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Linguistics

Undergraduate Adviser: Gene B. Gragg, Or 316, 702-9511

Departmental Secretary: Iretha S. Phillips, Cl 304, 702-8522

Program of Study

The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts program with concentration in linguistics is to provide a solid, integrated introduction to the core subdisciplines of linguistics, as well as a language background sufficient to provide a database for the theoretical parts of the program. This introduction provides students with a general orientation and overview of the field and prepares them for productive advanced study in linguistics.

Prior to registration and before meeting with their College adviser, linguistics concentrators should consult the departmental undergraduate adviser.

Program Requirements

The B.A. degree requirements in linguistics are (1) Linguistics 201-202-203 (usually taken during the second year), (2) four of the six other linguistics core courses (usually divided between the third and fourth years), (3) six courses in either French, German, or Russian, and (4) three additional language courses in a non-Indo-European language, an Indic language, or Hittite. The linguistics core courses are: Introduction to Linguistics (Linguistics 201-202-203), which is the prerequisite for the other six core courses; Syntax I, II (Linguistics 204-205); Phonetics (Linguistics 206); Phonology I and II (Linguistics 208 and 209); and Morphology and Syntax (Linguistics 210). Linguistics students often take additional linguistics courses as electives or courses in overlapping fields, such as anthropology, information science, philosophy, or sociology.

Summary of Requirements

General French 101-102-103-201, or

Education German 101-102-103-201, or
Russian 101-102-103, or equivalent

Concentration 3 Ling 201-202-203 (introductory courses)

4 core courses from Ling 204-205, 206, 208, 209, 210

2-3 courses in French, German, or Russian beyond the Common Core language requirement

3 courses in a non-Indo-European language

12-13 (total)

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Honors. Fourth-year students who have maintained a 3.0 grade point average may consult the departmental undergraduate adviser about submitting an essay by the middle of their senior year to qualify for honors.

Joint Degree Program. The core curriculum for the B.A. closely follows the basic program for the M.A. degree in the Department of Linguistics. Students who have demonstrated a high ability in linguistics may apply for a joint B.A./M.A. They should consult with the dean of students of the Division of the Humanities (Wb 105) no later than April 1 of their third year. To be considered for admission to the program, the student must have maintained a 3.5 grade point average in Linguistics 201, 202, and 203 and the linguistics core courses (at least two of which must be completed before petitioning for admission). Joint degree program students take all the remaining linguistics core courses. Their knowledge of the core courses' content is tested in the qualifying examination given late in the spring quarter. The remaining additional requirement is the M.A. essay. In order for the M.A. essay to be completed by the end of the fourth year, the following schedule must be met: (1) the two faculty members supervising the essay must have approved the research topic, plan, and reading list by the end of the autumn quarter; (2) the supervisors must confirm completion of the research by the end of winter quarter; and (3) the essay must be completed by the fifth week of the spring quarter.

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The joint degree program reflects a history of substantial undergraduate participation in the affairs of the graduate Department of Linguistics. Qualified students are encouraged to register for advanced courses.

Faculty

HOWARD I. ARONSON, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Slavic Languages & Literatures; Chairman, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures

KALI CHARAN BAHL, Associate Professor, Departments of Linguistics and South Asian Languages & Civilizations

MIGUEL CIVIL, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Oriental Institute

AMY DAHLSTROM, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics

BILL J. DARDEN, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Slavic Languages & Literatures

PETER F. DEMBOWSKI, Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Romance Languages & Literatures, Committee on Medieval Studies, and the College

PAUL FRIEDRICH, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics and Committee on Social Thought

JOHN GOLDSMITH, Professor, Department of Linguistics; Chairman, Department of Linguistics

GENE B. GRAGG, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Oriental Institute

WILLIAM F. HANKS, Associate Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics and the College

RICHARD D. JANDA, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics

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KOSTAS KAZAZIS, Professor, Department of Linguistics and the College

CAROLYN G. KILLEAN, Associate Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

KAREN LANDAHL, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics

COLIN P. MASICA, Associate Professor, Departments of Linguistics and South Asian Languages & Civilizations

JAMES D. MCCAWLEY, Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of East Asian Languages & Civilizations and Linguistics

DAVID MCNEILL, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Psychology (Cognition & Communication and Developmental Psychology) and the College

SALIKOKO S. MUFWENE, Professor, Department of Linguistics

ERICA REINER, John A. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Oriental Institute

JERROLD M. SADOCK, Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Linguistics and the College

MICHAEL SILVERSTEIN, Samuel N. Harper Professor, Departments of Anthropology, Linguistics, and Psychology (Cognition & Communication) and Committee on Analysis of Ideas & Study of Methods

JOSEPH M. WILLIAMS, Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Linguistics and the College

NORMAN H. ZIDE, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and South Asian Languages & Civilization

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