The Courses

The Linguistics department offers a rich array of undergraduate courses.  Besides foundational courses:

LINGUIST 201 How Language Works:  Introduction to Linguistic Theory

LINGUIST 301 Introduction to Syntax

LINGUIST 302 Fundamentals of Speech Sounds

LINGUIST 510 Introduction to Semantics

We also offer more advanced courses in a variety of areas; below is a sampling:

Computational Linguistics

LINGUIST 409: Introduction to Computational Linguistics 

LINGUIST 429H: Computational Linguistics: Use and Meaning

Psycholinguistics, language acquisition:

LINGUIST 394BI: Language and Cognition (IE)
LINGUIST 411: Intro to Language Acquisition
LINGUIST 412: Language Processing and the Brain (IE)
LINGUIST 591B: Second Language Acquisition

Syntax, semantics, and pragmatics:

LINGUIST 205: Language and Advertisement

LINGUIST 350: Syntax/Dialects of English (JYW)

LINGUIST 497P: Introduction to Pragmatics 

Phonetics, phonology, speech and hearing sciences:

LINGUIST 402: Speech Sounds and Structures
LINGUIST 414: Intro. Phonetics for Linguists 

LINGUIST 470: The Sounds of Englishes 

LINGUIST 506: Introduction to Tone and Intonation 

Sociolinguistics, language variation, language documentation

LINGUIST 350: Syntax/Dialects of English (JYW)

LINGUIST 389: Introduction to African American English

LINGUIST 470: The Sounds of Englishes (LING 302 prerequisite)

LINGUIST 404: Field Methods (IE)

LINGUIST 413: Language Variation and Social Context