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Nov 23, 2024
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2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Linguistics Concentration
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Linguistics
Chair(s):
Angelo Mercado (Classics)
Faculty:
Timothy Arner (English)
John Fennell (Philosophy)
Brigittine French (Anthropology)
Cynthia Hansen (Anthropology)
Cori Jakubiak (Education)
John David Stone (Computer Science)
Carmen Valentín (Spanish)
The interdisciplinary field of Linguistics is concerned with the study of language from a scientific perspective. Linguists look for patterns both within individual languages and across many languages in order to describe how language works, hypothesize how it is represented in the mind, and analyze how it is used in society. Courses in the Linguistics Concentration investigate the core aspects of human language, including the physical properties and structure of sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), and sentences (syntax). In addition to the study of these core areas of structure, elective courses in the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, Computer Science, Education, English, Philosophy, Psychology, Spanish and other foreign languages offer various perspectives on different aspects of language and its uses. Some knowledge of a nonnative language is required. The capstone experience for students in the concentration will either be a research seminar in Linguistics, or an Independent Study or a MAP, which are expected to build on some past work in the student’s program. A public presentation will be required for students choosing MAPs.
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Concentration requirements: 22 or 24 credits as follows:
1. Linguistics 114: 4 credits
2. Linguistics Core - 4 credits chosen from:
- LIN 216 - Syntax 4 credits
- LIN-295 - Special Topics on Linguistics or related issues as approved by the Linguistics Concentration committe 4 credits
- LIN 317 - Language Change 4 credits
- LIN 395 - Special Topics on Linguistics or related issues as approved by the Linguistics Concentration committe 4 credits
3. Elective courses - 12 credits chosen from:
- ANT 250 - Language Contact 4 credits or the cross-listed course LIN 250
- ANT 260 - Language, Culture, and Society 4 credits
- ANT 265 - Ethnography of Communication: Method and Theory 4 credits
- CSC 205 - Computational Linguistics 4 credits or the cross-listed course LIN 205
- CSC 341 - Automata, Formal Languages, and Computational Complexity 4 credits
- EDU 213 - Cultural Politics of Language Teaching 4 credits
- ENG 230 - English Historical Linguistics 4 credits
- LIN 216 - Syntax 4 credits
- LIN 317 - Language Change 4 credits
- LIN 295 Special Topics on Linguistics or related issues (if offered as a core course, alternating with the one chosen as a core course.)
- LIN 395 Special Topics Seminar on Linguistics or related issues (when LIN 317 , LIN 397 , or LIN 499 course is completed; or when course is repeated for credit when topics change)
- PHI 102 - Symbolic Logic 4 credits
- PHI 256 - Philosophy of Language and Cognition 4 credits
- PSY 355 - Psychology of Language 4 credits
- SPN 343 - The Art of Language 4 credits
- SPN 384 - Spanish Dialectology 4 credits
- One 4-credit 300-level non-native language course, not in translation
- One second semester, or higher, 4 or 5 credit language course in a second non-native language
- A maximum of 4 credits of linguistics coursework completed in off-campus programs approved by the concentration
4. Advanced core courses: 2 or 4 credits
Students may choose one of the following options for the fulfillment of this requirement: Linguistics Course Descriptions
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