Linguistics LING
Instruction offered by members of the Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Department Head - J. Archibald
Note: A student may not register in any Linguistics course unless a grade of at least "C-" has been achieved in each prerequisite for that course.
Junior Courses
Linguistics 201 H(3-0)
Introduction to Linguistics I
A survey of basic linguistic concepts, including: universals of language; articulatory phonetics and phonology of English and other languages; words and meaning; linguistic rules and the formation of sentences.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 205 or 207.
Linguistics 203 H(3-0)
Introduction to Linguistics II
Language in historical and social contexts: writing systems; language change; language families and areas; elements of sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics; Canadian bilingualism.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 205 or 207.
Senior Courses
Linguistics 301 H(3-0)
English Syntax
Introduction to syntax, using the structure of English as an illustration. Emphasis on tree-drawing and basic argumentation skills. Topics may include: syntactic categories; grammatical, thematic, and structural relations; syntactic movement.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201 or 205/207.
Linguistics 303 H(3-0)
Phonology I
Theory and practice of phonological analysis: the classical phoneme; distinctive features and their organization; methods of analysis; underlying and surface representations; rules and derivations.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201 or 205/207.
Linguistics 309 H(3-0)
Language and Power
The nature of the linguistic resources used to create, enhance and justify positions of dominance or subordination, or to influence and persuade populations. Examples drawn from the discourse of gender and ethnic relations, government and business.
Linguistics 311 H(3-0)
Second Language Acquisition
Linguistic perspectives on second language acquisition and their implications for second language teaching.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207.
Linguistics 313 H(3-0)
Classroom-Oriented Second Language Research
Second language acquisition research that focuses on the second language learner in a variety of formal learning environments.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207.
Linguistics 319 H(3-0)
Introduction to Semantics
Introduction to the study of meaning in language. What is meaning and how is it expressed linguistically? How does context affect meaning and how do speakers use language to communicate information? Specific topics include: word meaning, concepts, reference, ambiguity, tense and aspect, mood and modality, and pragmatics. Discusses the meaning of logical function words (connectives and quantifiers) by providing a basic introduction to propositional logic and predicate logic.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201 or 205/207.
Linguistics 321 H(3-0)
Modern English Grammar
A comprehensive exploration of contemporary English. The course is based on modern linguistic analysis, but also includes traditional grammatical terminology, as well as language change, attitudes to language varieties and problems in usage.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 301. Does not count towards the Linguistics major.
Linguistics 323 H(3-0)
Language in Advertising
An investigation of the nature of commercial messages from the perspective of linguistic theory. Topics may include truth and falsity, implication, ambiguity, and context-dependence.
Linguistics 331 H(3-0)
First Language Acquisition
An overview of major issues and developmental patterns in child language acquisition.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207 or Psychology 205.
Note: Students without Linguistics 201/203 will have to complete some supplemental reading in phonetics.
Linguistics 339 H(3-0)
(formerly Linguistics 449)
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive and neuropsychological foundations of language behaviour, with reference to linguistic theory. Topics include language production, comprehension, and acquisition. Survey of major experimental methodologies.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Psychology 467.
Linguistics 341 H(3-2)
Phonetics I
Intensive practice in the perception, production and transcription of speech sounds accompanied by an introduction to the physiology and acoustics of speech.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201 or 205/207.
Note: Until August 15, preference in enrollment is given to students who have declared a Major in Linguistics. Linguistics 341 should be taken either before or concurrently with Linguistics 303.
Linguistics 349 H(3-0)
Language and Mind
An overview of central issues in the study of language and its relationship to the human mind. Topics may include the nature/nurture debate, human specialization for language, and theories of mental representation.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203.
Linguistics 353 H(3-0)
Historical Linguistics I
Central topics in the study of language change including: principles and methods of linguistic reconstruction; universals, typologies, and the explanation of language change; sources of language change with a consideration of acquisitional and sociolinguistic factors.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207.
Linguistics 373 H(3-0)
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Social differentiation of language in terms of the gender, socio-economic status and geographical distribution of speakers.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207.
Linguistics 381 H(3-0)
(English 381)
The History of English
An introduction to important changes and stages in the history of English including its Indo-European and Germanic origins and a consideration of Modern English grammar and orthography from a historical perspective.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207.
Linguistics 401 H(3-0)
Syntactic Analysis I
A theoretically grounded approach to syntax using data from a variety of languages. Constructing and evaluating syntactic hypotheses. May involve collecting data from a native speaker of a foreign language.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 301.
Linguistics 403 H(3-0)
Phonology II
Recent issues in phonological theory.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 303.
Linguistics 407 H(3-0)
Morphology I
An introduction to the study of word-structure. Inflectional and derivational morphology; various morphological processes; morphology on the grammatical and phonological levels. Practical problems in word analysis.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 301 or 303.
