Courses

Research practicum that provides experience in discovering generalizations about language from observations over a sample of individual languages. Students practice the steps in such research from formulation of research questions to preliminary sketch of results under close faculty supervision. Prereqs., LING 5410, 5420, and 5570; or equivalent.

Provides students with the practical skills and the conceptual framework to do independent research in phonetics (or in other areas relying on phonetic data). Introduces current and traditional issues in phonetic research (both experimental and theoretical) and gives training in analytical methods. Prereqs., LING 5030 and 5410 or equivalent.

Introduces the process of discovering structure of a language from data obtained directly from its speakers. Emphasizes effectiveness in the field context, rapid recognition of structural features,and preliminary formulation using computational tools. Prereqs., LING 5410 and 5420, or equivalent.

Examines the ways in which identities are constructed, contested, and negotiated through narrative practice.

Examines organizations of language and gender in a variety of societies and cultures from the perspectives of sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and socially-oriented discourse analysis.

Explores the role of language in the social construction and articulation of sexuality.

Phonetic and morphophonological representations: distinctive features, segments, prosodic structures, morphological structures. Phonological processes and their interaction. Naturalness conditions. Prereq., LING 5410 or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint Phd in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Prereq., CSCI 6402 or EDUC 6504 or LING 6200 or PHIL 6310 or PSYC 6200. Recommended prereq., CSCI 7762 or EDUC 6505 or LING 7762 or PHIL 7310 or PSYC 7762. Same as PSYC 7415, CSCI 7412, PHIL 7415, and EDUC 6506. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Covers various topics in syntactic theory. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours with instructor consent. Prereq., LING 5420 or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint Phd in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Prereq., LING 7415 or PSCY 7415 or CSCI 7412 or EDUC 6506. Same as PSYC 7425, CSCI 7422, PHIL 7425, and EDUC 6516. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Current developments in the theory of linguistic semantics. Topics include truth-conditional theories, generative linguistic theories, semantic theories of communicative competence, and integration of these theories in development of a combined theory of semantics and pragmatics. Prereq., LING 5430 or instructor consent.

Presents theories of language change. Discusses mechanisms of language change, its trajectories over linguistic categories and items, and its relation to theories of grammar and of language variation. Prereqs., LING 5410, 5420, and 5570, or equivalent. .

Interdisciplinary reading of innovative theories and methodologies of cognitive science. Participants share interdisciplinary perspectives through in-class and online discussion and analysis of controversial texts and of their own research in cognitive science. Prereq., graduate standing. Same as CSCI 7762, EDUC 6505, and PSYC 7765.

Reading of interdisciplinary innovative theories and methodologies of cognitive science. Students participate in the ICS Distinguished Speakers series that hosts internationally recognized cognitive scientists who share and discuss their current research. Session discussions include analysis of leading edge and controversial new approaches in cognitive science. Restricted to students enrolled in ICS Cognitive Science Academic Programs. Same as PSYC 7775, CSCI 7772, EDUC 7775, SLHS 7775, and PHIL 7810. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Contact the department office for information. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

All doctoral students must register for not fewer than 30 hours of dissertation credit as part of the requirements for the degree. For a detailed discussion of doctoral dissertation credit, refer to the Graduate School section.