Courses for Fall 2025 | Department of Linguistics

	Title	Instructors	Time	Description	Cross listings	Fulfills
LING 0001-001	Introduction to Linguistics	Mark Yoffe Liberman	MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0001-201	Introduction to Linguistics		R 10:15 AM-11:14 AM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0001-202	Introduction to Linguistics		R 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0001-203	Introduction to Linguistics		R 10:15 AM-11:14 AM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0001-204	Introduction to Linguistics		R 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0001-205	Introduction to Linguistics		F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0001-206	Introduction to Linguistics		F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.		Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0700-401	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind	Kathryn Schuler	TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC2314401	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 0700-402	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		F 3:30 PM-4:29 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC2314404	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 0700-403	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		R 1:45 PM-2:44 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC2314402	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 0700-405	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC2314405	Quantitative Data Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0700-406	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		R 5:15 PM-6:14 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC2314406	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 0750-401	Language and Thought	John C. Trueswell		This course describes current theorizing on how the human mind achieves high-level cognitive processes such as using language, thinking, and reasoning. The course discusses issues such as whether the language ability is unique to humans, whether there is a critical period to the acquisition of a language, the nature of conceptual knowledge, how people perform deductive reasoning and induction, and how linguistic and conceptual knowledge interact.	PSYC1310401
LING 1005-401	Introduction to Cognitive Science	Russell Richie	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400401, COGS1001401, PHIL1840401, PSYC1333401	Formal Reasoning & Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 1005-402	Introduction to Cognitive Science		R 3:30 PM-4:29 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400402, COGS1001402, PHIL1840402, PSYC1333402	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Formal Reasoning & Analysis
LING 1005-403	Introduction to Cognitive Science		R 3:30 PM-4:29 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400403, COGS1001403, PHIL1840403, PSYC1333403	Formal Reasoning & Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 1005-404	Introduction to Cognitive Science		R 3:30 PM-4:29 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400404, COGS1001404, PHIL1840404, PSYC1333404	Formal Reasoning & Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 1005-405	Introduction to Cognitive Science		R 3:30 PM-4:29 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400405, COGS1001405, PHIL1840405, PSYC1333405	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Formal Reasoning & Analysis
LING 1005-406	Introduction to Cognitive Science		R 5:15 PM-6:14 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400406, COGS1001406, PHIL1840406, PSYC1333406	Formal Reasoning & Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 1005-407	Introduction to Cognitive Science		R 5:15 PM-6:14 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400407, COGS1001407, PHIL1840407, PSYC1333407	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Formal Reasoning & Analysis
LING 1005-408	Introduction to Cognitive Science		F 10:15 AM-11:14 AM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400408, COGS1001408, PHIL1840408, PSYC1333408	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Formal Reasoning & Analysis
LING 1005-409	Introduction to Cognitive Science		F 10:15 AM-11:14 AM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400409, COGS1001409, PHIL1840409, PSYC1333409	Formal Reasoning & Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 1005-410	Introduction to Cognitive Science		F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400410, COGS1001410, PHIL1840410, PSYC1333410	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Formal Reasoning & Analysis
LING 1005-411	Introduction to Cognitive Science		F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400411, COGS1001411, PHIL1840411, PSYC1333411	Formal Reasoning & Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 1005-412	Introduction to Cognitive Science		F 1:45 PM-2:44 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS1400412, COGS1001412, PHIL1840412, PSYC1333412	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Formal Reasoning & Analysis
LING 1250-001	The Phonetics of Music	Jianjing Kuang	MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	Singing is an instance of human voice production, and as such can be studied in the way that speech is studied by speech scientists. The scientific study of singing is a small but growing field that uses methods from speech physiology and acoustics to characterize differences among singing voices and performances. This course will introduce students to methods for quantifying aspects of voice production, so that voice samples can be compared across singers, styles, etc. We will also discuss the scientific basis for some of the vocal techniques. Every aspect of voice presented in class will be explored through hands-on lab work with computer programs. We will mostly look at recorded samples of professional singers, but we will sometimes look at students' own vocal productions. However, this is not a course about improving one's singing, and no skill or talent is required to participate.		Physical World Sector
LING 2190-301	Language games and cultural evolution	Gareth Roberts	MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM	This is a course about how language and communication can be thought of as games. When people use language to communicate, they are following rules to perform actions that have an effect on the world, including other people. These actions might achieve goals, and they might prompt further actions, and so on. Perhaps more interestingly, these communicative actions can, over time, lead to changes in the environment and even the rules of the game itself. In other words, the playing field changes dynamically as a result of the actions performed on it. This way of looking at language is not new, and this is also a course about how thinking about language this way can inspire (and has inspired) formal models and laboratory experiments that help us to understand how humans use language and how it evolves. In doing so we will also situate this approach to studying language in a broader context of studying the cultural evolution of complex behavioral systems more generally.
