50:615:201Introduction to Linguistics (3) Introduction to linguistics and its areas of inquiry, such as sociolinguistics, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, and morphology. Techniques of linguistic analysis and their applications to various languages. |
50:615:202Applied Linguistics (3) A survey of the applications of linguistics in various areas: the media, advertising, language acquisition, and English as a second language. Other topics include analysis of spoken discourse, lan- guage planning, and standardization. Prerequisite: 50:615:201 or permission of instructor. |
50:615:225Language, Class, and Culture (D) (3) A nontechnical study of social and geographical language differences, how men`s and women`s speech differ, standard versus nonstandard dialects, formal and informal speech styles, bilingualism, pidgin and creole languages. |
50:615:240Introduction to Language (3) Nontheoretical overview of basic grammatical concepts and general interest questions relating to language. |
50:615:331Linguistics and Literature (3) Application of concepts of linguistic analysis to the interpretation of literary texts. Topics include metaphor, speech acts, politeness, inference, point of view, and speech/thought presentation. |
50:615:336Modern American Grammar (3) A linguistic approach to English grammar. Theory and practical implications of English phonology, morphology, and syntax. |
50:615:341Dialectology (3) The principles and methods of dialect study with emphasis on the nature and distribution of regional and social dialects in the United States. |
50:615:380History of the English Language (3) A linguistic study of the English language at various periods of its history, the processes of change from one period to another, and the relationship of English to other languages. |
50:615:386,387Special Studies in Linguistics (3,3) A course in a specially selected topic. |
50:615:430Syntax (3) An investigation of the syntactic structure of human languages, with particular emphasis on English within the transformational generative framework. Prerequisite: 50:615:201 or permission of instructor. |
50:615:495,496Independent Study in Linguistics (BA,BA) An opportunity for advanced students to work individually with an instructor on a self-determined course of study. The project culminates in a substantial paper. Prerequisite: 50:615:201 or permission of instructor. |
