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LING   200 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introduction to concepts and terminology in the scientific study of
language.  Includes sound systems (phonology), construction of words
(morphology), organization of words in the sentence (syntax), meaning
(semantics), and information flow (pragmatics), as well as a survey of
interdisciplinary uses of linguistics such as historical linguistics
(archaeology), dialectology (sociology), and language acquisition
(psychology, cognitive sciences, and language teaching).
FOUNDATION COURSE.
Also offered as Anth 200.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM SH*309   Gildea, Spike                  *CURRENT ENR: 38

LING   301 PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY                  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introductory study of sound and sound systems in the world's languages.
Includes the anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism with a
survey of all linguistic sounds it is known to produce, as well as
organized patterns of speech sounds found cross-linguistically and three
types of theories modeling these patterns:  phonemic, feature-based
(e.g., classical generative phonology), and autosegmental.  Required for
linguistics majors.
Prereq- Ling 200 or permission of instructor.
Also offered as Anth 301.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM RH*239   Niedzielski, Nancy             *CURRENT ENR: 17

LING   313 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE                     Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Investigation of the relation between linguistic form and language and
language and thought, language and worldview, and language and logic.
Also offered as Anth 313.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM SH*309   Tyler, Stephen                 *CURRENT ENR: 35

LING   317 LANGUAGE AND COMPUTERS                   Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introduction to the relation of computers and natural language.
Includes exercises in programming computers to exhibit language-like
behavior and using computers to analyze language, as well as an overview
of different aspects of computational linguistics (e.g., speech
recognition, syntactic parsing, semantic representation, and neural net
models) and of the use of corpora and concordance progams to discover
syntactic and sematic patterns of English.  No progamming experience
required.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM SYM*LAB  Barlow, Michael                *CURRENT ENR: 17

LING   318 THE STRUCTURE OF FRENCH                  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
The primary objective of this course is to present contemporary French
as a dynamic linguistic system shaped by historical, cognitive and
sociological developments.  The historical section presents the
diachronic evolution of French as a crucial factor in the current use of
the "standard and regional dialects The linguistic section analyzes the
language as a system of mental representation, and presents the tools
necessary to describe that system.  Linguistic forms are shown to be
motivated by cognitive principles, which are identified and carefully
examined.  The last part of the course is devoted to the socio-economic
conditions which preside over language use.  Beyond the specific
consideration of French, this course is concerned with the historical,
psychological, and sociological dimensions that enter into the
description of any language.
Also offered as Fren 318.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM PL*117   Achard, Michel                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   351 INTRO TO SANSKRIT I                      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Also offered as Sans 301.
001 TBA     TBA             TBA      Mitchell, Douglas              *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   373 THE LINGUISTIC TURN: LANGUAGE,NARRATION  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course will look at the role of narration in the construction of
some of the basic forms of modernity and post-modernity, ranging from
nationalism to performative approaches to identity.  The first half of
the course will introduce the basic linguistic tools necessary to
analyze a variety of cultural materials, and the second half will be
devoted to analyzing specific texts and student presentations.  The
course does not presuppose any technical training in linguistic or
literary analysis.
Also offered as Anth 373.
001 T       02:30PM-05:30PM FL*524   Lee, Benjamin                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   394 STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introduction to modern English grammar, phonology, and semantics.
Required for linguistics majors in second language acquistion
concentration.  Also offered as ENGL 394.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM RH*317   Davis, Philip                  *CURRENT ENR: 9

LING   403 MODERN LINGUISTIC THEORY                 Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Selected  theories of language from de Saussure to the present.
001 MWF     01:00PM-01:50PM RH*239   Davis, Philip                  *CURRENT ENR: 1

LING   407 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Techniques and practice in the observation, analysis, and recording of a
human language.
Also offered as Anth 407.
001 TBA     TBA                      Gildea, Spike                  *CURRENT ENR: 5

LING   409 SPECIAL TOPICS: CAUSIZATION AND MOTION   Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Topic changes from year to year.  May be repeated for credit.
Prereq- Ling 300 or permission of instructor.
001 TBA     TBA             TBA      Kemmer, Suzanne                *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   414 HERMENEUTICS & LINGUISTIC ANTH           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Application of linguistic theory and method in the analysis of cultural
materials.  Discourse analysis; the structure and interpretation of
texts and conversation.
Also offered as Anth 414.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM SH*460   Tyler, Stephen                 *CURRENT ENR: 1

LING   416 LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS AND  TYPOLOGY        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Investigation of what human languages have in common and a range of ways
in which they can differ.  Includes marking patterns in particular
linguistic domains (e.g., case marking, animacy, and passives) and
theoretical and methodological issues.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM RH*239   Kemmer, Suzanne                *CURRENT ENR: 11

LING   425 DISCOURSE, SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
In this course we will investigate the relationship between the
interpretation of utterances (semantics) and the context in which they
are used (pragmatics) by developing an understanding of how the
intentions of the speaker/writer as interpreted by the hearer/reader
influences the meaning assigned to an utterance on a given occasion.
The contribution to discourse of both socially and linguistically
context will be convered.
001 TBA     TBA             TBA      Gerhardt, Cornelia             *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   481 INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 1

LING   482 HONORS PROJECT                           Credits 1.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 1

LING   501 PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY                  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
See Ling 301.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM RH*239   Niedzielski, Nancy             *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   503 MODERN LINGUISTIC THEORY                 Credits 3.00  Fall 99
See Ling 403.
001 MWF     01:00PM-01:50PM RH*239   Davis, Philip                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   507 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS            Credits 1.00  Fall 99
See Ling 407.
001 TBA     TBA                      Gildea, Spike                  *CURRENT ENR: 1

LING   513 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE                     Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Investigates the relation between language and thought, language and
worldview, and language and logic.
Also offered as Anth 513.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM SH*309   Tyler, Stephen                 *CURRENT ENR: 2

LING   517 LANGUAGE AND COMPUTERS                   Credits 3.00  Fall 99
See Ling 317.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM TBA      Barlow, Michael                *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   550 DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM                  Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Faculty, graduate students, and invited guests meet weekly to present
reports on current research or to discuss current issues in linguistics
and semiotics.
001 TH      04:00PM-05:30PM RH*239   Gildea, Spike                  *CURRENT ENR: 6

LING   581 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 3

LING   583 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 3

LING   585 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   587 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 1

LING   588 INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   590 TEACHING LINGUISTICS                     Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 2

LING   591 TEACHING LINGUISTICS                     Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

LING   800 DISSERTATION RESEARCH                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 1

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