Courses for Spring 2023 | Department of Linguistics

	Title	Instructors	Location	Time	Description	Cross listings	Fulfills	Registration notes	Syllabus URL
LING 0001-001	Introduction to Linguistics	Lacey R Wade	DRLB A8	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	Christine Soh Yue	BENN 244	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	Daoxin Li	FAGN 110	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	Oliver H Sayeed	MEYH B6	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	Christine Soh Yue	BENN 406	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	Daoxin Li	FAGN 110	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	Oliver H Sayeed	FAGN 103	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 0600-001	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	Lacey R Wade	DRLB A5	MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM	Human language viewed from a social and historical perspective. Students will acquire the tools of linguistic analysis through interactive computer programs, covering phonetics, phonology and morphology, in English and other languages. These techniques will then be used to trace social differences in the use of language, and changing patterns of social stratification. The course will focus on linguistic changes in progress in American society, in both mainstream and minority communities, and the social problems associated with them. Students will engage in field projects to search for the social correlates of linguistic behavior, and use quantitative methods to analyze the results.		Society Sector Quantitative Data Analysis		https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING0600001
LING 0600-201	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	Xin Gao	FAGN 103	R 10:15 AM-11:14 AM	Human language viewed from a social and historical perspective. Students will acquire the tools of linguistic analysis through interactive computer programs, covering phonetics, phonology and morphology, in English and other languages. These techniques will then be used to trace social differences in the use of language, and changing patterns of social stratification. The course will focus on linguistic changes in progress in American society, in both mainstream and minority communities, and the social problems associated with them. Students will engage in field projects to search for the social correlates of linguistic behavior, and use quantitative methods to analyze the results.		Quantitative Data Analysis Society Sector
LING 0600-202	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	Xin Gao	FAGN 103	R 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	Human language viewed from a social and historical perspective. Students will acquire the tools of linguistic analysis through interactive computer programs, covering phonetics, phonology and morphology, in English and other languages. These techniques will then be used to trace social differences in the use of language, and changing patterns of social stratification. The course will focus on linguistic changes in progress in American society, in both mainstream and minority communities, and the social problems associated with them. Students will engage in field projects to search for the social correlates of linguistic behavior, and use quantitative methods to analyze the results.		Society Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 0600-203	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	Johanna Benz	FAGN 112	F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM	Human language viewed from a social and historical perspective. Students will acquire the tools of linguistic analysis through interactive computer programs, covering phonetics, phonology and morphology, in English and other languages. These techniques will then be used to trace social differences in the use of language, and changing patterns of social stratification. The course will focus on linguistic changes in progress in American society, in both mainstream and minority communities, and the social problems associated with them. Students will engage in field projects to search for the social correlates of linguistic behavior, and use quantitative methods to analyze the results.		Society Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 0700-401	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind	June Choe Kathryn Schuler	MOOR 216	TR 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).	PSYC2314401	Quantitative Data Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0700-402	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		WILL 321	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 0700-403	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		WILL 202	R 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).	PSYC2314403	Quantitative Data Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0700-404	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		WILL 5	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).	PSYC2314404	Quantitative Data Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector
LING 0700-405	Data Science for Studying Language and the Mind		WILL 204	F 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).	PSYC2314405	Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector Quantitative Data Analysis
LING 1100-001	The History of Words	Beatrice Santorini	WILL 29	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	It is sometimes said that every word has its own history. But there are also general factors affecting how words change over time. In this course, we explore both aspects of the history of words. On the one hand, we explore the ways in which the saying is true, by investigating taboo words, euphemisms, shibboleths, doublets, folk etymology, idioms, paradigm gaps, reanalysis, and other word-specific processes. On the other hand, we discuss the general factors, such as regular sound change (for instance, the Great Vowel Shift), word frequency, and others, as time and interest permit.
