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An introduction to typed and intentional languages and their applications in linguistics. Topics include: the semantics of tense and modality, propositional attitudes, indexicality, quantification, recent developments in categorial grammar. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 610 (formerly 710).

Introduction to the theory and practice of phonetics research, with emphasis on the relationships of phonetics to phonology. Extensive work in the phonetics laboratory. Prerequisites: LINGUIST 603.

Background psychological and biological assumptions made in linguistic theory and the abstract models they involve. Problems of learnability and parsability are primary topics. Structure and relevance of experimental approaches to these questions.

Intensive introduction to statistical methods used in the analysis of linguistic and experimental data, as well as techniques used in stochastic models of language acquisition and processing. Topics covered will include contemporary use of statistical methods and models in linguistic research.

Investigation of issues in current generative phonological theory. Construction of theoretical arguments using original evidence. Prerequisite: LINGUIST 603.

This is the second course in the graduate syntax sequence. Topics introduced in Ling 601 are examined in greater depth and students are introduced to more of the current literature. Topics typically covered include phrase structure, movement relations, anaphora, and the relationship between syntactic representation and semantic interpretation. Requirements include problem sets and a short paper.

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This course builds upon the training and background received in Linguistics 510 (Introduction to Semantics) and introduces undergraduate students to some more advanced topics and issues in formal semantic theory. Students will gain a broadened understanding of semantic theory, its formal tools, and the variety of natural language phenomena they can insightfully analyze. In addition, students' engagement with the field of semantics will be deepened, through critical discussion of primary sources, as well as through the completion of a final research project.