| Linguistics Course Offerings Bulletin 2008-2009 for Summer (As of 12/1/2008) |
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See also English, the foreign languages, Romance Linguistics, and Sanskrit. |
| 170 Basics of Learning a Language U 5 | ||
| Important tools for becoming a successful foreign language learner; cross-cultural differences and similarities in language use, parts of speech, foreign sounds, typical mistakes, etc. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. GEC soc sci individuals and groups, and international diversity course. | ||
| 201 Introduction to Language in the Humanities U 5 | ||
| Examination of language as a system of human communication; provides students with the tools needed for the recording, investigation, and close analysis of language. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2hr cl. H201 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Not open to students with credit for 202 or English 271. GEC arts and hums cultures and ideas course. | ||
| 270 Introduction to Language in the Social Sciences U 5 | ||
| Examination of language as a system of human communication; provides students with a general understanding of human linguistic behavior and cognition. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2hr cl. Not open to students with credit for 201 or 202 or English 271. GEC soc sci individuals and groups course. | ||
| 280 Language and Formal Reasoning U 5 | ||
| How natural and artificial languages are alike in structure and use in reasoning; how natural languages differ in principles of use by humans. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Math 075 or equiv or Math placement R. H280 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department instructor. GEC math and logical analysis course. | ||
| 286 Analyzing the Sounds of Language U 5 | ||
| The sounds that languages use are examined. Quantitative analytical tools used in phonetic science are introduced. Small experiments are conducted to introduce students to research. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. H286 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Prereq: Math Placement level R or Math 075 or equiv; H286 requires Math 148 or 150. Not open to students with credit for Sph/Hrng 286. Cross-listed in Speech and Hearing Science. GEC data analysis course. | ||
| 294 Group Studies U 1-5 | ||
| Introductory topics in linguistics. | ||
| 2 2-hr cl. H294 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. | ||
| 301 Language Evolution and Language Change U 5 | ||
| A study of how and why languages change and evolve over time, taking into account the linguistic, historical, ideological and cultural factors involved. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Not open to students with credit for 311, 385 or NELC 311. Cross-listed in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. GEC arts and hums cultures and ideas course. | ||
| 303 Language, Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. U 5 | ||
| Objective examination of the relationship between language, race and ethnicity in the context of varieties of English used by minority ethnic and racial groups in the U.S. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: English 110 or 110.01 or 110.02 or 110.03. Not open to students with credit for 305 or AfAm&ASt 303 or 305. Cross-listed in African American and African Studies. GEC cultures and ideas and social diversity course. | ||
| 367 Language, Sex, and Gender in American Culture U 5 | ||
| Discussing and writing about ways that views about sex and gender affect language and its use in speech communities in the US. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: English 110 or 111 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 330. GEC social diversity and second writing course. | ||
| 371 Language and the Mind U 5 | ||
| Introduction to the psychological processes for producing and understanding speech, the means by which they arise in the child, and bases in the brain. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. H371 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Prereq: 201 or 202 or 601, or Psych 100, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Psych 371. Cross-listed in Psychology. GEC soc sci individuals and groups course. | ||
| 372 Language and Social Identity in the U.S. U 5 | ||
| Relationships between language and social diversity in the general American speech community; discussion of how individuals and social groups distinguish themselves on the basis of language. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. H372 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Prereq: None, though some background in linguistics or a related discipline would be an advantage. Not open to students with credit for 361. GEC soc sci individuals and groups, and social diversity course. | ||
| 375 Language across Cultures U 5 | ||
| Investigation of relationships between language and culture in different societies with a view to shedding light on cross-cultural similarities and differences. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: English 110 or 111 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 365. GEC soc sci individuals and groups and international diversity course. | ||
| 383 Words and Meanings U 5 | ||
| An introduction to semantics focussing on word meanings, meaning in word formation, meaning change over time, and cognitive processes involved in word learning and use. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 201 or 202; and English 110 or 111. | ||
| 384 Language and Computers U 5 | ||
