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204-205/304-305. Syntax I, II (=Anthro 378-379). PQ: Ling 201, 202, 203,
or equivalent. Must be taken in sequence. This two-quarter sequence is
devoted to detailed study of the major syntactic phenomena of English, combined
with exposition and critical evaluation of the principal accounts of phenomena
proposed by transformational grammarians and the theoretical frameworks within
which those accounts are developed. Class discussion focuses on ideas advanced
in or arising out of transformational grammar with regard to the relation
between syntax and semantics and the psychological status of linguistic
analyses. J. Sadock, Autumn; J. McCawley, Winter.
206/306. Phonetics (=Anthro 377). PQ: Ling 201, 202, 203, or consent of
instructor. An introduction to the study of speech sounds. Speech sounds
are described with respect to their articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual
structures. There are laboratory exercises both in phonetic transcription and
in the acoustic analysis of speech sounds. K. Landahl. Autumn.
208/308. Phonology I (=Anthro 373). PQ: Ling 201, 202, 203, 206, or
equivalent. An introduction to general principles of phonology, with
emphasis on nongenerative theory. Staff. Winter.
209/309. Phonology II (=Anthro 376). PQ: Ling 208. The principles of
generative phonology are introduced and studied in detail, emphasizing the role
of formalism and abstractness in phonological analysis. The emphasis is on
Sound Pattern of English theory, with brief discussion of more recent
autosegmental and metrical models. R. Janda. Spring.
210/310. Morphology and Syntax (=Anthro 374). PQ: Ling 208.
This course deals with linguistic structure and patterning beyond the
phonological level, primarily from a structuralist point of view. It
concentrates on analysis of grammatical and formal oppositions and their
structural relationships and interrelationships. H. Aronson. Spring.
212. Language in Culture and Society (=Anthro 272). PQ: Open to
undergraduates only. This course is an intensive introduction to the study
of language as communicative practice. Topics include linguistic structure, its
relation to other sign systems, speech acts, approaches to "context," varieties
of interaction, and basic elements of a practice approach. W. Hanks.
Winter.
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or consent of instructor. This course concerns linguistic change and
variation and the theory of genetic comparison and reconstruction. G. Gragg.
Autumn.
217/317. Experimental Phonetics. PQ: Consent of instructor. Each
year a particular topic in physiological, acoustic, or auditory phonetics is
selected for detailed investigation. K. Landahl. Winter.
270. Culture and Cognition: Linguistic Relativity (=Anthro 278, Psych 249).
PQ: Open to undergraduates only. Some prior knowledge of linguistics or
cognitive studies strongly recommended. Understanding language both
as a systematic representation of the thinkable and as a systematic way of
inhabiting a universe of social action, we review how modern social and
cognitive scientists have dealt with the implications of the formal variability
of language. We consider both cross-linguistic, cross-societal implications and
the significance of register-based social variability of language within
linguistic communities. M. Silverstein. Spring.
288/388. Languages of Europe. PQ: Two years of a European language other
than English, or consent of instructor. The course examines Europe as a
linguistic area. We discuss language versus dialect, linguistic convergence as
a result of language contact, and traits common to various groups of European
languages. K. Kazazis. Winter.
290. Informal Course. PQ: Consent of instructor and adviser. Students
are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Staff.
Autumn, Winter, Spring.
376. Psychology of Language (=Psych 376). PQ: One year of linguistics or
consent of instructor. Topics include language production and
comprehension, acquisition, language and thought, language use, gestures,
language in nonhuman species, and language in artificial systems. D.
McNeill. Spring.
104-105-106. Intermediate American Sign Language. D. Ronchen. Autumn,
Winter, Spring.
201-202-203. Introductory Modern Hebrew I, II, III (=Hebrew 201-202-203).
Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
204-205-206. Intermediate Modern Hebrew I, II, III (=Hebrew 204-205-206).
Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
221-222-223/321-322-323. Elementary Georgian I, II, III. H.
Aronson. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
230. Language, Power, and Identity in Southeastern Europe: A Linguistic View of
the Balkan Crisis (=Anthro 274, GnSlav 230/330, Hum 274). Language is a key
issue in the articulation of ethnicity and the struggle for power in
southeastern Europe. This course familiarizes students with the linguistic
histories and structures that have served as bases for the formation of modern
Balkan ethnic identities and that are being manipulated to shape current and
future events. The course is informed by the instructor's experience as an
adviser for the United Nations Protection Forces in the former Yugoslavia, as
well as his twenty years of linguistic fieldwork in the Balkans. V.
Friedman. Autumn.
346-347-348. Intermediate Rumanian (=Rumani 201-202-203/310-311-312). K.
Kazazis. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
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201-202-203/301-302-303. Introduction to Linguistics I, II, III (=Anthro
270-1,-2,-3/370-1,-2,-3; SocSci 217-218-219). PQ: Must be taken in
sequence. This course is an introductory survey of methods, findings, and
problems in areas of major interest within linguistics and the relationship of
linguistics to other disciplines. Topics include the biological basis of
language, basic notions of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, basic syntactic
typology of language, phonetics, phonology, morphology, language acquisition,
linguistic variation, and linguistic change. A. Dahlstrom, Autumn; R. Janda,
Winter; K. Kazazis, Spring.
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101-102-103. American Sign Language. American Sign Language is the
language of the deaf in the United States and much of Canada. It is a
full-fledged autonomous language, unrelated to English or other spoken
languages. This introductory course teaches the student basic vocabulary and
grammatical structure, as well as aspects of deaf culture. D. Ronchen.
Autumn, Winter, Spring.