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LING580 - Semantics I

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Semantics I
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING580401
Course number integer
580
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Meeting times
MW 09:30 AM-11:00 AM
Meeting location
WLNT 300C
Level
graduate
Instructors
Florian Schwarz
Description
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.
Course number only
580
Cross listings
LING380401
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No

LING551 - Syntax II

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Syntax II
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING551001
Course number integer
551
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Meeting times
TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM
Meeting location
WLNT 300C
Level
graduate
Instructors
Julie Anne Legate
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
551
Use local description
No

LING531 - Phonology II

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Phonology II
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING531001
Course number integer
531
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Meeting times
TR 01:30 PM-03:00 PM
Meeting location
WLNT 300C
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
531
Use local description
No

LING525 - Biol Signals & Systems

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Biol Signals & Systems
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING525001
Course number integer
525
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
Meeting times
M 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
F 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
WLNT 300C
WLNT 300C
Level
graduate
Instructors
Mark Y. Liberman
Description
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.
Course number only
525
Use local description
No

LING521 - Phonetics II

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Phonetics II
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING521001
Course number integer
521
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
Meeting times
MW 09:00 AM-10:30 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Mark Y. Liberman
Description
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.
Course number only
521
Use local description
No

LING503 - Sound Structure of Lang

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Sound Structure of Lang
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING503401
Course number integer
503
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Meeting times
MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 5
Level
graduate
Instructors
Rolf Noyer
Description
An introduction to articulatory and acoustic phonetics; phonetic transcription; basic concepts and methods of phonological analysis.
Course number only
503
Cross listings
LING230401
Use local description
No

LING502 - Linguistic Field Methods

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Linguistic Field Methods
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING502401
Course number integer
502
Registration notes
Undergraduates Need Permission
Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
Meeting times
TR 01:30 PM-03:30 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Jianjing Kuang
Julie Anne Legate
Description
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 302. Each student will write a final paper on some aspect of the language.
Course number only
502
Cross listings
LING302401
Use local description
No

LING496 - Agents and Evolution

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Agents and Evolution
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING496001
Course number integer
496
Registration notes
Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
Meeting times
TR 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
WLNT 300C
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Robin L. Clark
Description
The course surveys Evolutionary Game Theory and Agent-Based Models with special reference to language. We will develop systems for modeling various types of language change as well as the dynamics of linguistic micro-variation. Topics include semantic/pragmatic cycles in signaling, the maintenance of conventional meaning, and testing for selection in language change.
Course number only
496
Use local description
No

LING380 - Semantics I

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Semantics I
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING380401
Course number integer
380
Meeting times
MW 09:30 AM-11:00 AM
Meeting location
WLNT 300C
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Florian Schwarz
Description
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.
Course number only
380
Cross listings
LING580401
Use local description
No

LING302 - Linguistic Field Methods

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Linguistic Field Methods
Term
2019A
Subject area
LING
Section number only
401
Section ID
LING302401
Course number integer
302
Meeting times
TR 01:30 PM-03:30 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jianjing Kuang
Julie Anne Legate
Description
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 502.
Course number only
302
Cross listings
LING502401
Use local description
No
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