Courses by Area of Interest

Courses by Area of Interest

Possible electives are listed below by subarea of linguistics. Elective courses need not be from the same subarea. See the complete listing and description of linguistics courses.

 

  • Historical Linguistics and Language Contact
    • Language Evolution and Language Change: Ling 3901
    • Language Endangerment and Language Death: Ling 3902
    • Languages in Contact: Ling 5651
    • Introduction to Historical Linguistics: Ling 5901
    • Topics in Indo-Iranian Linguistics: Ling 5906
       
  • Sociolinguistics and Anthropological Linguistics
    • Language, Sex and Gender in American Culture: Ling 2367.01, 2367.01H
    • Language, Race & Ethnicity in the U.S.: Ling 3601
    • Languages and Social Identity in the U.S.: Ling 3602, 3602H
    • Language across Cultures: Ling 3603
    • Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Ling 5601
    • Introduction to Quantitative Sociolinguistics: Ling 5602
    • Sociolinguistic Field Methods: Ling 5603
       
  • Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Science
    • Language and the Mind: Ling 3701, 3701H (also as Psych 3371)
    • Introduction to Cognitive Science: Ling 5612 (also as Psych 5612, Philos 5830, CSE 5531)
    • Psycholinguistics I: Ling 5701
    • Cognitive Models of Language: Ling 5702
    • Eye Tracking Methods for Psycholinguistics: Ling 5703
    • Proseminar in Cognitive Science: Ling 5891 (also as CSE 5891, ISE 5891, Philos 5891, Psych 5891)
       
  • Computational Linguistics
    • Codes and Codebreaking: Ling 3801
    • Language and Computers: Ling 3802, 3802H
    • Ethics of Language Technology: Ling 3803
    • Technical Tools for Linguists: Ling 5050
    • Cognitive Models of Language: Ling 5702
    • Computational Linguistics I: Ling 5801
    • Computational Linguistics II: Ling 5802
    • Computational Semantics: Ling 5803
       
  • Language Description and Field Methods
    • Introduction to American Indigenous Languages: Ling 3501
    • Klingon, Elvish, Dothraki: The Linguistics of Constructed Languages: Ling 3502
    • Introduction to Linguistic Field Methods: Ling 4550
    • Language Description: Ling 5500
    • Field Methods I: Ling 5551
    • Field Methods II: Ling 5552
    • Topics in Indo-Iranian Linguistics: Ling 5906
       
  • Formal Logic and Quantitative Methods
    • Language and Formal Reasoning: Ling 2001
    • Analyzing the Sounds of Language: Ling 2051, 2051H
    • Linguistics and the Scientific Method: Ling 4052
    • Technical Tools for Linguists: Ling 5050
    • Quantitative Methods: Ling 5051
    • Introduction to Quantitative Sociolinguistics: Ling 5602
       
  • Research and Experiential Learning
    • Internship in Linguistics: Ling 3191
    • Undergraduate Research Seminar: Ling 4780
    • Undergraduate Research (non-thesis): Ling 4998, 4998H
    • Undergraduate Thesis Research: Ling 4999, 4999H
    • Training in Informal Science Outreach: Ling 5700 (also as Psych 5700, EduTL 5700)
       
  • Phonetics
    • Phonetics: Ling 4100
    • Phonetic Theory: Ling 5101
    • Laboratory Phonology: Ling 5102
       
  • Syntax
    • Syntax: Ling 4200
    • Syntactic Theory I: Ling 5201
    • Syntactic Theory II: Ling 5202
       
  • Phonology
    • Phonology: Ling 4300
    • Phonological Theory I: Ling 5301
    • Topics in Advanced Phonology: Ling 5302
       
  • Morphology
    • Words and Meanings: Ling 3401
    • Morphology: Ling 4350
    • Morphological Theory: Ling 5351
       
  • Semantics and Pragmatics
    • Language and Advertising: Ling 2367.02
    • Words and Meanings: Ling 3401
    • Linguistic Meaning: Ling 4400
    • Semantic Theory I: Ling 5401
    • Semantic Theory II: Ling 5402
    • Formal Pragmatics: Ling 5451