| An introduction to human language technology, explaining the computational and linguistic principles behind such familiar technologies as web search, machine translation, and spelling correction. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. H384 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. GEC math and logical analysis course. | ||
| 484 Code Making and Code Breaking U 5 | ||
| Introduction to old and new technology associated with codes and code-breaking and the ways in which it has impacted people's lives. | ||
| Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. | ||
| 489 Internship in Linguistics U 1-5 | ||
| Intensive experience in linguistics as a research assistant on a faculty research project or as an intern at a linguistics-related business or organization. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 201, 270 or 601 and at least 15 hours of course work towards the major in linguistics. Open only to linguistics majors. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. May be counted towards linguistics major elective hours (5 credit hours maximum). This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 500 Phonetics U G 5 | ||
| Cross-linguistic survey of the sounds of the world's languages. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. and 1 hr lab. Prereq: 201 or 202 or 601 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 600.01. | ||
| 502 Syntax U G 5 | ||
| Basic elements of syntactic description and an overview of syntactic structure across languages. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 201 or 202 or 601 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 602.01. E502 may be available for honors embedded experience. | ||
| 503 Phonology U G 5 | ||
| Introduction to phonological analysis and description, and an overview of phonological structure across languages. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 201 or 202 or 601 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 603.01. | ||
| 505 Language and the Black Experience U 5 | ||
| Introduction to the structure, history, and use of distinctive varieties of English used by and among many African Americans in the U.S. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: English 110 or 110.01 or 110.02 or 110.03. Not open to students with credit for AfAm&ASt 505 or English 505. Cross-listed in African American and African Studies and English. | ||
| 509 Morphology U G 5 | ||
| The grammatical and phonological analysis of words, and their significance in linguistic structure. | ||
| Au Qtr. 4 cl, 1 lab. Prereq: 201 or 202 or 601 or equiv. | ||
| 550 Introduction to Linguistic Field Methods U 5 | ||
| Introduction to techniques for studying the grammar of an unknown language, working with a native speaker. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Two 500-level (or higher) courses in linguistics (one may be concurrent). Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. Permission of instructor required to repeat course. | ||
| 595 Undergraduate Research Seminar in Linguistics U 5 | ||
| Linguistics students learn about cutting-edge research by OSU linguists and get hands-on experience conducting their own linguistic research. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: At least one 500-level linguistics course or permission of instructor. | ||
| 597 Issues of the Contemporary World | ||
| 597.01 Language Endangerment and Language Death U 5 | ||
| Examines language endangerment and language death to reach an understanding of the forces threatening the survival of over half of todays' 6,000 languages. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Jr or sr standing. GEC contemporary world course. | ||
| 597.02 Language and the Law: A Cross Cultural Perspective U 5 | ||
| Examination of the role of interpretation of language in the law and in legal proceedings, with special consideration of issues in international law and multi-lingual jurisdictions. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Jr or sr standing. GEC contemporary world course. | ||
| 600 Phonetics | ||
| 600.01 Phonetic Theory U G 5 | ||
| Principles of articulatory phonetics, with some discussion of acoustic phonetics; practice in the production, recognition, and transcription of sounds in various languages of the world. | ||
| Prereq: 201, 202, 601 or Sph/Hrng 320. | ||
| 600.02 Laboratory Phonology U G 5 | ||
| Introduction to laboratory methods and quantitative models of speech for linguistics. | ||
| Prereq: 600.01. | ||
| 601 Introduction to Linguistics U G 5 | ||
| A broad introduction to general linguistics: survey of phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic analysis, and of historical and comparative linguistics. | ||
| Open to graduate students, declared majors or minors in linguistics, or by permission of instructor. | ||
| 602 Syntactic Theory | ||
| Theories of syntax; principles of syntactic description. | ||
| 602.01 Syntactic Theory I U G 5 | ||
| Prereq: 502, 601. | ||
| 602.02 Syntactic Theory II U G 5 | ||
| Prereq: 602.01 and 680 or equivalent. | ||
| 603 Phonological Theory | ||
| Introduction to phonological analysis and the principles governing the structure, acquisition, and change of phonological systems; survey of major phonological theories. | ||
| 603.01 Phonological Theory I U G 5 | ||
| Prereq: 601 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 603.02 Topics in Advanced Phonology U G 5 | ||
| Prereq: 603.01. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 605 An Introduction to African-American English G 5 | ||
| Introduction to the structure and history of the varieties of English used by African-Americans and the relationship between language use and socio-cultural context. | ||