LING 1720-001	Language, Cognition and Culture	Anna Papafragou	WILL 29	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	This is a course on how language relates to other cognitive systems. We will discuss the question of whether and how the language one speaks affects the way one thinks, the relation between words and concepts, the link between language acquisition and conceptual development in children, and the potential role of language in shaping uniquely human concepts. The course incorporates cross-linguistic, cross-cultural and developmental perspectives and combines readings from linguistics, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and other fields within cognitive science.
LING 2041-001	Language in Native America	Eugene Buckley	WILL 29	MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	This course is an introduction to linguistic perspectives on the languages native to the Americas (their nature and distribution, typological similarities and differences), with an emphasis on North America. The diverse languages of this region will be examined from the point of view of particular linguistic phenomena, such as phonology, morphology, and syntax; and in addition we will study their historical development and their place in culture, society, and thought.				https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING2041001
LING 2042-001	Construct a Language	Martin Salzmann	BENN 138	MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	In this course, students construct their own language, one that is compatible with what is known about possible human languages. To this end, the course investigates language typology through lectures and examination of grammars of unfamiliar languages. Topics include language universals, points of choice in a fixed decision space, and dependencies among choices.				https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING2042001
LING 2100-001	Introduction to Language Change	Donald A Ringe	WILL 1	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	This course covers the principles of language change and the methods of historical linguistics on an elementary level. The systematic regularity of change, the reasons for that regularity, and the exploitation of regularity in linguistic reconstruction are especially emphasized. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of languages, both familiar and unfamiliar. The prerequisite for the course is any course in phonetics or phonology, or Ling 001, or permission of the instructor. Note that this course does NOT satisfy any sector requirement.				https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING2100001
LING 2170-001	Origins and Evolution of Language	Gareth Roberts	LERN 102	TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	While communication is abundant throughout the living world, the human system we call language seems to stand out. Indeed, if humans themselves can be said to stand out among other species on Earth, it may well be language that played the crucial role in getting us here. So where does language come from? This question has been dubbed the hardest problem in science, but the last three decades have seen a notable renaissance in scientific attempts to answer it. This seminar will examine both the results of this multidisciplinary endeavor and the tools that have been employed in it. It will involve discussions of the nature of language and its place among other communication systems and will touch on fundamental questions of what it means to be human.				https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING2170001
LING 2220-001	Phonetics II: Data Science	Pik Yu Chan Mark Yoffe Liberman	WLNT 326C	MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	This is a methodology course, which focuses on how to conduct phonetics research using very large speech corpora. Topics include scripting and statistical techniques, automatic phonetic analysis, integration of speech technology in phonetics studies, variation and invariability in large speech corpora, and revisiting classic phonetic and phonological problems from the perspective of corpus phonetics.	LING5220001			https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING2220001
LING 2250-001	Computer Analysis and Modeling of Biological Signals and Systems	Mark Yoffe Liberman	WLNT 326C	MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	A hands-on signal and image processing course for non-EE students needing these skills. We will go through all the fundamentals of signal and image processing using computer exercises developed in MATLAB. Examples will be drawn from speech analysis and synthesis, computer vision, and biological modeling.	LING5250001			https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING2250001
LING 2300-001	Sound Structure of Language	Rolf Noyer	TOWN 311	MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM	An introduction to phonetics and phonology. Topics include articulatory phonetics (the anatomy of the vocal tract; how speech sounds are produced); transcription (conventions for representing the sounds of the world's languages); classification (how speech sounds are classified and represented cognitively through distinctive features); phonology (the grammar of speech sounds in various languages: their patterning and interaction) and syllable structure and its role in phonology.	LING5300001
