{"id":926,"date":"2023-01-23T22:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T22:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ling\/?page_id=926"},"modified":"2025-02-12T14:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T22:12:31","slug":"graduate-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ling\/graduate-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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For terms the courses are offered, please consult the<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Schedule of Classes<\/a>. Courses offered are subject to teaching availability.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n LING 505abc: Seminar in Linguistics (1 unit per course)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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a: Exploration of the professional world of linguistics for first semester graduate students.<\/p>\n

b: Preparation and presentation of M.A.\/Ph.D. screening papers; discussion of student research.<\/p>\n

c: Colloquium for presentation and discussion of student research paper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n LING 506: Practicum in Phonetics and Phonology (2 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 507: Practicum in Syntax and Semantics (2 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 508: Practicum in Psycholinguistics (2 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Professional development in psycholinguistics. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress. (Psycholinguistics Lab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 530: Generative Syntax (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Introduction to syntax; transformational-generative syntax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 531ab: Phonology (3 units per course)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Traditional views of phonology; generative phonology; current developments in phonological research and theory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n LING 532: Current Issues in Syntactic Theory (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Original literature, focusing whenever possible on issues in comparative syntax and their implications for universal grammar.<\/p>\n

Course complements LING 530<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 534: Semantics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Current linguistic approaches to the semantics of natural language; analysis of concepts of meaning and reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 535: Syntax and Grammatical Theory (3 units, max 9)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Principles and comparison of modern theories of grammar with special reference to syntax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 536: Advanced Semantics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Intensive work in semantic theory, in preparation for a research specialization in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 537: Advanced Syntax (3 units, max 9)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Topics in advanced formal syntax; current literature leading to open questions in research; survey of important and controversial issues of current theoretical relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 540: Field Methods in Linguistics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Recording and analysis of a living language as employed by a native speaker of that language.<\/p>\n

Prerequisite: LING 530, 531a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 576: Psycholinguistics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Theories of acquisition; sentence and discourse processing; language and thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 579: Child Language Development (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Acquisition of grammatical, discourse, and conversational competence; strategies and structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 580: General Phonetics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Familiarization with articulation, transcription, production, and acoustic analysis of the speech sounds found in the world\u2019s languages. Also speech technology, perception, and disorders.\u00a0<\/span>Includes laboratory exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 581: Topics in Advanced Phonology (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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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.<\/p>\n

Recommended Preparation: LING 531ab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 582: Experimental Phonetics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prerequisite: LING 580<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 585: Computational Linguistics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 590: Directed Research (1-12 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Research leading to the master\u2019s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n LING 593x: Practicum in Teaching the Liberal Arts: Linguistics (2 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching with college disciplines.<\/p>\n

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Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 602: Seminar in Experimental Methods in Linguistics (3 units)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Topics in quantitative methods in linguistics research, e.g., covariance structure analysis, multi-dimensional scaling, log linear model, meta-analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n LING 610: Seminar in Linguistic Theory (3 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
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\n LING 631: Seminar in Phonological Theory (3 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
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\n LING 632: Seminar in Phonetics (3 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Readings in phonetic theory and current research as the framework for a discussion-oriented class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n LING 635: Seminar in Syntax (3 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
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\n LING 636: Seminar in Semantics (3 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
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\n LING 676: Seminar in Psycholinguistics (3 units, max 12)\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit on acceptance of dissertation.<\/p>\n

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