| Sp Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: One linguistics course at 500-level or above. Not open to students with credit for AfAm&ASt 605. Cross-listed in African-American and African Studies. | ||
| 609 Morphological Theory U G 5 | ||
| Introduction to and comparison of current theories of morphology, with application to linguistic data and problems. | ||
| Prereq: 601 or permission of instructor, concurrent registration in 601. | ||
| 611 Introduction to Historical Linguistics U G 5 | ||
| Introduction to the methods and principles of historical linguistics. | ||
| Prereq: 500 or 600 or 503 or 603.01 or equiv or permission of instructor. | ||
| 612 Introduction to Cognitive Science U G 3 | ||
| Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary study of the nature of human thought; psychological, philosophical, linguistic, and artificial intelligence approaches to knowledge representation. | ||
| Prereq: Permission of instructor or a total of 12 cr hrs from at least two of the following areas: cptr/inf, linguist, philos, and psych. Not open to students with credit for Cptr/Inf 612, Philos 612, or Psych 612 or 794 (Sp Qtr 1989) or 794A (Wi Qtr 1990). Cross-listed in Computer and Information Science, Philosophy, and Psychology. | ||
| 615 Psycholinguistics U G 5 | ||
| An introduction to high-level language processing, including word recognition, sentence understanding, and discourse processing. | ||
| Prereq: 601 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 623 Topics in Indic Linguistics U G 3,5 | ||
| Possible topics include advanced classical Sanskrit, introductory Vedic Sanskrit, Indo-Iranian or Indo-Aryan linguistics, or studies in the ancient Indian grammarians. | ||
| Prereq: 622 or Sanskrit 622 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 650 Field Methods in Linguistics | ||
| 650.01 Field Methods I U G 5 | ||
| Methodology for determining the phonological system of a previously unknown language through the use of a native informant. | ||
| Prereq: two courses at the 500 level or higher or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. | ||
| 650.02 Field Methods II U G 5 | ||
| Methodology for determining the morphological and syntactic system of a previously unknown language through the use of a native informant. | ||
| Prereq: 650.01. Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. | ||
| 661 Sociolinguistics | ||
| Description and explanation of the interaction between linguistic and social factors in language. | ||
| Prereq: 201 or 202 or 601 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 661.01 Introduction to Sociolinguistics U G 5 | ||
| Survey of approaches to the study of language in its social context: sociology of language, ethnography of speaking, discourse analysis, quantitative sociolinguistics. | ||
| 661.02 Introduction to Quantitative Sociolinguistics U G 5 | ||
| Exploration of language in its social context through the methods of quantitative analysis of linguistic variation, including the Labovian and implicational models. | ||
| Prereq: 661.01. | ||
| 672 Language Description U G 3-5 | ||
| Informant techniques and (if available) textbooks and published linguistic analyses are employed in analyzing and describing a language. | ||
| Prereq: 601. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 680 Formal Foundations of Linguistics U G 5 | ||
| Applying tools from set theory, symbolic logic, model theory, algebra and formal grammar in the foundations of formal linguistic theories and in linguistic analysis. | ||
| Au Qtr. 4 cl, 1 lab. Prereq: 201 or 270 or 601 or equiv. | ||
| 681 Algebraic Linguistics U G 5 | ||
| Formal properties of grammar and automata; relations between linear, context-free and context-sensitive grammars and finite, pushdown-storage and linear-bounded automata; properties of transformational grammars. | ||
| Prereq: 601 and permission of instructor. | ||
| 683 Linguistic Semantics | ||
| 683.01 Semantics I U G 5 | ||
| Problems and methods in linguistic semantics, using logic and semantic model theory as analytic tools; reference, compositionality, presupposition, conversational implicature, speech acts, deixis. | ||
| Prereq: 680 or equiv. | ||
| 683.02 Semantics II U G 5 | ||
| Montague semantics and more recent semantic theories; analysis of important problems, such as generalized quantifiers, lattice-based accounts of plurals and events, discourse representation theory. | ||
| Prereq: 683.01 or equiv. | ||
| 684 Computational Models of Grammar | ||
| Introduction to computational methods used to construct models of grammatical knowledge and sentence processing. | ||
| 2 2-hr cl. | ||
| 684.01 Computational Models of Grammar I U G 5 | ||
| Symbolic computation applied to the structure of words and sentences, models of morphology and syntax, parsing algorithms. | ||
| Wi Qtr. Prereq: 502 or 602.01, and 680. | ||
| 684.02 Computational Models of Grammar II U G 5 | ||
| Computational models of semantic interpretation, and the role of pragmatic knowledge in sentence processing; implementation of current grammatical theories. | ||
| Sp Qtr. Prereq: 683.01 and 684.01. | ||
| 685 Languages in Contact U G 3,5 | ||
| Study of the effects of language contact on the structure of the involved languages, and of the characteristics of the individuals and communities involved in language contact. | ||
| Prereq: One linguistics course at 500-level or above. | ||
| 693 Individual Studies U G 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq or concur: 601 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 694 Group Studies U G 1-5 | ||
| Study of topics not regularly scheduled for seminars in linguistics, under the direction of a faculty member. | ||
