Graduate
Degree Requirements for the PhD in Linguistics With Specialization in American Indian Languages
Required Core (From MA in American Indian Languages):
LING 2578 Phonetics and Phonemics
LING 2579 Phonology
LING 2773 Morphology
LING 2777 Syntax
LING 2441 Field Methods
LING 2443 American Indian Languages
LING 2450 Structure of an American Indian Language
LING 2860 Historical Linguistics
Two of the Following:
LING 1442 Mayan Languages and Cultures
LING 1448 Aztec Languages and Cultures
LING 2449 Mesoamerican Linguistics
LING 2446 Mesoamerican Writing Systems
ANTH 2440 Language and Prehistory in Mesoamerica
LING 2466 Topics in Anthropological Linguistics*
LING 2234 Language Planning*
(*only if substantial American Indian content)
Required Seminars in Core area:
LING 3579 Advanced Phonology
LING 3773 Advanced Morphology
LING 3777 Advanced Syntax
LING 3860 Advanced Historical Linguistics
A course in Sociolinguistics:
LING 2267 Sociolinguistics
LING 2234 Language Planning
A course in ANTHropology:
ANTH 1773 Mesoamerican Cultures
ANTH 1539 Ancient Maya
ANTH 1748 South American Cultures
A course in Language Learning and Teaching:
LING 2139 Approaches and Methods in Second Language Teaching
LING 2146 Second Language Acquisition
LING 2148 Introduction to Computer-Assisted Language Learning
LING 2250 Language Policies and the Education of Linguistic Minorities