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  • LING 2200: Intro Study Language

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course is an introduction to the nature of human language from modern perspectives in linguistics. Focuses on sounds, words, and sentences through analysis of data from various languages, as well as social factors in language variation and language acquisition by children and adults. Additional topics may include: language change through time, language processing, and the relationship between language and culture.
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  • LING 2300: Computers & Language

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An introduction to how computers process language and solve language-related tasks. This course discusses the language technologies of our daily life ' spam filtering, machine translation, and many more ' and the algorithmic concepts at their core. The course explores a variety of issues: Why do computers do well in some areas (spell checking) yet fail miserably in others (essay grading)? How useful is linguistic knowledge in building state-of-the-art language technologies? Will we ever have perfectly fluent AIs as depicted in science fiction? And how will these technological advances impact the role of language in our society? Students will also acquire basic programming skills in Python, and write scripts for simple language tasks. No previous training in linguistics, mathematics, or computer science required.
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  • LING 2470: Language & Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course examines the ways in which a human language reflects the ways of life and beliefs of its speakers and the extent to which language has influence on culture. We will also explore issues of linguistic identity, language contact, and language death. Languages and cultures from around the world, including endangered languages and their cultures, will be discussed. In addition, we will cover basic linguistic concepts.
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  • LING 2475: Language Myths

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course investigates popular beliefs about language and discusses empirical studies concerning those beliefs. Students will learn to evaluate social science experiments, interpret quantitative data, and understand basic statistical concepts like hypothesis testing and statistical significance.
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  • LING 2600: Cross-Cultural Comm

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Explores the theory and practice of communication across languages and cultures to increase understanding of cultural differences that influence communication and enhance appreciation of the diverse ways of communicating in different cultures. Topics may include: language and identity, verbal communication, non verbal communication, perception, cultural values, history and its cultural impact, and worldview.
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  • LING 3010: Intro Phonetics&Phonolg

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Analysis of the sounds of the world's spoken languages, with a focus on their articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual properties. Analysis of the systematic organization of speech sounds in the world's languages. Additional topics may include the phonetics and phonology of signed languages, the acquisition of phonetics and phonology by children and adults, and social variation in language production and comprehension. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 2200
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  • LING 3020: 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 2200
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  • LING 3035: Pragmatics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course examines how language senders and receivers use context to jointly construct meaning out of an utterance. Key aspects include determining which aspects of meaning are explicit (i.e., semantic) and which are implicit (i.e., pragmatic), investigating how context both constructs and is constructed by discourse, and exploring the role of intentions in conveying meaning. The main topics are the semantics/pragmatics boundary, implicature, reference, presupposition, speech acts, dynamic semantics, and information structure. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 2200
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  • LING 3040: 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 2200
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  • LING 3170: 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 2200
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