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The department offers a broad range of courses that provide a basic understanding of human language and communication. Linguistics courses examine the universal features of language that underlie the human capacity to express concepts and communicate ideas. They address the connections between language, culture, mind, literature, and history.
The following is a list of undergraduate linguistics courses offered recently. Many of these courses are only taught in the Spring or Fall. Check the current Schedule of Classes for availability.
For course descriptions, see the Undergraduate Catalog for Linguistics (PDF).
| Course # | Course Title |
| LING 106 | Introductory Linguistics |
| LING 107 | Introductory Linguistics, Honors |
| LING 110 | Language and Mind |
| LING 120 | The Physics of Speech |
| LING 180 | Study Abroad in Linguistics |
| LING 305 | Introduction to Phonetics |
| LING 307 | Phonetics II |
| LING 308 | Linguistic Analysis |
| LING 312 | Introduction to Phonology |
| LING 314 | Phonology II |
| LING 320 | Language in Culture and Society |
| LING 321 | Language in Culture and Society, Honors |
| LING 322 | Grammar: A Functional and Typological Approach |
| LING 325 | Syntax I |
| LING 326 | Syntax II |
| LING 327 | Introduction to Morphology |
| LING 331 | Semantics I |
| LING 340 | Sociolinguistics |
| LING 345 | Language and Gender |
| LING 350 | Comparative and Historical Linguistics |
| LING 370 | Introduction to the Languages of Africa |
| LING 415 | Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition |
| LING 416 | Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition II |
| LING 418 | Introduction to Cognitive Science |
| LING 420 | Research Methods in Linguistics |
| LING 425 | Child Language: An Introduction to Acquisition of Communicative Competence |
| LING 427 | Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition |
| LING 430 | Linguistics in Anthropology |
| LING 435 | Psycholinguistics |
| LING 437 | Psycholinguistics II |
| LING 438 | Neurolinguistics |
| LING 440 | Linguistics Data Processing |
| LING 441 | Field Methods and Linguistic Description |
| LING 447 | North American Indian Languages |
| LING 453 | The Indo-European Language Family |
| LING 470 | Language and Society in Africa |
| LING 483 | Computational Linguistics |
| LING 490 | Independent Study |
| LING 491 | Topics in Linguistics: (varies) |
| LING 496 | Honors Essay in Linguistics |
| LING 539 | The Acquisition of Morphosyntax |
| LING 543 | Language and Culture in Arabic-speaking Communities |
| LING 565 | Native Mesoamerican Writing |
| LING 575 | The Structure of: (language varies) |
The following is a list of graduate-level linguistics courses offered recently. Many of these courses are only taught in the Spring or Fall. Check the current Schedule of Classes for availability.
For course descriptions, see the Graduate Catalog (PDF).
| Course # | Course Title |
| LING 700 | Introduction to Linguistic Science |
| LING 705 | Phonetics I |
| LING 707 | Phonetics II |
| LING 708 | Problems in Linguistic Analysis |
| LING 709 | Introduction to Language Acquisition |
| LING 712 | Phonology I |
| LING 714 | Phonology II |
| LING 715 | Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition |
| LING 716 | Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition II |
| LING 720 | Research Methods in Linguistics |
| LING 722 | Grammar: A Functional and Typological Approach |
| LING 725 | Syntax I |
| LING 726 | Syntax II |
| LING 727 | Morphology |
| LING 730 | Linguistics in Anthropology |
| LING 731 | Semantics I |
| LING 735 | Psycholinguistics |
| LING 737 | Psycholinguistics II (no longer Topics in Psycholinguistics) |
| LING 738 | Introduction to Neurolinguistics |
| LING 739 | The Acquisition of Morphosyntax |
| LING 740 | Linguistic Data Processing |
| LING 741 | Field Methods in Linguistic Description |
| LING 747 | North American Indian Languages |
| LING 748 | Language Contact |
| LING 749 | Linguistics and Ethnolinguistics of China and Central Asia: (varies) |
| LING 750 | Comparative and Historical Linguistics |
| LING 753 | The Indo-European Language Family |
| LING 782 | Research Methods in Child Language |
| LING 783 | Computational Linguistics |
| LING 791 | Topics in Linguistics: (varies) |
| LING 794 | Proseminar |
| LING 799 | Proseminar in Child Language |
| LING 810 | Seminar in Ethnolinguistics: (topic varies) |
| LING 822 | Seminar on Acquisition of Language |
| LING 850 | Advanced Comparative and Historical Linguistics |
| LING 860 | Seminar in Second Language Acquisition |
| LING 899 | Master’s Thesis |
| LING 910 | Linguistic Seminar: (topic varies) |
| LING 980 | Linguistics Field Work |
| LING 997 | Ph.D. Examinations |
| LING 998 | Independent Study (no longer Investigation and Conference) |
| LING 999 | Doctoral Dissertation |
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