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1066  Origins of English Words (3)
   Students acquire familiarity with basic techniques of determining the probable origins of any given word, native or borrowed, in the English language. Includes an exploration of the "stories" (cultural, social, and political) that many words have to tell.

1069  @#$!: Bad Words & Taboo Terms (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   An introduction to linguistic study through the lens of taboo language, a pervasive part of all languages. Surveys topics in modern linguistics by studying taboos in various languages. Students sensitive to obscene words are discouraged from enrolling, as are students with only a prurient, non-scholarly interest in taboo language.

1200  Introduction to the Study of Language (3) Cross listed as ENGL 1200. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   An introduction to the nature of human language from the perspective of modern linguistics. Focuses on sounds, words, and sentences through analysis of data from various languages. Additional topics may include: social and geographic variation, language change through time, first- and second-language acquisition, language and culture.

1300  Computer and Language (3)
   A hands on introduction to computational linguistics, this class will familiarize students with several tools (regular expressions, Prolog) used to articulate natural language phenomena. Students will use natural language processing tools to tackle fragments of natural language in language analysis tasks, such as evaluating online parsing systems or building an FST. Video clips, podcasts and online discussion forums will be used to transmit materials.

1500  Words and Worlds: Language, Gender & Culture (3) Cross listed as MID E 1110, ARAB 1100.
   Explores connections between language and the cultural construction of gender with particular regard to the U.S. and Arab societies.

1600  Teaching and Learning across Languages (3) Cross listed as ESL 1600. Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   This course brings together native and non-native speakers of English to explore the theory and practice of communication across languages and cultures. Meets with LING 3600, ESL 3600.

3160  Language and Cognition (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Introduction to linguistic perspectives and concerns in cognitive science. Emphasis on notions of universals of language and the biological basis of language structure.

3190  Psycholinguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Cognitive aspects of human language such as language acquisition, linguistic knowledge and the processing of language in production and comprehension.

3200  Linguistics and Education (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   An introduction to the nature of human language primarily for education majors. Focus on the organization of sounds, words, and sentences through analysis of data from English and various other languages. Topics include English spelling, social and geographical variation (linguistic diversity in the U.S.), language and culture, first- and second-language acquisition.

3420  Varieties of American English (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3320. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Social and regional variation in American English. Includes a critical examination of the history of Standard English and the social and political forces acting to maintain it.

3450  Language and Culture in Education (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or LING 3200.
   Ways linguistic and cultural diversity get taken up in educational settings. Sociocultural theory is presented and linked to racial, gender, and class differences in language and culture.

3470  Language and Culture (3) Fulfills International Requirement & Humanities Exploration.
   Ways a human language reflects the ways of life and beliefs of its speakers, contrasted with extent of language's influence on culture. Wide variety of cultures and languages examined.

3500  Introduction to English Grammar (3) Cross listed as ENGL 3310.
   A descriptive overview of the forms and function of English grammar structure. With guidance in standard usage.

3501  Grammar: A short course (1 to 2)
   A review of the most problematic forms of English grammar with guidance in their function and standard usage.

3510  Grammar and Stylistics for Academic Writing (3) Departmental consent. Cross listed as ESL 3510, WRTG 3510. Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060, LING 1200 or equivalent or LING 3500 or permission of instructor. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Examines common grammatical and stylistic problems from a rhetorical and functional perspective.

3600  Cross-Cultural Communication (3) Departmental consent. Cross listed as ESL 3600. Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Brings together native and non-native speakers of English to explore the theory and practice of communication across languages and cultures. Meets with LING 1600.

3601  Cross-Cultural Communication Lab I (1 to 4) Cross listed as ESL 3601.
   Brings together native and non-native speakers of English in a second language setting to explore the theory and practice of communication across languages and cultures. Priority to students with previous enrollment in LING/ESL 3600.

3602  Cross-Cultural Communication Lab II (1 to 4) Cross listed as ESL 3602.
   Brings together native and non-native speakers of English in a second language setting to explore the theory and practice of communication across languages and cultures. Priority to students with previous enrollment in LING/ESL 3600.

3700  Writing in the Disciplines (3) Departmental consent. Cross listed as ESL 3700. Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060.
   Designed to help students understand and use the distinct features of writing in their chosen fields of study.

3810  Strategies & Techniques for ESL/EFL Beginning Teachers (3)
   Students develop skills using beginning second language strategies and techniques. Peer teaching is used throughout the course. Focus on practical strategies for teaching secod and foreign languages, including ESL. For beginning language teachers.

3900  Senior Capstone (3) Prerequisite: 18 credit hours in LING. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Theoretical majors only.

3950  Service Learning (1 to 3)
   Course allows students to use their expertise in Linguistics and/or first/second language skills to provide a variety of services for members of the campus and local communities.

3981  Special Topics in Linguistics (1 to 4)
   Variable descriptions. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

4010  Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6010. Analysis of speech sounds of the world's languages, with a focus on both their articulatory and acoustic properties. An introduction to phonetic alphabets, including practice in transcribing a variety of language samples. Analysis of the systematic organization of speech sounds in the worlds languages, with reference to features and rule-based explanations of phonological phenomena.

4011  Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology (3) Prerequisite: LING 4010.
   Meets with LING 6011. An introduction to subcomponents of nonlinear phonology: syllable phonology, prosodic and metrical phonology, autosegmental phonology, and feature geometry. Also treated are phonological interfaces with morphology and syntax, and preliminary comparisons between rule-based and constraint-based models of phonology. Includes an exploration of the phonetic bases for phonological generalizations, as well as the phonetic detail of their expression.

4020  Introduction to Syntax (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6020. Introduction to the structure and organization of phrases and clauses in natural language. A scientific approach to an empirically motivated theory of syntax. Students learn terminology, problem-solving, logical argumentation, and its presentation.

4021  Intermediate Syntax (3) Prerequisite: LING 4020.
   Meets with Ling 6021. Groundwork in a modular, constraint-based approach to syntactic competence. Focus on case-assignment, thematic roles, movement, coreference, empty categories, and levels of representation.

4040  Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3) Prerequisite: LING 4010. Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Meets with LING 6040. Theoretical principles governing social and linguistic variation, and the methodology used to study it. How speech is affected by age, sex, socioeconomic class, ethnicity, and regional background, and the political/educational implications, all with a focus on the United States.

4130  Introduction to Historical Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Historical linguistics is about how and why languages change. This course is a "hands-on" introduction to historical linguistics. Students learn not only the fundamental contents and methods of historical linguistics, but also how to "do" historical linguistics by working through exercise involving a variety of languages. Meets with LING 6130.

4981  Special Topics in Linguistics (1 to 4)
   Variable descriptions. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

4991  Honors Tutorial (1 to 2) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Restricted to students in the Honors Track in Linguistics and consent of instructor. Repeatable for credit in accordance with the honors track.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3)
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.

5012  Advanced Phonetics and Phonology (3) Prerequisite: LING 4011.
   This course meets with LING 6012. Current controversies with respect to phonological representation; more on rule-and-derivation versus constraint-based approaches to phonology; the architecture of phonological grammars; including the Phonetics/phonology interface; adequacy of competing models with respect not only to synchronic phenomena, but also to phonological change and phonological acquisition.

5022  Advanced Syntax (3) Prerequisite: LING 4021.
   This course meets with LING 6022. Seminar using recent papers and book-chapters from the primary literature in theoretical syntax. Students develop ideas and a bibliography for their own research papers.

5024  Child Language Acquisition (3) Cross listed as PSY 5240. Prerequisite: LING 4010, 4020, and 5170.
   Meets with LING 6024. Nature and acquisition of child grammar, from experimental and theoretical perspectives.

5030  Semantics (3) Prerequisite: LING 4020.
   Meets with LING 6030. Introduction to the study of meaning of phrases and clauses.

5031  Philosophy & Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: LING 3160 or LING 5030 or PHIL 3400 or instructor's permission.
   Meets with LING 6031. Survey of traditional and contemporary problems related to language as these are studied in linguistics and philosophy. The emphasis in the course will be on meaning and reference. Topics may include discussion of the relationships between semantic theory and philosophy and language, how language refers to the world, questions of representation of mental content, conversational implicature and its effect on communication, demonstratives and names, and the relationship between theories of mental structure and theories of meaning.

5035  Pragmatics and Writing (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6035. Survey of how context affects the choices writers make and how readers interpret those choices. All genres of written language are considered.

5041  Bilingualism (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6041. Bilingualism in its social, psychological, and cultural contest; its effects on language structure and change, and language acquisition.

5042  Minority Language Issues in Education (3) Prerequisite: ECS 4150 or ECS 6632 or ETHNC 4150.
   Meets with LING 6042. An investigation into the education of minority-language children in situations of diversity worldwide. Discussed are minority- versus majority-language issues in education, bi/multilingualism, psycho-educational theory, language and power, and implications for Utah classrooms.

5043  Endangered Languages and Language Revitalization (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 6043. Issues surrounding the accelerating pace of language endangerment and extinction around the world, including root causes of and responses to language shift, and an introduction to the techniques used to reverse language shift. Special emphasis is given to language revitalization and maintenance in tribal or traditional societies.

5044  Language Revitalization in Practice (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200, LING 5810 or 6810, LING 5043 or 6043.
   Meets with LING 6044. Focus on pedagogical training specifically for language revitalization programs. Course covers an overview of important concepts in second language acquisition and pedagogy, sequencing instruction (including the place of literacy), and designing curriculum and materials. Also addressed are issues in developing language revitalization programs, models for implementation, and strategies for educating native speakers to become language teachers.

5046  Nonstandard Varieties of English (3) Prerequisite: LING 4010 or LING 4020.
   Meets with LING 6046. The structure of specific nonstandard varieties of U.S. English set in their social context. Usually includes African-American English, Chicano English, Appalachian or Ozark, and American Indian English.

5050  Typology and Universals (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6050. A broad overview of the grammatical make-up of languages in general and an understanding of the functional-typological approach to linguistics. An investigation into how languages are put together, what element languages contain, and how and why these elements interact and function as they do.

5060  Language and the Brain (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6060. Emphasis on how language is organized in the brain with an examination of the linguistic and neuroanatomical underpinnings of how language can systematically break down in a variety of individuals. Addition focus on how "normal" individuals process language and information, and on mechanisms for motivation and memory that subtend second language acquisition.

5077  Discourse Analysis (3) Prerequisite: ENGL 3600.
   Meets with ENGL 5970. Introduction to critical discourse analysis.

5170  Qualitative and Quantitative Issues in L2 Research Design (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200. Fulfills Quant Reason (Stat/Logic) & Comm/Wrtg.
   Meets with LING 6170. An introduction to the aims and procedures of quantitative research, including, research designs, and basic descriptive and inferential statistics.

5200  Linguistic Structure of a Selected Language (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Investigation of the linguistic structure of a selected language. Phonology, morphology, syntax, and/or lexicon. No prior knowledge of the selected language is required.

5205  Language and Gender (3) Cross listed as ARAB 4205, MID E 4120, GNDR 5290. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6205/ARAB 6205/MID E 6120. Cross-linguistic, cross-cultural approach focusing on systematic differences in speech patterns of females and males; language and power; sexism in language.

5210  Field Methods (3) Prerequisite: LING 4010 and 4020 or LING 6010 and 6020.
   Discovery and analysis of an unfamiliar variety of language assisted by a native speaker.

5215  American Indian Language (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 6215. American Indian languages and their linguistics study, including: the classification of these languages, their structural and typological attributes, endangerment and revitalization of these languages, their history, language contact and borrowing among these languages, writing systems, and the social and cultural contexts in which the languages are spoken.

5220  Linguistic Structure of English (3) Prerequisite: LING 4020.
   Meets with LING 6220. A course in the linguistic description of English syntax.

5221  Topics in English Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6221. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics Office.

5230  Linguistic Structure of German (3) Cross listed as GERM 6260. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or GERM 3040 or GERM 3060.
   Meets with LING 6230. No prior knowledge of German required. The course investigates syntactic phenomena of German both on their own and in contrast with English. Some attention is given to the implications of structural analyses for the teaching of German as a second language.

5231  Topics in German Linguistics (3) Cross listed as GERM 6270. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or GERM 3040 or GERM 3060.
   Meets with LING 6231 and GERM 7270. May be repeated as topic varies. History and development of German as a national language; varieties of German.

5233  Pedagogical Structure of English (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or LING 3200 or ESL 6000, and LING/ESL 3500 or LING/ESL 3510.
   Meets with LING 6233. An analysis of a broad range of English phonetic and grammatical structures and models for teaching this material in the ESL classroom.

5240  Linguistic Structure of Spanish (3) Cross listed as SPAN 5240. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or SPAN 3040 or SPAN 3060.
   Meets with LING 6240. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. A course in the linguistic description of Standard American and Iberian varieties. A linguistic approach is contrasted with traditional grammar.

5241  Topics in Spanish Linguistics (3) Cross listed as SPAN 5241. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or SPAN 3040 or SPAN 3060.
   Meets with LING 6241. Course may be repeated when topic varies. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

5250  Linguistic Structure of French (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or FRNCH 3040 or FRNCH 3060.
   Meets with LING 6250. No prior knowledge of French is required. A course in the linguistic description of Standard French: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. A linguistic approach is contrasted with traditional grammar.

5251  Topics in French Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or FRNCH 3040 or FRNCH 3060.
   Meets with LING 6251. No prior knowledge of French is required. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

5265  Topics in Romance Linguistics (3) Cross listed as LANG 5265. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 6265. A linguistic approach to significant aspects of one or more Romance languages. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics Office.

5270  Linguistic Structure of Arabic (3) Cross listed as ARAB 4270, MID E 4125. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or ARAB 1020.
   Meets with ARAB 6270, MID E 6125, and LING 6270. Introduction to linguistic analysis of Arabic grammatical system; word formation, sound system, and syntactic structure.

5271  Topics in Arabic Linguistics (3) Cross listed as ARAB 4271, MID E 4126. Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or ARAB 1020.
   Meets with ARAB 6271, MID E 6126, and LING 6271. Topics include syntax, phonology, and morphology of Arabic.

5295  Russian Phonetics and Phonology (3) Cross listed as RUSS 5280. Prerequisites: ENGL/LING 1200 or RUSS 3050 or RUSS 3060.
   This course presents the phonetic and phonological systems of Contemporary Standard Russian with an emphasis on both theoretical understanding and practical application of the course content.

5296  Russian Morphology (3) Cross listed as RUSS 5281. Prerequisites: ENGL/LING 1200 or RUSS 3050 or RUSS 3060.
   This course presents an overview of inflectional and derivational morphology in Contemporary Standard Russian.

5300  Introduction to Computational Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: LING 1200 and LING 4020 or co-requisite LING 4020.
   Meets with LING 6300. A survey of different subfields of computational linguistics. Topics include information retrieval, natural language processing, machine translation, and computer-assisted language learning. Students examine how linguistic concepts like syntax and morphology are articulated in a computational environment for specific purposes, such as text search. Basic programming knowledge helpful but not required.

5305  Programming for Linguists (3) Prerequisite: LING 1200
   Meets with Ling 6305. Introduction to computer programming the Perl language. Focus on typical linguistic domain tasks such as string parsing, pattern matching, text mark-up and analysis, accessing external data sources, and Unicode handling. Introduction to the object-oriented paradigm.

5350  Computational Linguistics: Applications (3) Prerequisite: LING 5300 and ability to work within a programming language (including Perl or Ruby).
   Meets with LING 6350. Introduction and exploration of computational approaches to human language common in the commercial environment. Overview of companies that practice CL and problems they address, with goal of understanding what commercially-employed computational linguists do. Includes a project in which students construct a computer application, using a number of pre-built components provided by the instructor (e.g.part-of-speech tagger, syntactic parser), to demonstrate a working knowledge of how to address a CL problem of their choice.

5810  L2 Methodology (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200 or Co-requisite ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LANG 5410. An examination of approaches and methods in second-language teaching, as well as the theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Discussion and practice of current assessment procedures. Also a focus on educators' implicit theories of L2 learning and teaching. Includes critiqued peer teaching. This course is restricted to students in the ESL Teaching Minor, CRELC or TESOL certificates, and Foreign Language majors and minors.

5811  Educating English Language Learners (3)
   An examination of approaches and methods used in teaching English language learners (ELLS) in K-12 public school environments, as well as the theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Focus on practical strategies for content area teachers and on current assessment procedures. Includes critiqued peer teaching.

5812  Content-Based Language Teaching (3) Prerequisite: LING 5810 or LANG 5410.
   Meets with LING 6812. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level. An introduction to principles governing content-based instructions well as a review of the educational and second language research base that supports teaching second and foreign languages through content. Also included are alternative assessment and assessment of content, principles of educational linguistics, and teaching strategies and protocols for ESL, FL and U.S. public school content area specialist with ELLs in their classes.

5813  Practicum (3) Prerequisite: (LING 5810 or LANG 5410).
   Meets with LING 6813. Observation and teaching of L2 classes.

5818  Second Language Test Design (3) Prerequisites: LING 5810 or LANG 5410 and LING 1200 or 3200.
   Meets with LING 6818. An overview of the conceptual bases of language testing and procedures for designing and developing useful language tests.

5940  Teaching Techniques & Strategies for Foreign Language/L2 K-12 Teachers (0.5 to 3)
   A workshop for developing skills in using specific techniques and strategies for L2 teaching. Peer teaching is used throughout the workshop. Focus on practical strategies for teaching each of the four skills, which may include the use of computer-assisted language learning. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5941  Workshop in Minority Languages Issues in Education (3)
   An investigation into the education of minority-language children in situations of diversity worldwide. Discussed are minority- vs. majority-language issues in education, bi/ multilingualism, psycho-educational theory, language and power, and implications for Utah classrooms. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5942  Workshop in L2 Methodology (3)
   An examination of approaches and methods in second-language teaching, as well as an introduction to theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Historical methodologies are also reviewed. Discussion of current assessment procedures. Review of basic theories underpinning skill instruction. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5943  Workshop in Content-Based Language Teaching (3)
   An examination of language across the curriculum, principles of content-based instruction and appropriate teaching strategies. For ESL, FL, and content area specialists. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5944  Workshop Practicum Strategies and Techniques (1 to 4)
   Focus on peer teaching and practice in developing lessons and/or materials, curriculum development and testing specifically for L2 students. Class observations required. When the option is available, students must complete an out of class practicum project to receive 4 hours credit. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5945  Workshop in Linguistics for Educators (3)
   An introduction to the nature of human language for educators. Focus on the organization of sounds, works, and sentences through the analysis of data from English and other languages. Application of these formal concepts on the nature of language to actual classroom practice. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5946  Workshop in English Grammar (3)
   A descriptive overview of the forms and function of English grammatical structure with guidance on standard usage. Application on teaching structure to language learners. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5947  Workshop in Intercultural Communication (3)
   Theory and practice of communication across languages and cultures. Does not apply towards graduate or undergraduate degree requirements.

5981  Special Topics in Linguistics (1 to 4) Prerequisite: Variable.
   Variable descriptions. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

5982  Special Topics in Linguistics (1 to 4) Prerequisite: Variable.
   Variable descriptions. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

5991  Individual Studies (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and Chair of Linguistics.

6000  Graduate Survey of Linguistics for Educators (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Graduate-student status. A survey of linguistics for first-year graduate students.

6010  Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 4010. Analysis of speech sounds of the world's languages, with a focus on both their articulartory and acoustic properties. An introduction to phonetic alphabets, including practice in transcribing a variety of language samples. Analysis of the systematic organization of speech sounds in the world's languages, with reference to features and rule-based explanations of phonological phenomena. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6011  Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology (3) Prerequisite: LING 6010.
   Meets with LING 4011. An introduction to subcomponents of nonlinear phonology: syllable phonology, prosodic and metrical phonology, autosegmental phonology, and feature geometry. Also treated are phonological interfaces with morphology and syntax, and preliminary comparisons between rule-based and constraint-based models of phonology. Includes an exploration of the phonetic bases for phonological generalizations, as well as the phonetic detail of their expression. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6012  Advanced Phonetics and Phonology (3) Prerequisite: LING 6011.
   This course meets with LING 5012. Current controversies with respect to phonological representation; more on rule-and-derivation versus constraint-based approaches to phonology; the architecture of phonological grammars; including the Phonetics/phonology interface; adequacy of competing models with respect not only to synchronic phenomena, but also to phonological change and phonological acquisition. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6020  Introduction to Syntax (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 4020. Introduction to the structure and organization of phrases and clauses in natural language through an empirically motivated theory of syntax. Students learn terminology, problem-solving, logical argumentation, and its presentation. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6021  Intermediate Syntax (3) Prerequisite: LING 6020.
   Meets with LING 4021. Groundwork in a modular constraint-based approach to syntactic competence. Focus on case-assignment, thematic roles, movement coreference, empty categories, and levels of representation. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6022  Advanced Syntax (3) Prerequisite: LING 6021.
   Course meets with LING 5022. Seminar using recent papers and book-chapters from the primary literature in theoretical syntax. Students develop ideas and a bibliography for their own research papers.

6024  Child Language Acquisition (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5024. Nature and acquisition of child grammar, from experimental and theoretical perspectives. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6030  Semantics (3) Prerequisite: LING 6020.
   Meets with LING 5030, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. Introduction to the study of the meaning of phrases and clauses.

6031  Philosophy and Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: LING 3160 or LING 5030 or PHIL 3400 or instructor's permission.
   Meets with LING 5031. Survey of traditional and contemporary problems related to language as these are studied in linguistics and philosophy. The emphasis in the course will be on meaning and reference. Topics may include discussion of the relationships between semantic theory and philosophy and language, how language refers to the world, questions of representation of mental content, conversational implicature and its effect on communication, demonstratives and names, and the relationship between theories of mental structure and theories of meaning. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6035  Pragmatics & Writing (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5035, though graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level. Survey of how context affects the choices writers make and how readers interpret those choices. All genres of written language are considered.

6040  Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3) Prerequisite: LING 6010.
   Meets with LING 4040. Theoretical principles governing social and linguistic variation, and the methodology used to study it. How speech is affected by age, sex, socioeconomic class, ethnicity, and regional background, and the political/educational implications, all with a focus on the United States. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and to perform at a graduate level.

6041  Bilingualism (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5041. Bilingualism in its social, psychological, and cultural context; its effect on language structure and change, and language acquisition. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and to perform at a graduate level.

6042  Minority Language Issues in Education (3) Prerequisite: ECS 4150 or ECS 6632 or ETHNC 4150.
   Meets with LING 5042. An investigation into the education of minority-language children in situations of diversity worldwide. Discussed are minority- versus majority-language issues in education, bi/multilingualism, psycho-educational theory, language and power, and implications for Utah classrooms. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6043  Endangered Languages and Language Revitalization (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 5043. Issues surrounding the accelerating pace of language endangerment and extinction around the world, including root causes of and responses to language shift, and an introduction to the techniques used to reverse language shift. Special emphasis is given to language revitalization and maintenance in tribal or traditional societies. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and to perform at a graduate level.

6044  Language Revitalization in Practice (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200, LING 5810 or 6810, LING 5043 or 6043.
   Meets with LING 5044. Focus on pedagogical training specifically for language revitalization programs. Course covers an overview of important concepts in second language acquisition and pedagogy, sequencing instruction (including the place of literacy), and designing curriculum and materials. Also addressed are issues in developing language revitalization programs, models for implementation, and strategies for educating native speakers to become language teachers. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and to perform at a graduate level.

6045  Research Seminar in Sociolinguistics (3) Cross listed as LING 7040. Prerequisite: LING 6010, 6020, 6040, and LING 6170 or LANG 6430; also must have permission of instructor.
   Group research project in sociolinguistics. Topics chosen by instructor. Aim is to develop co-authored conference paper. Repeatable.

6046  Nonstandard Varieties of English (3) Prerequisite: LING 6010 or LING 6020.
   Meets with ENGL 5046. The structure of specific nonstandard varieties of U.S. English set in their social context. Usually includes African-American English, Chicano English, Appalachian or Ozark, and American Indian English.

6047  Varieties of American English (3)
   Social and regional variation in American English. Includes a critial examination of the history of Standard English and the social and political forces acting to maintain it.

6050  Typlogy and Universals (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5050, though graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level. A broad overview of the grammatical make-up of languages in general and an understanding of the functional-typological approach to linguistics. An investigation into how languages are put together, what element languages contain, and how and why these elements interact and function as they do.

6060  Language and the Brain (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5060, though graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level. Emphasis on how language is organized in the brain with an examination of the linguistic and neuroanatomical underpinnings of how language can systematically break down in a variety of individuals. Addition focus on how "normal" individuals process language and information, and on mechanisms for motivation and memory that subtend second language acquisition.

6077  Studies in Discourse Analysis (3) Cross listed as ENGL 6770, WRTG 6770.
   An examination of ways of linking linguistic analysis and social theory, particularly within the framework of the emerging school of critical discourse analysis. Particular attention given to media discourse. Major topics include presupposition, implication, textual "silences," context, staging, framing, intertextuality, metaphor, and cultural models and myths.

6080  Seminar in General Linguistics (1 to 5)
   Advanced topics that vary from year to year. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

6081  Seminar in General Linguistics (1 to 5)
   Advanced topics that vary from year to year. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

6130  Introduction to Historical Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 4130. Historical Linguistics is about how and why languages change. This course is a "hands-on" introduction to historical linguistics. Students learn not only the fundamental contents and methods of historical linguistics, but also how to "do" historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a variety of languages. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level.

6170  Qualitative and Quantitative Issues in L2 Research Design (3) Cross listed as LANG 6430. Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 5170. An introduction to the aims and procedures of quantitative research, including research designs, and basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6200  Linguistics Structure of a Selected Language (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5200. Investigation of the linguistic structure of a selected language. Phonology, morphology, syntax, and/or lexicon. No prior knowledge of the selected language is required. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6205  Language and Gender (3) Cross listed as ARAB 6205, MID E 6120. Prerequisite: LING 6000.
   Meets with LING 5205, ARAB 4205, and MID E 4120. Additional work required of graduate students. Cross-linguistic, cross-cultural approach focusing on systematic differences in speech patterns of females and males; language and power; sexism in language.

6210  Field Methods (3) Prerequisite: either LING 4010 and 4020, or LING 6010 and 6020.
   Course meets with LING 5210. Discovery and analysis of an unfamiliar variety of Language assisted by a native speaker.

6215  American Indian Languages (3) Prerequisite: ENGL or LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 5215. American Indian languages and their linguistics study, including: the classification of these languages, their structural and typological attributes, endangerment and revitalization of these languages, their history, language contact and borrowing among these languages, writing systems, and the social and cultural contexts in which the languages are spoken.

6220  Linguistic Structure of English (3) Prerequisite: LING 6020.
   Meets with LING 5220, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. A course in the linguistic description of English: syntax

6221  Topics in English Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5221, though graduate students expected to perform at a superior level. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics office.

6230  Linguistic Structure of German (3) Prerequisite: LING 1200 or GERM 3040 or GERM 3060.
   Meets with LING 5230, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. No prior knowledge of German is required. The course investigates syntactic phenomena of German both on their own and in contrast with English. Some attention is given to the implications of structural analyses for the teaching of German as a second language.

6231  Topics in German Linguistics (3) Cross listed as GERM 7270. Prerequisite: LING 1200 or GERM 3040 or GERM 3060.
   Meets with LING 5231 and GERM 6270, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. No prior knowledge of German is required. May be repeated as topic varies. History and development of German as a national language; varieties of German.

6233  Pedagogical Structure of English (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or LING 3200 or LING 6000, and LING/ESL 3500 or LING/ESL 3510
   Meets with LING 5233. An analysis of a broad range of English phonetic and grammatical structures and models for teaching this material in the ESL classroom.

6240  Linguistic Structure of Spanish (3) Cross listed as SPAN 6240. Prerequisite: LING 1200 or SPAN 3040 or SPAN 3060.
   Meets with LING 5240, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. A course in the linguistic description of Standard American and Iberian varieties. A linguistic approach is contrasted with traditional grammar.

6241  Topics in Spanish Linguistics (3) Cross listed as SPAN 6241. Prerequisite: LING 1200 or SPAN 3040 or SPAN 3060.
   Meets with LING 5241, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

6250  Linguistic Structure of French (3) Cross listed as FRNCH 6260. Prerequisite: LING 1200 or FRNCH 3040 or FRNCH 3060.
   Meets with LING 5250, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. No prior knowledge of French is required. A course in the linguistic description of Standard French: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. A linguistic approach is contrasted with traditional grammar.

6251  Topics in French Linguistics (3) Cross listed as FRNCH 6270. Prerequisite: LING 1200 or FRNCH 3040 or FRNCH 3060.
   Meets with LING 5251, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. No prior knowledge of French is required. May be repeated when topic varies. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

6265  Topics in Romance Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
   Meets with LING 5265. A linguistic approach to significant aspects of one or more Romance languages. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics Office. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6270  Linguistic Structure of Arabic (3) Cross listed as ARAB 6270, MID E 6125. Prerequisite: LING 6000 or ARAB 3040 or ARAB 3060.
   Meets with ARAB 4270, MID E 4125. Additional work required of graduate students. Introduction to the linguistic analysis of the Arabic grammatical system: word formation, sound system, and syntactic structure.

6271  Topics in Arabic Linguistics (3) Cross listed as ARAB 6271, MID E 6126. Prerequisite: LING 6000 or ARAB 3040 or ARAB 3060.
   Meets with ARAB 4271, MID E 4126, and LING 5271; additional work required of graduate students. Topics include syntax, phonology, and morphology of Arabic.

6300  Introduction to Computational Linguistics (3) Prerequisite: LING 1200 and LING 6020 or co-requisite LING 6020.
   Meets with LING 5300. A survey of different subfields of computational linguistics. Topics include information retrieval, natural language processing, machine translation, and computer-assisted language learning. Students examine how linguistic concepts like syntax and morphology are articulated in a computational environment for specific purposes, such as text search. Basic programming knowledge helpful but not required. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level.

6305  Programming for Linguists (3) Prerequisite: LING 1200
   Meets with Ling 5305. Introduction to computer programming the Perl language. Focus on typical linguistic domain tasks such as string parsing, pattern matching, text mark-up and analysis, accessing external data sources, and Unicode handling. Introduction to the object-oriented paradigm. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level.

6350  Computational Linguistics: Applications (3) Prerequisite: LING 6300.
   Meets with LING 5350. Introduction and exploration of computational approaches to human language common in the commercial environment. Overview of companies that practice CL and problems they address, with goal of understanding what commercially-employed computational linguists do. Includes a project in which students construct a computer application, using a number of pre-built components provided by the instructor (e.g.part-of-speech tagger, syntactic parser), to demonstrate a working knowledge of how to address a CL problem of their choice. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level.

6510  Grammar & Stylistics for Academic Writing (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Examines common grammatical and stylistic problems from a rhetorical and functional perspective.

6800  Linguistics Teaching Practicum (1 to 3) Cross listed as LING 7800. Prerequisite: Must be a Linguistics TA.
   TA Colloquium for TAs in intro Linguistics classes. Regular meetings with LING 1200/3200 course professors.

6810  L2 Methodology (3) Prerequisite: LING 1200 or its equivalent, or corequisite LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 5810. An examination of approaches and methods in second language teaching, as well as the theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Analysis of L2 teaching materials and design and discussion of learning activities and assessment procedures. Open only to the following: current graduate teaching assistants and teaching fellows in the Department of Languages and Literature and M.A. Linguistics candidates.

6811  L2 Methodology (3) Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200, LING 3200 or LING 6000 or Co-requisite ENGL/LING 1200, LING 3200 or LING 6000
   Meets with LING 5810 and LANG 5410. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level. An examination of approaches and methods of second language teaching, as well as the theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Discussion and practice of current assessment procedures. Also a focus on educator's implicit theories of L2 learning and teaching. Includes critiqued peer teaching. This course is restricted to students in the ESL endorsement program and Master's programs in the College of Education.

6812  Content-Based Language Teaching (3) Prerequisite: LING 6810 or LANG 6410.
   Meets with LING 5812. Graduate students are expected to do additional work and perform at a graduate level. An introduction to principles governing content-based instructions well as a review of the educational and second language research base that supports teaching second and foreign languages through content. Also included are alternative assessment and assessment of content, principles of educational linguistics, and teaching strategies and protocols for ESL, FL and U.S. public school content area specialist with ELLs in their classes.

6813  Practicum (3 to 4) Prerequisite: (LING 6810 or LANG 6410).
   Meets with LING 5813. Observation and teaching of L2 classes. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6816  Instructional Design and Materials Development (3) Cross listed as LANG 6420. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in LING or LANG MALP.
   Meets with LING 7816. Provides a survey and analysis of second language curriculum and syllabus design as well as materials development.

6818  Second Language Test Design (3) Prerequisite: LING 6810 or LANG 6410 and LING 1200.
   Meets with LING 5818, though graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level. An overview of the conceptual bases of language testing and procedures for designing and developing useful language tests.

6819  Topics in L2 Pedagogy (1 to 3) Cross listed as LANG 6450.
   Meets with LING 7819. Introduces teaching assistants to basic classroom procedures for beginning L2 teaching at the secondary and adult levels; adaptation of the basic procedures to materials that the T.A.'s are currently using in their classes. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.

6820  L2 Program Development and Administration (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in LING or in LANG MALP.
   Theory and practice in the design and implementation of L2 and bilingual instructional programs. Open only to students in good standing in the second year of their L2 program of study.

6970  Thesis Research: Master's (1 to 4)

6980  Faculty Consultation (1 to 5)

6991  Individual Research (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and Chair of Linguistics.

7025  L2 Acquisition Theory I (3) Prerequisite: LING 6810, 6170, and LING 6010 or 6020 or the equivalent.
   Covers issues central to any comprehensive understanding of second language acquisition (L2A): an overview of SLA research, descriptions of learner language, exploration of external and internal factors, cognitive accounts, individual differences, and instructed SLA. Proposed models of SLA are compared with respect to these central issues. Analysis of interlanguage data sets.

7026  L2 Acquisition Theory II (3) Prerequisite: LING 7025 and currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or permission of instructor.
   Covers SLA and linguistic theories: language universals, typological universals, universal grammar, Optimality Theory, Minimalist Program. Presentations from faculty on subfields of linguistics SLA research paper required.

7040  Research Seminar in Sociolinguistics (3) Cross listed as LING 6045. Prerequisite: LING 6010, 6020, 6040, and LING 6170 or LANG 6430; also must have permission of instructor.
   Group research project in sociolinguistics. Topics chosen by instructor. Aim is to develop co-authored conference paper. Repeatable.

7080  Doctoral Seminar in Linguistics (1 to 5)
   Advanced topics in Linguistics, varying by instructor and semester. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics Office. May be repeatable for credit when topics vary.

7081  Doctoral Seminar in Linguistics (1 to 5)
   Advanced topics in Linguistics, varying by instructor and semester. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics Office. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7170  Advanced Research Methods (3) Prerequisite: LING 6170, and currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or permission of the instructor.
   Research designs and methodology.

7800  Linguistics Teaching Practicum (1 to 3) Cross listed as LING 6800.
   TA Colloquium for TAs in intro Linguistics classes. Regular meetings with LING 1200/3200 course professors.

7813  Practicum in L2 Teacher Education (3) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and approval of the instructor.
   Issues related to supervision of L2 Teachers. Observation of and teaching L2 teachers.

7816  Insrtuctional Design and Curriculum Development (3) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and approval of the instructor.
   Meets with LING 6816. Provides a survey and analysis of second language curriculum and syllabus design as well as materials development. Required presentations and research project.

7819  Topics in L2 Pedagogy (1 to 3)
   Meets with LING 6819. Prepares teaching assistants at the Ph.D. level in classroom procedures for second language teaching in secondary and academic adult programs. Focus on second language teacher education and on the adaptation of materials and procedures that TAs are currently using in their classes. Information on current topics available in the Department of Linguistics.

7820  L2 Program Administration (3) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and approval of the instructor.
   Meets with Ling 6820. Theory and practice in the design and implementation of L2 and bilingual instructional programs. Required presentation and research project. In addition to meeting with the 6820 students, students in 7820 will meet as a small research group in order to select materials and readings they will then present to 6820 students. 7820 students will be responsible for lecturing on materials and facilitating discussion. Students who have taken LING 6820 previously will be familiar with the introductory readings. All 7820 students are responsible for 6820 materials. An additional research project is required of 7820 students.

7823  Practicum in L2 Program Administration (3) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or permission of instructor.
   Issues related to L2 program administration. Observation of and practice in L2 administration.

7880  Issues and Trends in L2 Teacher Education (3) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or permission of instructor.
   Advanced topics in L2 Teacher Education vary from year to year. Information on the current year's topics are available from the Department of Linguistics.

7881  Issues in L2 Program Administration (3) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or permission of instructor.
   Advanced topics in L2 program administration vary from year to year. Information on the current year's topics are available in the Department of Linguistics.

7960  Directed Readings for Preliminary Exam Preparation for Doctral Students (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or permission of instructor.

7970  Thesis Research: Ph.D. (1 to 9) Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and approval of the instructor.

7980  Faculty Consultation (1 to 5)

7990  Continuing Registration: Ph.D. (0)

7991  Individual Research (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and Chair of Linguistics.