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.

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 will introduce students who already have background in phonetics and phonological theory to both phenomena and analytic approaches to the phonology and phonetics of tone and intonation in the world's languages. Topics include: autosegmental and autosegmental-metrical theory, tonal features, tone and voice quality, tonal underspecification and interpolation, the interaction of tone and intonation, tonal coarticulation and tonal sandhi, long-distance processes and computational complexity, tonogenesis, and interfaces with morphosyntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

By the end of the semester, you will be able to say, "I know how we acquire a second (third, fourth) language!" You will develop a strong knowledge of second language acquisition: its challenges, major theories and why it is fascinating. We will go over Bilingualism as well, and explore the differences between adult and child acquisition. Active participation required, presentations, readings every week, for a class led as a seminar. Designed for students not majoring in linguistics.

With lab. Introduction to the investigation of meaning from a linguistic, philosophical, and psychological point of view. How do words get their meanings, and how do we combine simple meanings to create complex ones? How can new meanings be created on the spot? What does context contribute to meaning? How are meanings connected to syntactic structure and intonation? Prerequisite: LINGUIST 201 and 401.