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LING 600 605 611 613 631 633 635 651 660 671 697 699 797
 

For more information, see the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures: arts.ucalgary.ca/languages-linguistics-literatures-cultures.

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.
 
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 School in addition to any other prerequisites which may be stated.
 
Linguistics 600       Introduction to Graduate Studies in Linguistics
An introduction to research and professional skills.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; (2-0)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Linguistics 605       Field Methods

Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Linguistics 611       Advanced Syntactic Analysis
An advanced course in syntactic theory with focus on analytical and critical skills required for conducting syntactic research.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
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Linguistics 613       Advanced Phonological Analysis
An advanced course in phonological theory with focus on analytical and critical skills required for conducting phonological research.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
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Linguistics 631       Topics in Linguistic Theory

Seminar in core areas of theoretical linguistics.

631.01 Phonetics

631.02 Phonology

631.03 Morphology

631.04 Syntax

631.05 Semantics
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
Notes: Consult the program regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
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Linguistics 633       Topics in Language Acquisition

Seminar in language acquisition.

633.01 First Language Acquisition

633.02 Second Language Acquisition
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
Notes: Consult the program regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
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Linguistics 635       Analysis of a Language or Language Family
Seminar in the analysis of a selected language or language family.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
Notes: Consult the program regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Linguistics 651       Topics in Historical Linguistics
Seminar in historical linguistics.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
Notes: Consult the program regarding topics offered in any given year as topics vary. Not offered every year.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Linguistics 660       Quantitative Modelling of Linguistic Data
Introduction to basic statistical concepts, methods of analysis, and quantitative modelling techniques, with a focus on their application to the unique properties of language research and linguistics data.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.     
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Linguistics 671       Methods for Corpus and Experimental Studies in Syntax and Semantics
Introduction to programming methods for the development and searching of text corpora, as well as the design and implementation of studies using open source software. Study design will be introduced through critical reading of studies covering a range of syntactic and semantic phenomena. Programming skills to convert experiment software output into a format suitable for statistical analysis will also be covered.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Linguistics 671 and Linguistics 699.7 will not be allowed.
Notes: Registration priority will be given to students in the Linguistics graduate program.
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Linguistics 697       Thesis Research Development

Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
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Linguistics 699       Conference and Reading Course

Course Hours: 3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Linguistics 797       Senior Doctoral Seminar
A forum for discussing and presenting candidacy paper research, thesis research, and conference presentations/publications in preparation.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; (2-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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