| Prereq: 601. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 737 Proseminar in Cognitive Science U G 2 | ||
| An in-depth examination of the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science; emphasizes fundamental issues of each discipline, provides illustrations of representative research being conducted at OSU. | ||
| Prereq: Cptr/Inf 612, Linguist 612, Psych 612, or Philos 612, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs. Cross-listed in Computer and Information Science, Industrial Systems Engineering, Philosophy, Psychology, and Speech and Hearing Science. | ||
| 780 Formal Pragmatics U G 5 | ||
| Introduction to contemporary theories of pragmatic phenomena which build on theories of dynamic interpretation in formal semantics. | ||
| Prereq: 683.02. | ||
| H783 Honors Research U 3-5 | ||
| Informal conferences to allow full scope to the initiative of the student, who will prepare an honors thesis in consultation with the instructor. | ||
| Prereq: 4th yr standing and the completion of departmental honors requirements with a grade of A in at least half of the linguistics courses, including approved related courses; permission of instructor under whose supervision the work is to be completed and the Arts and Sciences Honors Committee. At least 2 qtrs are required of candidates for the degree BA with distinction in linguistics. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 795 Seminar Discussion Groups in Linguistics | ||
| A selected group study, with emphasis on individual writing and presentation. | ||
| Prereq: 600-level or above in linguistics, or permsission of instructor. | ||
| 795.01 TA Workshop U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.02 Syntax U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.03 Phonetics/Phonology U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.04 Computational Linguistics U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.10 Topics in Linguistics U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.14 Pragmatics U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.61 Sociolinguistics/Historical Linguistics U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 795.71 Psycholinguistics U G 1-5 | ||
| Repeatable. | ||
| 801* Historical Linguistics I G 5 | ||
| An introduction to the methods, conventions, and literature of comparative-historical linguistics with primary attention to the comparison and reconstruction of Indo-European phonological systems. | ||
| Prereq: 601, and either 611 or written permission of instructor. | ||
| 802* Historical Linguistics II G 5 | ||
| Advanced work in the comparison and reconstruction of morphological and syntactic systems, primarily Indo-European; detailed examination of some of the results of past and current scholarship. | ||
| Prereq: 801. | ||
| 803* Topics in Indo-European G 5 | ||
| Study of various Indo-European languages and language families and exploration in depth of specific problems in Indo-European grammar. | ||
| Prereq: 802. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 809 Seminar in Morphology G 3,5 | ||
| Advanced topics in morphological analysis. | ||
| Arr. Prereq: 609. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 812 Seminar in Semantics G 5 | ||
| Accounts of semantic judgments in languages, especially within the theory of generative grammar; relationships between syntax, semantics, and language use. | ||
| Prereq: 602.02; a course in symbolic logic recommended. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 814 Seminar in Pragmatics G 5 | ||
| An intensive examination of one or more major problems in pragmatics, such as speech acts, implicature, or presupposition. | ||
| Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 820 Seminar in Syntax G 5 | ||
| Advanced topics in syntactic analysis. | ||
| Prereq: 602.02. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 821 Seminar in Phonology G 5 | ||
| Advanced topics in phonological analysis. | ||
| Prereq: 603.02. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 822* Seminar in Historical Linguistics G 5 | ||
| Advanced topics in methods and principles of diachronic analysis. | ||
| Prereq: 611 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 825 Seminar in Advanced Phonetics G 5 | ||
| Study of specific problems in articulatory and acoustic phonetics at an advanced level. | ||
| Prereq: 600. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 830 Teaching Introductory Linguistics G 3 | ||
| Designed to train instructors in the techniques and materials used to teach introductory linguistics courses. | ||
| Prereq: 601 or equiv. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 861 Seminar in Sociolinguistics G 3-5 | ||
| Advanced topics in sociolinguistics. | ||
| Arr. Prereq: 661. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 871 Seminar in Psycholinguistics G 3-5 | ||
| Advanced topics in psycholinguistics. | ||
| Sp Qtr. Arr. Prereq: 671. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. | ||
| 884 Seminar in Computational Linguistics G 5 | ||
| Advanced topics in computational linguistics. | ||
| Prereq: 684.01; 684.02 or CS&E 732; or permission of instructor. Repeatable. | ||
| 899 Interdepartmental Seminar G 3-5 | ||
| Two or more departments present seminars on subjects of mutual interest; topics to be announced. | ||
| Prereq: Permission of instructor(s). Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. with permission of dept. | ||
| 993 Individual Studies G 1-5 | ||
| Assigned reading and individual research. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 999 Research in Linguistics G 1-18 | ||
| Research for thesis purposes only. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U. | ||