Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2001
Linguistics (LING)
Rice Course Schedule as of 10/28/2001.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some LING courses.
LING 200 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF Credits 3.00 Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
* 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.
Also offered as LING 200
001 HZ 212 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 82 Max: NA
LING 306 LANGUAGE AND THE MIND Credits 3.00 Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of language as a cognitive system. Linguistic data as evidence for the
cognitive structures and processes that enable people to learn and use
language; how linguistic structure influences concept formation and patterns of
thinking. Also offered as LING 506.
001 SH 309 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Lamb, Sydney M. Enr: 25 Max: NA
LING 311 PHONOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Introduction to sound patterns in the languages of the world and to
interpretation of these patterns in four theoretical traditions: distribution
of holistic segments
(Phonemic Theory), process-oriented feature models
(Generative and Austosegemental models), constraint-based
models (Optimality
Theory), and cognitive approaches
(Natural Generative Phonology and Cognitive
Phonology).
Prereq: LING 200 or LING 301 or permission of instructor.
001 SH 207B - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 7 Max: 0
LING 313 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Investigation of the relation between language and thought, language and
worldview, and language and logic. Also offered as ANTH 313.
Also offered as ANTH 313
001 HZ 212 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 12 Max: NA
LING 351 INTRO TO SANSKRIT I Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Also offered as SANS 301.
001 GRB 212W - TTH 03:00PM - 04:15PM Mitchell, E. Douglas Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 373 THE LINGUISTIC TURN: LANGUAGE, NARRATION Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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 linguistics or literary analysis.
Also offered as ANTH 373
001 HZ 117 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:20PM Lee, Benjamin Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 395 HIST OF THE ENGLISH LANG Credits 3.00 Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Survey of 6,000 years of language history. Includes the phonological,
morphological, syntactic, and semantic history of the English language from its
Indo-European origins, through the Anglo-Saxon and Middle English periods, and
up to the present day. Also offered as ENGL 395 and MDST 395.
001 SH 301 - MW 03:00PM - 04:30PM Mitchell, E. Douglas Enr: 17 Max: NA
LING 405 TOPICS IN LANGUAGE CHANGE Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Survey of the current research on the nature of diachronic processes and their
implications for linguistic theory. May include diachronic typology, issues in
genetic classification, grammaticalization, syntactic change, and analogical
change. Content varies from year to year.
Pre-req- LING 305 or equivalent.
001 SH 207A - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Kemmer, Suzanne E. Enr: 0 Max: 0
LING 407 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Techniques and practice in the observation, analysis, and recording of a human
language. Also offered as ANTH 407.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 409 SPECIAL TOPICS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Research methods in linguistics.
Prereq- LING 300 or permission of instructor.
001 HUM 120 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Englebretson, Robert Enr: 6 Max: NA
LING 410 RHETORIC Credits 3.00 Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Overview of classical series of rhetoric and followed by more intensive
discussions both of contemporary theories and applications in a wide variety of
disciplines. Also offered as ANTH 412.
Also offered as ANTH 412
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 416 LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS & TYPOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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 SH 303 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Kemmer, Suzanne E. Enr: 12 Max: NA
LING 451 ADVANCED SANSKRIT I Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Review of the nominal declensions and the classes of verbs to be followed by a
series of readings from Lanman. Special attention will be given to the study of
compounds and to Sanskrit verse forms. Also offered as SANS 401.
001 TBA - TBA Mitchell, E. Douglas Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 481 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 3.00 Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 3 Max: 0
LING 482 HONORS PROJECT Credits 3.00 Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
LING 490 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Examination of linguistic, social, and cultural constraints on the structure
and interpretation of discourse.
001 HUM 120 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Englebretson, Robert Enr: 6 Max: 0
LING 506 LANGUAGE AND THE MIND Credits 3.00 Fall 01
See LING 306.
001 SH 309 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Lamb, Sydney M. Enr: 5 Max: NA
LING 507 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
See LING 407.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 3 Max: 0
LING 511 PHONOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Introduction to sound patterns in the languages of the
world and to
interpretation of these patterns in four theoretical traditions: distribution
of holistic segments
(Phonemic Theory), process-oriented feature models
(Generative and Autosegmental models), constraint-based models (Optimality
Theory), and cognitive approaches
(Natural Generative Phonology and Cognitive
Phonology).
Prereq: LING 200 or LING 301, or permission of the instructor.
001 SH 207B - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 5 Max: NA
LING 513 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Investigates the relation between language and thought, language and worldview,
and language and logic. Also offered as ANTH 513
001 HZ 212 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 550 DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM Credits 1.00 Fall 01
Faculty, graduate students, and invited guests meet weekly to present reports
on current research or to discuss current issues in linguistics.
001 HUM 118 - TH 04:00PM - 05:30PM Staff Enr: 10 Max: 0
LING 552 SEMINAR IN SYNTAX & SEMANTICS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Topic for Spring 2002: Voice.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
LING 581 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Fall 01
no description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: 0
LING 583 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Fall 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: 0
LING 585 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Fall 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: 0
LING 587 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
LING 588 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
LING 590 TEACHING LINGUISTICS Credits Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 3 Max: 0
LING 610 SEMINAR: TOPICS IN LANGUAGE METHODOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Exploration and analysis of a range of theories, issues and problems in foreign
language instruction. Areas of inquiry include: the nature of language
acquisition, pedagogical methods, instructional technologies, development of
teaching materials, and testing/assessment.Required for all graduate language
teaching assistants. Also offered as FREN 610, GERM 510, and SPAN 610.
001 HUM 120 - TBA Kecht, Maria-Regina Enr: 4 Max: NA
Salaberry, Rafael
LING 800 DISSERTATION RESEARCH Credits Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 5 Max: 0
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