Graduate Courses

a: Exploration of the professional world of linguistics for first semester graduate students.

b: Preparation and presentation of M.A./Ph.D. screening papers; discussion of student research.

c: Colloquium for presentation and discussion of student research paper. 

Professional development in phonetics and phonology. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress. (PhonLunch)

Professional development in syntax and semantics. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress. (S-Side Story)

Professional development in psycholinguistics. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress. (Psycholinguistics Lab)

Introduction to syntax; transformational-generative syntax.

Traditional views of phonology; generative phonology; current developments in phonological research and theory. 

LING 531a is prerequisite for LING 531b

Original literature, focusing whenever possible on issues in comparative syntax and their implications for universal grammar.

Course complements LING 530

Current linguistic approaches to the semantics of natural language; analysis of concepts of meaning and reference.

Principles and comparison of modern theories of grammar with special reference to syntax.

Intensive work in semantic theory, in preparation for a research specialization in the area.

Topics in advanced formal syntax; current literature leading to open questions in research; survey of important and controversial issues of current theoretical relevance.

Recording and analysis of a living language as employed by a native speaker of that language.

Prerequisite: LING 530, 531a

Theories of acquisition; sentence and discourse processing; language and thought.

Acquisition of grammatical, discourse, and conversational competence; strategies and structures.

Familiarization with articulation, transcription, production, and acoustic analysis of the speech sounds found in the world’s languages. Also speech technology, perception, and disorders. Includes laboratory exercises.

Topics in advanced formal phonology; theoretical issues in the interface of phonology with other areas of linguistics; literature study on themes of current theoretical relevance.

Recommended Preparation: LING 531ab

Source-filter theory, acoustic correlates of speech sounds, vocal tract and auditory physiology, coarticulation and motor coordination, speech technology including synthesis and recognition, experimental design and statistics, and speech perception. 

Prerequisite: LING 580

Using hands-on and research techniques, study of the role of linguistic knowledge and the procedures that implement it in computational systems that process natural language.

Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. 

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching with college disciplines.

Only open to doctoral students

Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Topics in quantitative methods in linguistics research, e.g., covariance structure analysis, multi-dimensional scaling, log linear model, meta-analysis.

Readings in phonetic theory and current research as the framework for a discussion-oriented class. 

Prerequisite: LING 580

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. 

Credit on acceptance of dissertation.