooth, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6616
Course Description
Examination of recent developments in syntactic theory, including "minimalist" approaches to phrase structure, derivations/representations and the nature of economy conditions, and parametric ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Peripheries
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Diesing, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: LING 4404 or permission of instructor.
LING 6634
Course Description
An investigation of varying topics in the philosophy of language including reference, meaning, the relationship between language and thought, communication, modality, logic and pragmatics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4712, PHIL 4710, PHIL 6710
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Speech Acts
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Murray, S
Starr, W
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6635
Course Description
An assortment of subjects intended for students with previous training in Indo-European linguistics: problems in the reconstruction of Proto Indo-European, topics in the historical grammars of the various ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Tocharian
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Weiss, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6663
Course Description
Grammar and reading of basic texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6663, RUSSA 6601
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Morrill Hall 220
Instructors
Browne, E
- T Morrill Hall 220
Instructors
- W Morrill Hall 220
Instructors
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 6692
Course Description
The phonetics data analysis workshop provides students with practice in analysis and visualization of phonetic data, using Matlab, R, and Praat. Experiment design and statistical methods are ... view course details
LING 7701
Course Description
An independent study for graduate students. view course details
LING 7711
Course Description
Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in semantics. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Modality, Negative Polarity
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Abusch, D
Rooth, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LING 7712
Course Description
Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in syntax. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Relation Based Syntax
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 226F
Instructors
Bowers, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person