LING9997 - Research Topics

Status
A
Activity
IND
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Research Topics
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING9997001
Course number integer
9997
Meeting times
R 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
David Scott Embick
Description
A reading course on specialized topics in linguistics. Arranged by instructor.
Course number only
9997
Use local description
No

LING6770 - Topics in Cognitive Science

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Topics in Cognitive Science
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
301
Section ID
LING6770301
Course number integer
6770
Meeting times
W 9:45 AM-11:45 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Charles Yang
Description
This seminar extends the methods and models from the formal study of language to other domains of cognition and perception including learning, memory, development, judgement and decision making, and organizational behavior in social networks. The aim to restore the centrality of language in the study of the mind and artificial intelligence.
Course number only
6770
Use local description
No

LING6100 - Seminar in Historical and Comparative Linguistics

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Seminar in Historical and Comparative Linguistics
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
301
Section ID
LING6100301
Course number integer
6100
Level
graduate
Instructors
Donald A Ringe
Description
Selected topics either in Indo-European comparative linguistics or in historical and comparative method.
Course number only
6100
Use local description
No

LING5850 - Experiments in the Study of Meaning

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Experiments in the Study of Meaning
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING5850401
Course number integer
5850
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Anna Papafragou
Description
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.
Course number only
5850
Cross listings
LING3850401
Use local description
No

LING5820 - Semantics II

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Semantics II
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING5820001
Course number integer
5820
Meeting times
MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Paloma Jeretic
Description
The first part of the course expands the system from LING 580 to include intensional contexts. In particular, we discuss analyses of modals, attitude verbs, and conditionals, as well as the scope of noun phrases in modal environments. The second part of the course discusses a selection of topics from current work in semantics, such as the semantics of questions, tense and aspect, donkey anaphora, indefinites, genericity, degree constructions, events and situations, domain restriction, plurality and focus.
Course number only
5820
Use local description
No

LING5690 - Pidgins and Creoles

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Pidgins and Creoles
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING5690401
Course number integer
5690
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Marlyse Baptista
Description
This course provides a thorough introduction to the study of Pidgin and Creole languages, including an overview of their history and development. It focuses on the socio-historical context of their genesis, their morpho-syntactic properties, diachronic development, cognitive processes at work in creole formation and the resulting linguistic make-up. The status of creoles and their use in education are also examined. In addition to an individual mid-term and final paper, students will conduct a collaborative project consisting of comparing linguistic features in a set of creoles to other languages in their environment. The class will use data from the Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Structures (2013) and from Pidgin, Creoles and Mixed Languages (Velupillai, 2015) in addition to multiple other sources. Diachronic data for some of the creoles will also be examined.
Course number only
5690
Cross listings
LING3690401
Use local description
No

LING5520 - Syntax II

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Syntax II
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING5520001
Course number integer
5520
Meeting times
MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
graduate
Description
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.
Course number only
5520
Use local description
No

LING5450 - Mental Lexicon

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Mental Lexicon
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING5450001
Course number integer
5450
Meeting times
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
David Scott Embick
Description
An investigation of the psychological representations and processing of words. Topics include: the extraction of words from speech; lexical access and production; the induction of morphological and phonological regularities in word learning; decomposition of morphologically complex words; frequency effects in morphological processing; storage vs. computation in the lexicon; the past tense debate; morphological change. This course makes extensive use of linguistic corpora. Students will also be familiarized with experimental design issues in the psycholinguistic study of the lexicon.
Course number only
5450
Use local description
No

LING5320 - Phonology II

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Phonology II
Term
2025A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING5320001
Course number integer
5320
Meeting times
TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Rolf Noyer
Description
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.
Course number only
5320
Use local description
No