LING 2210-402	Phonetics I: Experimental	Jianjing Kuang	MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	This course focuses on experimental investigations of speech sounds. General contents include: the fundamentals of speech production and perception; speech analysis tools and techniques; and topics in phonetic studies. The course consists of integrated lectures and laboratory sessions in which students learn computer techniques for analyzing digital recordings.	LING5210402	Physical World Sector
LING 2500-401	Introduction to Syntax		TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	This course is an introduction to current syntactic theory, covering the principles that govern phrase structure (the composition of phrases and sentences), movement (dependencies between syntactic constituents), and binding (the interpretation of different types of noun phrases). Although much of the evidence discussed in the class will come from English, evidence from other languages will also play an important role, in keeping with the comparative and universalist perspective of modern syntactic theory.	LING5500401
LING 2700-001	Language Acquisition	Charles Yang	TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	An introduction to language acquisition in children and the development of related cognitive and perceptual systems. Topics include the nature of speech perception and the specialization to the native language; the structure and acquisition of words; children's phonology; the development of grammar; bilingualism and second language acquisition; language learning impairments; the biological basis of language acquisition; the role in language learning in language change. Intended for any undergraduate interested in the psychology and development of language.
LING 3670-401	Language Contact	Marlyse Baptista	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	To this day, we have found no evidence of a language developing in total isolation from other languages. Most languages are in constant contact with other languages with the consequence that they can shape and influence each other. However, every language evolves in a distinct linguistic ecology and this means that the circumstances of language contact and the sociocultural relationships involved in each contact situation vary considerably, leading to a range of different outcomes. This course offers a thorough introduction to the field of contact linguistics including a detailed overview of contact situations and their linguistic and social consequences. The topics under study are: bilingualism (including code switching), multilingualism, morpho-syntactic and phonological transfer, structural diffusion, convergence, pidginization & creolization, language shift and language death. We will particularly focus on the cognitive processes involved in contact situations and will explore them, using descriptive, theoretical and experimental approaches.	LING5670401
LING 3740-402	Neurolinguistics	Kathryn Schuler	R 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	This course is an upper level undergraduate/graduate seminar in neurolinguistics. We will explore language in the brain through readings and discussions.	LING5740401
LING 3810-401	Semantics I	Florian Schwarz	MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	This course provides an introduction to formal semantics for natural language. The main aim is to develop a semantic system that provides a compositional interpretation of natural language sentences. We discuss various of the aspects central to meaning composition, including function application, modification, quantification, and binding, as well as issues in the syntax-semantics interface. The basic formal tools relevant for semantic analysis, including set theory, propositional logic, and predicate logic are also introduced.	LING5810401
LING 3850-401	Experiments in the Study of Meaning	Anna Papafragou	MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	This course provides an introduction to the experimental study of meaning in natural language. We begin by introducing some basic notions of formal semantics and pragmatics and review relevant technical background. Next we discuss recent developments in studying meaning-related phenomena experimentally, which, in addition to theoretical questions, involve issues in the acquisition and processing of semantic information. In the course of this, we will also introduce the basics of experimental design and relevant psycholinguistic methodology. In addition to readings and homework assignments, students will embark on a small research project (individually or jointly), which will be presented in class at the end of the semester and written up as a term paper.	LING5850401	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 4000-301	Tutorial in Linguistics	Paloma Jeretic	TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	This tutorial allows students to deal in a concentrated manner with selected major topics in linguistics by means of extensive readings and research. Two topics are studied during the semester, exposing students to a range of sophisticated linguistic questions.
LING 5100-001	Historical and Comparative Linguistics	Donald A Ringe	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	Synchronic and diachronic systems. Analogic processes. Semantic change. Effects of contact. Internal reconstruction. Comparative method and reconstruction.
LING 5210-402	Phonetics I: Experimental	Jianjing Kuang	MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	Speech: its linguistic transcription, its quantitative physical description, and its relationship to the categories and dimensions of language structure and use. The physical basis of speech: acoustics, vocal tract anatomy and physiology, hearing and speech perception, articulation and motor control. Phonetic variation and change. Prosody: stress, intonation, phrasing speech rate. Phonetic instrumentation, the design and interpretation of phonetic experiments, and the use of phonetic evidence in linguistic research, with emphasis on computer techniques. Introduction to speech signal processing. Speech technology: introduction to speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, speech coding. This course will emphasize the phonetics of natural speech, and its connections to issues in other areas of linguistics and cognitive science.	LING2210402
LING 5310-001	Phonology I	Rolf Noyer	TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	First half of a year-long introduction to the formal study of phonology. Basic concepts in articulatory phonetics; the distribution of sounds (phonemes and allophones); underlying and surface forms, and how to relate them using both ordered-rule and surface-constraint approaches. The survey of theoretical topics in this term includes distinctive features (context, organization, underspecification); the autosegmental representation of tone; and the theory of phonological domains and their interaction with morphological and syntactic constituency. Emphasizes hands-on analysis of a wide range of data.
