Linguistics (Ling)
134. Structure of English (3) (Same as Engl, Spch 134)
Not open to students with credit in Engl or Ling 135; not applicable to
the English major. Satisfies the credential advanced composition requirements.
Scientific study of English phonology, morphology, syntax, spelling and
punctuation.
135. General Linguistics (3) (Same as Engl, Spch 135)
Not open to students with credit in Ling 134. Descriptive and historical
linguistics; relationships between language and culture.
137. American English (3) (Same as Engl, Spch 137)
Prerequisite: Ling 134 or 135. Studies in the linguistic structure of modern
English.
138. History of the English Language (3) (Same as Engl 138)
Study of the development of the sound system, grammar, vocabulary of English.
139A. Phonetics and Phonemics(4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Ling 135. Study of phonetic feature of languages; phonetic,
phonemic, and practical alphabets.
139B. Morphology and Syntax (4, max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Ling 135. Theory and practice in the description of grammatical
systems. Comparison of approaches. Practical experience with data.
139C. Field Methods in Linguistics (4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory and practice in the collection
and analysis of linguistic data.
140T. Topics in Linguistics (1-4; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Topics to be offered at the discretion of the department: historical, contrastive,
mathematical, and other areas of linguistics.
156. Voice Science (3) (See Sp Corr 156)
(See Course Numbering System.)
Linguistics (Ling)
200A-B. Graduate Survey (4-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Individually directed readings in
linguistics and related subjects.
201. Foreign Language Linguistics (2; max total 4 if no language repeated)
(See F Lang 201)
202. Seminar in Historical Linguistics (2; max total 4 if no language
repeated)
(See F Lang 202)
231. Seminar in Linguistics (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Ling 135 and permission of instructor. Topics to be offered
at the discretion of the department: philosophy of language, psycholinguistics,
dialectology, and other subjects in general linguistics.
232. Seminar in English Linguistics (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Ling 135 and permission of instructor. Topics to be offered
at the discretion of the department: structure of Old, Middle, or Early
Modern English; topics in English phonology, grammar, and lexicon.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-5; max total 5)
Prerequisite: see Master's Degrees - Thesis Requirements. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.