LING 3020-401	Linguistic Field Methods	Jianjing Kuang Julie Legate	OTHR IP OTHR IP	T 12:00 PM-12:59 PM W 4:00 PM-6:00 PM	Instruction and practice in primary linguistic research, producing a grammatical sketch and a lexicon through work with a native-speaker consultant and some reference materials. Consultant work is shared with LING 5020.	LING5020401			https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING3020401
LING 5020-401	Linguistic Field Methods	Jianjing Kuang Julie Legate	OTHR IP OTHR IP	T 12:00 PM-12:59 PM W 4:00 PM-6:00 PM	Instruction and practice in primary linguistic research, producing a grammatical sketch and a lexicon through work with a native-speaker consultant and some reference materials. Consultant work is shared with LING 3020.	LING3020401			https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING5020401
LING 5170-001	Evolutionary Linguistics	Gareth Roberts	WLNT 313C	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	Evolutionary linguistics Scholars have been interested in the origins and evolution of language for hundreds of years, and work was published on the topic throughout the twentieth century. The end of the century, however, saw a considerable upsurge in serious scientific interest, leading to increasing interdisciplinary communication on the topic and the development of new empirical tools. This course offers an introduction to the literature in this field, bringing together research from a diverse range of disciplines, and laying out what questions remain and how they might possibly be answered.				https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING5170001
LING 5220-001	Phonetics II: Data Science	Pik Yu Chan Mark Yoffe Liberman	WLNT 326C	MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	This is a methodology course, which focuses on how to conduct phonetics research using very large speech corpora. Topics include scripting and statistical techniques, automatic phonetic analysis, integration of speech technology in phonetics studies, variation and invariability in large speech corpora, and revisiting classic phonetic and phonological problems from the perspective of corpus phonetics.	LING2220001			https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING5220001
LING 5250-001	Computer Analysis and Modeling of Biological Signals and Systems	Mark Yoffe Liberman	WLNT 326C	MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM	A hands-on signal and image processing course for non-EE graduate students needing these skills. We will go through all the fundamentals of signal and image processing using computer exercises developed in MATLAB. Examples will be drawn from speech analysis and synthesis, computer vision, and biological modeling.	LING2250001			https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202310&c=LING5250001
LING 5300-001	Sound Structure of Language	Rolf Noyer	TOWN 311	MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM	An introduction to phonetics and phonology. Topics include articulatory phonetics (the anatomy of the vocal tract; how speech sounds are produced); transcription (conventions for representing the sounds of the world's languages); classification (how speech sounds are classified and represented cognitively through distinctive features); phonology (the grammar of speech sounds in various languages: their patterning and interaction) and syllable structure and its role in phonology.	LING2300001
LING 5320-001	Phonology II	Eugene Buckley	WLNT 326C	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	Second half of a year-long introduction; continues LING 530. Topics to be surveyed include syllable structure and moraic theory; the prosodic hierarchy; the properties and representation of geminates; templatic and prosodic morphology; reduplication and emergence of the unmarked; and metrical phonology (properties of stress, foot typology, and issues of constituency). Emphasizes hands-on analysis of a wide range of data.
LING 5520-001	Syntax II	Martin Salzmann	WLNT 326C	MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	The second half of a year-long introduction to the formal study of natural language syntax. Topics to be covered include grammatical architecture; derivational versus representational statement of syntactic principles; movement and locality; the interface of syntax and semantics; argument structure; and other topics. The emphasis is on reading primary literature and discussing theoretical approaches, along with detailed case-studies of specific syntactic phenomena in different languages.
LING 5620-001	Quantitative Study of Linguistic Variation	Meredith J Tamminga	WLNT 326C	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	This course provides students with the opportunity to hone their statistical, computational, and organizational skillsets while conducting original linguistic research on data gathered in continuing fieldwork in the speech community. Topics include forced alignment and vowel extraction, auditory and automated variable coding, the application of linear and logistic regression, and techniques for effective data visualization.
LING 6100-001	Indo-European Historical Linguistics	Donald A Ringe	WLNT 313C	M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	Selected topics either in Indo-European comparative linguistics or in historical and comparative method.
LING 6960-001	Pragmatics Workshop	Anna Papafragou	WLNT 313C	W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	Pragmatics Workshop
LING 9900-001	Masters Thesis				Credit for working on a Masters Thesis with a faculty advisor			Perm Needed From Department
LING 9950-001	Dissertation				Dissertation Credit			Perm Needed From Department