Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
Linguistics (LING)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/08/2001.
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some LING courses.
LING 200 INTRO TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAG Credits 3.00 Spring 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.
001 SH 309 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Englebretson, Robert Enr: 35 Max: NA
002 SS 106 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Young, Hilary Enr: 20 Max: NA
LING 205 LANGUAGE & SOCIETY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
This course treats language as a social phenomenon to show how language,
personal identity and institutions of social control inter-relate. The course
focuses on linguistic interaction in daily life and how gender, ethnic, class,
activity and geographic variation affect language use.
001 FL 414 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 29 Max: NA
LING 215 WORDS IN ENGLISH: STRUCTURE, HISTORY, US Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Introduction to the study of English words, focusing on their internal
structure and the nature and history of English vocabulary. Aims are to enhance
knowledge of the rich lexical resources of the language and to facilitate the
acquisition of scientific, technical, and humanistic vocabulary. No previous
linguistics background required. Also offered as ENGL 215.
001 HB 21 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Kemmer, Suzanne E. Enr: 9 Max: NA
LING 300 LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Language as an object of scientific analysis, focused on how different
languages organize semantic and pragmatic information into simple sentences.
Topics: morphology, syntactic categories and constituency, propositional
semantics, tense-aspect-modality, pragmatic information status, grammatical
relations, and voice systems. Also offered as ANTH 300.
Prereq- Ling 200 or permission of instructor. FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 SH 307 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Englebretson, Robert Enr: 17 Max: NA
LING 315 SEMANTICS: INTRO TO THE STUDY MEANING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introduction to basic approaches to the study of meaning in Linguistics and
related fields Includes the cognitive representation of meaning, lexical
categorization, conceptual structures, metaphor/metonymy, meaning change,
pragmatic inference, and the relation of language and mind. Also offered as
PSYC 315.
Prereq- Ling 200 or permission of instructor.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Kemmer, Suzanne E. Enr: 25 Max: NA
LING 340 THEORY & METHODS OF TEACHING ESL Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Introduction to the theory and practice of teaching a second language.
Includes the process of language learning viewed from social, psychological,
and linguistic perspectives, as well as commonly used teaching "methods," such
as the audiolingual method, situational language teaching, the natural
approach, and TPR, among others. Required for linguistics majors in second
language acquisition concentration.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Barlow, Michael Enr: 10 Max: NA
Burdine, Stephanie
LING 345 ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF KOREAN AND REL Credits 3.00 Spring 01
The course focuses on the origin of Korean and related languages. It is an
exploration of the way the Korean language evolved and interacted with the
other East Asian languages, including Chinese and Japanese. It will also
explore how the Korean alphabet was invented as well as examining
sociolinguistics aspects of Korean and other East Asian languages. This will
include, for example, the difference in male and female language usage and
honorific systems. This class will be conducted in English. No previous
knowledge of Korean is required.
Also offered as ASIA 345 and KORE 345.
001 HB 22 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Yang, Insun Kang Enr: 3 Max: NA
LING 352 INTRO TO SANSKRIT II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
This course is a continuation of Ling 351, Sans 301 and aims at developing
vocabulary and grammatical skills through reading biblical prose and poetic
texts.
Prereq- Ling 351.
001 GRB 211W - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Mitchell, E. Douglas Enr: 4 Max: NA
LING 394 STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Introduction to modern English grammar, phonology, and semantics. Required for
linguistics majors in second language acquistion concentration.
001 FL 528 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Lambrecht, Knud Enr: 11 Max: NA
LING 402 SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of semantic categories and their formal expression in morphological,
syntactic, and lexical units and patterns. Also offered as ANTH 402.
001 SH 352A - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Davis, Philip W. Enr: 8 Max: NA
LING 408 FIELD TECHNIQUES & ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Continuation of Ling 407. Also offered as ANTH 408.
001 SH 562 - TBA Davis, Philip W. Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 414 HERMENEUTICS & LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
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 SH 207A - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 415 SOCIOLINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Topic: Issues of language and gender, race and class. The course will begin
with an overview of contemporary sociolinguistic theory and methodologies. We
will then examine the linguistic consequences to speakers of their membership
in groups defined in terms of gender, race and class.
001 TBA - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 5 Max: NA
LING 424 STUDIES IN HISPANIC LING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
The evolution of Spanish.
001 TBA - TH 02:30PM - 05:00PM Salaberry, Rafael Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 481 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 482 HONORS PROJECT Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 500 LINGUISTIC ANALYIS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
See Ling 300.
001 SH 307 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Englebretson, Robert Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 502 SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
See Ling 402.
001 SH 352A - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Davis, Philip W. Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 508 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Continuation of Ling 507.
001 SH 562 - M 11:00AM - 12:15PM Davis, Philip W. Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 515 SEMANTICS: INTRO TO THE STUDY OF MEANING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
See Ling 315.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Kemmer, Suzanne E. Enr: 3 Max: NA
LING 540 THEORY AND METHODS OF TEACHING ESL & FOR Credits 3.00 Spring 01
See Ling 340.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Barlow, Michael Enr: 0 Max: NA
Burdine, Stephanie
LING 550 DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Faculty, graduate students, and invited guests meet weekly to present reports
on current research or to discuss current issues in linguistics.
001 TBA - TH 04:00PM - 05:30PM Kemmer, Suzanne E. Enr: 8 Max: NA
LING 552 SEMINAR IN SYNTAX & SEMANTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Grammar and discourse..
001 TBA - TBA Lambrecht, Knud Enr: 4 Max: NA
LING 554 SEMINAR IN SEMANTIC THEORY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Advanced lexical semantic description and the semantics of grammatical
constructions. Theoretical and descriptive constructs from cognitive grammar,
construction grammar, event grammar, and other approaches. Eclectic deployment
and integration of available ideas with focus on empirical coverage.
001 TBA - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Achard, Michel J. Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 581 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
no description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 582 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 4 Max: NA
LING 583 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 584 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 585 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 586 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 3 Max: NA
LING 587 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
LING 588 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
LING 591 TEACHING LINGUISTICS Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: NA
LING 611 LANGUAGE METHODOLOGY PRACTICUM Credits 1.00 Spring 01
The course, a continuation of Fren 610, allows students to gain further
knowledge and expertise in aspects of Language Methodology by attending a
series of workshops on topics such as Technology and Language Learning,
Writing, and content-based instruction. Students will also complete
assignments that supplement or expand on the material presented in the
workshops. Also offered as GERM 611, FREN 611, and SPAN 611.
001 TBA - TBA Barlow, Michael Enr: 0 Max: NA
Kecht, Maria-Regina
LING 800 DISSERTATION RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 7 Max: NA
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