Fundamentals of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, with a particular emphasis on the application of experimental results to theoretical problems in phonetics and phonology. Topics also include the components of models of speaking and listening, from the feature up to the phrase. Students carry out experiments investigating aspects of speaking or listening in the phonetics laboratory.

Fundamentals of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, with a particular emphasis on the application of experimental results to theoretical problems in phonetics and phonology. Topics also include the components of models of speaking and listening, from the feature up to the phrase. Students carry out experiments investigating aspects of speaking or listening in the phonetics laboratory.

Introduction to psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, with emphasis on techniques and results of recent theoretical and experimental work and the psychological underpinnings for the mental representation and processing of language. Primary focus on comprehension, and the biological basis of language, relation of linguistic capacity to brain structure and at most limited discussion of language production and language acquisition. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Ling majors. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 201.

Introduction to some basic mathematical concepts and techniques central to linguistic theory. Set theory, logic and formal systems, modern algebra, automata theory, and model theory. Applications to syntax, phonology, semantics. No prior mathematics assumed. Not open to math majors. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 201 or 401.

Introduction to syntactic theory, with implications for universal grammar and grammatical theory in general. Topics include theories of phrase structure, the form and functioning of transformations, grammatical relations, anaphora and control, word order problems, universals of grammar, relations between grammatical theory and learnability, language acquisition. Honors option may be available. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 201.

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This course is a one-semester introduction to linguistics as a branch of cognitive science. Linguistics has been at the heart of cognitive science since the 1950's, and it's often said that language provides a privileged window on the inner workings of the mind. Throughout this course, we ask what exactly we learn about the mind by studying language. We will examine two classic arguments from linguistics that have been taken as informative about the structure of the mind: the argument for mental grammar, and the argument for innate knowledge.

Sound systems of varieties of English spoken in the U.S. and elsewhere. Learning how to describe "Englishes" in terms of phonology (vowels and consonant types, syllables, intonation). (Gen.Ed. SB, U)