Linguistics

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LINGUIS 1A American Sign Language I 5 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Introduction of the fundamentals of American Sign Language: comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in the production aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Not open to native signers

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 10 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 1B American Sign Language II 5 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of American Sign Language: comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in the production aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Linguistics 1A; not open to native signers

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS R1B Endangered Languages: What We Lose when a Language Dies 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session
In this course, we will investigate such questions as: What causes language endangerment and death, and why does it matter? Can dying languages be revitalized? How are thought, identity, and culture influenced by language, and vice versa? The course is designed to hone students' reading, writing, and research skills. Satisfies the second half of the reading and composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.<BR/>Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.<BR/>Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition.<BR/>Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition.<BR/>Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.

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LINGUIS 2A American Sign Language 3 5 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2008, Fall 2007
Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of American Sign Language; comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in the production aspects (expressive and receptive) aspects of the language, and increased exposure to Deaf Culture.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Linguistics 1B. Not open to native signers

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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Hicks

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LINGUIS R2B Language and Linguistics in Science Fiction 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session
If representatives from an alien species appeared on earth from outer space, how would we communicate with them?What if they were not organic creatures, but were instead machines?What would an alien species sound like?What kinds of changes will happen to languages over the next several centuries?The genre of science fiction raises many such linguistic questions, but the science of linguistics has rarely been applied to science fiction texts. But key science fiction tropes like aliens,robots,and time travel richly reward linguistic investigation.In this class, we will apply current linguistic theory to various works of science fiction, asking first and foremost: How linguistically plausible are the scenarios, tropes, and narratives depicted?
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Objectives & Outcomes

Course Objectives: The main purpose of this class, from the university's perspective, is for you to get better at rereading and rewriting, with the overall goal being to get better at research writing. The ostensible subject of the class – linguistics in science fiction– is in many ways not important to the university's purposes, and is part of the class only to provide a topic about which to reread, rewrite, and research.

Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.<BR/>Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.<BR/>Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition.<BR/>Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition.<BR/>Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.

Instructor: Heath

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LINGUIS 3 Linguistic Diversity 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Fall 2013
Over six weeks, students will explore the common structures and enormous variability observed in human languages. We will introduce elements of basic linguistic description at the level of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, and use them to compare, contrast, and classify the languages of the world. Students enrolled in the course will benefit from critically examining preconceptions about language in its many forms.
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Objectives & Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes: Gain introductory familiarity with Phonetics and phonology (sounds and sound systems), Morphology (word structure), and Historical linguistics (language change) to gain a foundation for the mastery of linguistic knowledge.
Possess a working knowledge of sources of reliable information about languages and linguistics (typological databases), understand and evaluate current linguistic issues in the world at large (language diversity and endangerment, language politics) to acquire Lifetime Learning Skills.
Understand Sociolinguistics (language variation within and across speech communities, social relations and language shift), Language and the natural sciences (animal communication, evolution of language) to know how language interfaces with other fields.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 5 Language and Linguistics 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session, Fall 2018
A general survey of the field of linguistics. Students are introduced to a wide range of data from diverse languages to basic principles of linguistic analysis.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 10 The Sounds of English 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018
In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of speech production and perception with special emphasis on the sounds of English. Students who take this course will learn the basics of vocal tract anatomy and speech production. Using English as a case study, they will gain a deeper knowledge of a language they already speak. They will also gain tools to study other languages inventories and phonological processes. The course focuses on practical skills, such as ear and production training. Students will have practice in distinguishing and producing sounds of various dialects of English. This course also lays a foundation for further study in phonetics and phonology.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 11 Writing Systems 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2010
Examines different writing systems in terms of their historical origin and their cognitive properties. Enrollment limited to 15 students.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 16 The English Vocabulary 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Fall 2014, Fall 2012
The sources and the resources of the English lexicon. The structures, meanings, formational principles, and pronunciation of complex words in English. Native and borrowed word-formational processes. The development of technical terminologies. Etymology and semantic change.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 22 Introduction to the History of the English Language 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2014, Fall 2011
An introduction to the major ways in which the English language has changed over the past 1,200 years. Students will be expected to learn and be able to apply a few basic linguistic concepts in order to understand better the developments we observe. We will investigate data from both literary and non-literary texts.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 23 Language and Sex 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2013 10 Week Session, Summer 2013 Second 6 Week Session
Introduction to linguistic principles through analysis of sexual terminology and collocations. Exploration of sociolinguistic issues related to sex, gender, and sexuality. Examination of how societal attitudes about sexuality are reflected in language, and how different languages express sexual concepts differently.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-8 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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LINGUIS 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 freshmen.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Linguistics/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final Exam To be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.

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LINGUIS 40 Language of Advertising 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013
The ways in which language is used in advertising. An introduction to basic linguistic principles of how speech acts work, the semantic effects of framing, and the contribution of language to multimodal print and video advertising: the division of labor between images and words, and different strategies in integrating them into a single message. Cultural differences both in advertising "message strategies" (what content is presented) and in "formal strategies" (how is it presented?).
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