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  • LING 4011: Intermed Phone & Phono

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course provides an intermediate-level study of phonetics and phonology. General topics may include the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds, the production and perception of speech sounds, the phonological patterns and structures of various languages, and formal phonological theories. The specific focus, and theoretical and methodological approaches, will depend on the instructor. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 3010
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  • LING 4021: 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 3020
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  • LING 4030: Semantics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Introduction to compositional semantics of natural language. Explores how the meaning of phrases, sentences, and discourses are calculated from the meanings of their component parts and the formal syntactic structures in which they are embedded. It may introduce predicate logic, Montague grammar, lambda calculus, the Chomsky Hierarchy, Turing machines, inferences and infinities in natural language. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 3020
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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 2200
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  • LING 4981: Special Topics

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Variable descriptions. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.
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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 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 4011
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  • LING 5022: Advanced Syntax

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Course focusing on recent advances in syntax and their background in the literature. Topics may include controversies in Minimalist syntax, including cartography and its alternatives; issues at the syntax-semantics interface; and syntactic studies of less commonly discussed languages. Prerequisites: LING 4021
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  • LING 5024: Child Lang Acquisition

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is an introduction to child language acquisition, with special attention to first language acquisition. The course discusses the process of language acquisition (both typical and atypical); misconceptions concerning acquisition; properties of the language produced and perceived by children; and accounts of the differences between children and adults in language competence/performance. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 1200
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  • LING 5025: Second Lang Acquisition

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course overviews the goals of and approaches to the study of second language acquisition (SLA), covering the historical foundations of the field, its relationship to linguistics, methodologies used to elicit and analyze learner data, and major theories of SLA. Themes include the effects of language instruction, social factors, individual learner differences, input, and interaction on the acquisition of additional languages. Students engage with the primary research literature, collect and analyze learner data, and develop final projects on SLA topics. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in LING 2200
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