Linguistics 431 H(3-0)
Child Language: Syntax and Morphology
Current topics in the fields of syntactic and morphological acquisition.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203 and 301.
Linguistics 433 H(3-0)
Child Language: Phonology and the Lexicon
Current topics in the fields of phonological and lexical acquisition.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203 and 303.
Linguistics 435 H(3-0)
Old English and its Closest Relatives
An introduction to the linguistic features of the early Germanic languages, with focus on Old English, Old Saxon, Old High German, and Gothic.
Prerequisites: At least one of English 381, 401, German 353, 469.04, Linguistics 353, or 381, or consent of the Department.
Linguistics 437 H(3-0)
Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology
A comprehensive overview of the subject including: basic components of speech and language, normal language development, communication disorders, and current professional issues.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 341.
Linguistics 441 H(3-2)
Phonetics II
Continuing study of the anatomy, physiology, and acoustics of speech and related issues in speech research, paralleled by laboratory work in the acoustic and physiological analysis of speech.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 341.
Linguistics 451 H(3-0)
History of Linguistic Thought
A survey of major schools of linguistic thought. Focus on the origin and development of concepts central to contemporary linguistic theory.
Linguistics 453 H(3-0)
Historical Linguistics II
Current topics in the field of historical linguistics.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 353.
Linguistics 455 H(3-0)
Typology
Study of the unity and diversity of the world's languages. How do the grammars of individual languages differ from each other, and in what ways are they all alike? Which characteristics are common across languages, and which are rare? An overview of the methodology and main results of typological research. Students work with data from unfamiliar languages.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 201/203 or 205/207, and Linguistics 301.
Linguistics 477 H(3-0)
Structure and Interpretation of Discourse
An investigation of the form and interpretation of sentences in discourse. Topics may include anaphora, presupposition, intonation, and coherence.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 301 and 319.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 599.14.
Linguistics 505 H(2-2)
Field Methods
Principles and techniques of collecting, editing and analysing elicited linguistic data and associated problems. Practical experience with language consultant(s).
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203, 301 and 303.
Linguistics 507 H(3-0)
Morphology II
A survey of issues in morphological theory.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 401 and 407, or consent of the Department.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 551.02 or 599.13.
Linguistics 511 H(3-0)
Syntactic Analysis II
A survey of current work in syntactic theory.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 401.
Linguistics 519 H(3-0)
(Philosophy 519)
Formal Semantics of Natural Language
Central issues in the logical semantics of natural language, focusing on topics such as quantification, scope, and the interpretation of pronouns.
Prerequisites: Philosophy 279 or 377; or consent of the Department. Philosophy 307 or 407 or Linguistics 319 recommended.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 509.
Linguistics 525 H(3-0)
Topics in Second-Language Acquisition
Linguistic theory applied to a variety of second-language learning/teaching situations. Theoretical orientation and specific language treated will vary from time to time.
Prerequisites: One of Linguistics 311, 313, 411, 412, or 413; or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Linguistics 531 H(3-0)
Survey of Aboriginal Languages of the Americas
A survey of the indigenous languages of the Americas, including classifications of language families and structural analysis of selected languages.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203 and either Linguistics 301 or 303.
Linguistics 541 H(3-0)
Indo-European Linguistics
An introduction to the comparative study of the older stages of the principal Indo-European languages, and the reconstruction of the proto-language.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 353 or consent of the Department.
Linguistics 551 H(3-0)
Linguistic Analysis
Linguistic analysis of a language or language family.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 301 or 303 or consent of the Department.
Note: Consult Department regarding topics offered in any given year.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Linguistics 598 F(3S-0)
Independent Research
Open only to Honours students who are in the last year of their program. Students are expected to carry out a specific research project under the supervision of a staff member and submit a thesis acceptable to the Department.
Linguistics 599 H(3S-0)
Conference Course
Directed research in areas of special interest to advanced students.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Graduate Courses
Only where appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599. Admission to all 600-level courses is with consent of the Department in addition to any other prerequisites which may be stated.
Linguistics 605 H(3-0)
Field Methods
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Linguistics 611 H(3-0)
Advanced Syntactic Analysis I
Prerequisites: Linguistics 511 or consent of the Department.
Linguistics 631 H(3-0)
Topics in Linguistic Theory
Seminar in any area of theoretical linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
631.01. Phonetics
631.02. Phonology
631.03. Morphology
631.04. Syntax
631.05. Semantics
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Note: Consult the Department regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
Linguistics 633 H(3-0)
Topics in Language Acquisition
Seminar in language acquisition.
633.01. First Language Acquisition
633.02. Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department
Note: Consult the Department regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
Linguistics 635 H(3-0)
Analysis of a Language or Language Family
Seminar in the analysis of a selected language or language family
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Note: Consult the Department regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT