Class Schedule

Seminar Descriptions 

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Linguistics 2110 Intro Study Lang & Linguistics (2 online sections)

This course presents an introduction to the study of language through the basic aspects of linguistic analysis: the sound system (phonetics and phonology), the structure of words and sentences (morphology and syntax), and the ways in which language is used to convey meaning (semantics and pragmatics). In addition, the course will investigate how language is acquired and stored in the brain, and how differences in speech styles and dialects reflect different social and cultural backgrounds of individual speakers.

Linguistics 331/531 Language in Society

Introduction to sociolinguistics. Topics: social dialects, societal multilingualism, language contact, language attitudes, language policy and planning, the role of language in binding and defining communities.

Linguistics 334/534 Language & Gender (1H and 2H)

This course surveys the history of major research at the intersection of language and gender, starting with early sociolinguistic studies through research grounded in the theoretical perspectives of interactional linguistics and discourse analysis.