Disciplines
General and Descriptive Linguistics
General Linguistics
Linguistics concerns itself with the fundamental questions of what language is and how it is related to other human faculties. In answering these questions, linguists consider language as a cultural, social, and psychological phenomenon and seek to determine what is unique in languages, what is universal, how language is acquired, and how it changes. Linguistics is, therefore, one of the cognitive sciences; it provides a link between the humanities and the social sciences, as well as education and hearing and speech sciences.
Descriptive Linguistics
Descriptive linguistics is a branch of linguistics that studies how languages are structured. Research is undertaken in a wide variety of languages. We also offer a graduate program in Hispanic linguistics. This long-standing program incorporates a broad area of research and training in this growing and dynamic field.
General and Descriptive Linguistics Courses
NOTE: Courses offered on a regular basis (annually or semi-annually) are marked in bold. Other courses may be offered infrequently or may not be currently active. For information on individual courses, please refer to this A&S Course Descriptions page.
| Coures | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| LING 0080 | Aspects of Language |
| LING 1000 | Introduction to Linguistics |
| LING 1578/2578 | Phonetics and Phonemics |
| LING 1579/2579 | Phonology |
| LING 1682/2682 | Introduction to Semantic Theory |
| LING 1720/2720 | Structure of Sign Languages |
| LING 1738/2738 | Linguistic Structures of English |
| LING 1773/2773 | Morphology |
| LING 1776 | Morphosyntax |
| LING 1777/2777 | Syntactic Theory |
| LING 1860/2860 | Introduction to Historical Linguistics |
| LING 1930 | Introduction to Applied Linguistics |
| LING 1951 | Languages of the World |
| LING 2197 | Teaching of Linguistics |
| LING 2441 | Field Methods in Linguistics |
| LING 2468 | Regional Dialectology |
| LING 2580 | Topics in Phonological Theory |
| LING 2681 | Pragmatics |
| LING 2761 | Discourse Analysis |
| LING 2770 | Seminar: Structural Approach to Language |
| LING 2774 | Seminar: Current Issues in Syntax |
| LING 2775 | Universal Grammar |
| LING 2778 | Readings in Syntax |
| LING 2787 | Alternative Syntactic Theories |
| LING 2861 | Topics in Historical Linguistics |
