• LING 4020: Intro To Syntax

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Introduction to the structure and organization of sentences and phrases in natural language. The course builds on data from a variety of languages to explore variation and similarity in linguistic structures. Students learn terminology, problem solving and logical argumentation. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 1069 OR LING 1200 OR ENGL 1200.
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• LING 4040: Intro Sociolinguistics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Variation is an integral feature of any language. Language varies within speakers, across speakers, and over time. A great deal of this variation is socially structured, meaning that there exist meaningful interrelationships between language variation and social factors such as region, age, gender, class, ethnicity, identity, style, etc. In this class, we will systematically explore how language variation reflects social structures and constructs social identities. We will also discuss how standard language ideologies have been used to invalidate ways of speaking and dis-empower speakers of marginalized varieties. Students will also be introduced to basic quantitative concepts and methods used in sociolinguistics research. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 1069 OR LING 1200 OR ENGL 1200.
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• LING 4130: Intro Historical Ling

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Historical linguistics is about how and why languages change. This course is a hands-on introduction to historical linguistics. Students learn not only the fundamental contents and methods of historical linguistics, but also how to do historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a variety of languages. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 1069 OR LING 1200 OR ENGL 1200.
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• LING 4150: Forensic Linguistics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will present an overview of forensic linguistics with an emphasis on the areas where linguistics and the law intersect. The course focuses especially on the nature of legal language, language and disadvantage before the law, the expression of defendants' rights, linguistic methods applied to statutory interpretation, and the role of language in the legal process. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 1069 OR LING 1200 OR ENGL 1200.
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• LING 4160: Language and Cognition

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will explore different ways in which the language-cognition relationship has been approached. Among the questions to be dealt with are the following: is language a prerequisite for certain kinds of thought? Does the language we speak shape our thinking? What kinds of roles does language play in cognition? How do answers to these questions inform broader debates about the nature of mind and language? We'll address these questions by looking at writings by linguists, psychologists, philosophers and anthropologists, among others.
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• LING 4170: Biolinguistics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course looks at how language and various aspects of biology interact. Some of the questions discussed include how human language has emerged, animal communication systems and patterns which can be found in human languages as well as elsewhere in the natural world. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 1069 OR LING 1200 OR ENGL 1200.
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• LING 4999: Honors Thesis/Project

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  For students who are pursuing an Honors degree in Linguistics and are working on their Honors thesis with a Linguistics faculty mentor. Requires approval by the faculty mentor.
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• LING 5011: Intermed Phone & Phono

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  An introduction to subcomponents of nonlinear phonology: syllable phonology, prosodic and metrical phonology, autosegmental phonology, and feature geometry. Also treated are phonological interfaces with morphology and syntax, and preliminary comparisons between rule-based and constraint-based models of phonology. Includes an exploration of the phonetic bases for phonological generalizations, as well as the phonetic detail of their expression. Prerequisites: ' C-' or better in LING 4010.
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• LING 5012: Advanced Phonology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Current controversies with respect to phonological representation; more on rule-and-derivation versus constraint-based approaches to phonology; the architecture of phonological grammars; including the phonetics/phonology interface; adequacy of competing models with respect not only to synchronic phenomena, but also to phonological change and phonological acquisition. Prerequisites: LING 5011.
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• LING 5021: Intermediate Syntax

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course builds on the knowledge and skills attained in LING 4020. The course refines the theoretical framework of LING 4020 and applies it to new linguistic data. Topics may include case assignment, argument structure, movement or issues at the syntax-semantics interface. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 4020.
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