LING 5500-401	Introduction to Syntax		TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	This course is an introduction to current syntactic theory, covering the principles that govern phrase structure (the composition of phrases and sentences), movement (dependencies between syntactic constituents), and binding (the interpretation of different types of noun phrases). Although much of the evidence discussed in the class will come from English, evidence from other languages will also play an important role, in keeping with the comparative and universalist perspective of modern syntactic theory.	LING2500401
LING 5510-001	Syntax I	Matthew Hewett	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	A general introduction at the graduate level to the analysis of sentence structure. The approach taken is that of contemporary generative-transformational grammar.
LING 5670-401	Language Contact	Marlyse Baptista	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	To this day, we have found no evidence of a language developing in total isolation from other languages. Most languages arein constant contact with other languages with the consequence that they can shape and influence each other. However, everylanguage evolves in a distinct linguistic ecology and this means that the circumstances of language contact and the socioculturalrelationships involved in each contact situation vary considerably, leading to a range of different outcomes. This course offers athorough introduction to the field of contact linguistics including a detailed overview of contact situations and their linguistic andsocial consequences. The topics under study are: bilingualism (including code switching), multilingualism, morpho-syntactic andphonological transfer, structural diffusion, convergence, pidginization & creolization, language shift and language death. We willparticularly focus on the cognitive processes involved in contact situations and will explore them, using descriptive, theoretical andexperimental approaches.	LING3670401
LING 5740-401	Neurolinguistics	Kathryn Schuler	R 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	This course is an upper level undergraduate/graduate seminar in neurolinguistics. We will explore language in the brain through readings and discussions.	LING3740402
LING 5750-301	The Acquisition of Meaning	Anna Papafragou	M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	This is a seminar on the acquisition of a first language by children. We will discuss the acquisition of the meanings of words and sentences, and the pragmatic and social interpretation of sentences in context. We will also consider how language relates to other cognitive systems and to human social reasoning. Particular emphasis will be placed on discovering the mechanisms children possess that enable them to learn and use language.
LING 5810-401	Semantics I	Florian Schwarz	MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	This course provides an introduction to formal semantics for natural language. The main aim is to develop a semantic system that provides a compositional interpretation of natural language sentences. We discuss various of the aspects central to meaning composition, including function application, modification, quantification, and binding, as well as issues in the syntax-semantics interface. The basic formal tools relevant for semantic analysis, including set theory, propositional logic, and predicate logic are also introduced.	LING3810401
LING 5850-401	Experiments in the Study of Meaning	Anna Papafragou	MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	This course provides an introduction to the experimental study of meaning in natural language. We begin by introducing some basic notions of formal semantics and pragmatics and review relevant technical background. Next we discuss recent developments in studying meaning-related phenomena experimentally, which, in addition to theoretical questions, involve issues in the acquisition and processing of semantic information. In the course of this, we will also introduce the basics of experimental design and relevant psycholinguistic methodology. In addition to readings and homework assignments, students will embark on a small research project (individually or jointly), which will be presented in class at the end of the semester and written up as a term paper.	LING3850401
LING 6100-301	Seminar in Historical and Comparative Linguistics	Donald A Ringe		Selected topics either in Indo-European comparative linguistics or in historical and comparative method.
LING 6300-301	Topics in Phonology	Rolf Noyer	M 1:00 PM-3:59 PM	Topics are chosen from such areas as featural representations; syllable theory; metrical structure; tonal phonology; prosodic morphology; interaction of phonology with syntax and morphology.
LING 6400-301	Seminar in Morphology	David Scott Embick	W 12:00 PM-2:59 PM	Readings in modern morphological theory and evaluation of hypotheses in the light of synchronic and diachronic evidence from various languages.
LING 6600-301	Research Seminar in Sociolinguistics	Meredith J Tamminga	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	Students approaching the dissertation level will explore with faculty frontier areas of research on linguistic change and variation. Topics addressed in recent years include: experimental investigation of the reliability of syntactic judgments; the development of TMA systems in creoles; transmission of linguistic change across generations. The course may be audited by those who have finished their course work or taken for credit in more than one year.
LING 6750-301	Language and Cognition	Charles Yang	W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	This is a seminar on how language relates to perception and cognition. The seminar pays particular attention to the question of whether and how language might affect (and be affected by) other mental processes, how different languages represent the mental and physical world, and how children acquire language-general and language-specific ways of encoding human experience. The course incorporates cross-linguistic, cognitive and developmental perspectives on a new and rapidly changing research area.