Department of Linguistics

Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
South Hall 3607
Telephone: (805) 893-3776

E-mail: jortega@linguistics.ucsb.edu
Website: http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu (will open in a new browser window)

Department Chair: Patricia Clancy

Contents:

Faculty
- Affiliated Faculty
Overview
- Honors Program in Linguistics
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Linguistics Courses

Faculty

Wallace L. Chafe, Ph.D., Yale University, Research Professor (American Indian linguistics, discourse, spoken and written language)

Patricia M. Clancy, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (language acquisition, language socialization, discourse, Japanese and Korean linguistics)

Bernard S. Comrie, Ph.D., Cambridge University, Distinguished Professor (language universals and typology, historical linguistics, linguistic fieldwork, languages of the Caucasus)

Susanna A. Cumming, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Associate Professor (discourse analysis, computational linguistics, Western Austronesian linguistics)

John W. Du Bois, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (discourse and grammar, sociocultural linguistics, corpus linguistics, Mayan languages)

Carol E. Genetti, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Professor (Tibeto-Burman and Himalayan linguistics, Rhaeto-Romance languages, phonology, morphology, syntax, field linguistics and documentation, language change, language contact)

Matthew Gordon, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Associate Professor (phonetics, phonology, typology, American Indian and Finno-Ugric linguistics)

Stefan Th. Gries, Ph.D., University of Hamburg, Assistant Professor (corpus linguistics, quantitative methods, cognitive linguistics, construction grammar, computational linguistics)

Charles N. Li, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (historical syntax, Chinese linguistics, minority languages of China, language contact, evolutionary origin of language)

Marianne Mithun, Ph.D., Yale University, Professor (morphology, language change, discourse and grammar, language typology, language contact, field linguistics and documentation, American Indian linguistics, Austronesian linguistics)

Arthur Schwartz, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (syntax, language and gender, language acquisition, German linguistics)

Sandra A. Thompson, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Professor (morphosyntax, discourse and grammar, typology, interactional linguistics)

Affiliated Faculty

William Ashby, Ph.D. (French and Italian)

Dorothy Chun, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

W. Randall Garr, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Howard Giles, Ph.D. (Communication)

Gene Lerner, Ph.D. (Sociology)

Eduardo Raposo, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)

Linguistics is the study of human language, including the study of similarities and differences among languages of the world; the scientific inquiry into the structure of language, sound structures, word structures, and sentence structures; the study of how language conveys meaning; the study of the way languages change over time; the study of how languages are learned; and the study of the relationship between language, culture, and society. These concerns have relevance to many other fields. The B.A. in linguistics provides a useful background, not only for advanced work in linguistics itself, but also for graduate study in anthropology, law, sociology, language disorders, cognitive science, speech technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, philosophy, education, and foreign languages.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.

A certificate in English as a Second Language may be earned at UCSB Extension with approximately one year of additional study, opening the possibility of teaching in a variety of domestic and international programs in English as a Second Language.

The name of the undergraduate faculty advisor is available in the department office. In addition, all faculty members are available for advising students. A list of courses offered is available each quarter, prior to registration.

Students who wish to declare one of the majors in the Department of Linguistics will be required to have a minimum 2.0 grade-point average in required linguistics courses before approval is granted.

Honors Program in Linguistics

Majors with a minimum 3.5 grade-point average in linguistics courses are eligible to join the honors program during their senior year. The honors program consists of an independent research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member, earning 6 units of Linguistics 195 over two or three quarters. The goal of the project is to write an original, publishable research paper. The project can be on a topic of the student’s choice. Students successfully completing the program will be eligible for graduation with Distinction in the Major. Application to the program should be made to the undergraduate advisor of the Department of Linguistics early in the first quarter of the senior year.

Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A. The completion of six quarters (or equivalent) in one foreign language plus the completion of three quarters (or equivalent) in a second foreign language. Students are encouraged to take at least one language outside the Indo-European family; however, the study of two Indo-European languages will satisfy this requirement provided both are not members of the same branch of the family (Germanic, Slavic, Romance). Native speakers of languages other than English may count either English or their native language as fulfilling one of the language requirements.

Upper-division major. Forty upper-division units in linguistics, including Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, and 115; and one of the following: Linguistics 113, 124, or 137. The remaining four courses are electives to be chosen from the other linguistics course offerings.

Students are encouraged to take as an elective Linguistics 101 before enrolling in Linguistics 108, 109, 111, or 115.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - Sociocultural Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, 50, 70. The completion of six quarters (or equivalent) in one foreign language plus the completion of three quarters (or equivalent) in a second foreign language. Native speakers of languages other than English may count either English or their native language as fulfilling one of the language requirements.

Lower-division recommendations: Religious Studies 14.

Upper-division major. Forty-four upper-division units distributed as follows: Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 113, 130, 131; three courses chosen from: Sociology 136A, Linguistics 124, 132, 136, 137, 138, 170, 180; one upper-division course in linguistics or chosen from the following: French 107AA-ZZ, German 104, , Religious Studies 114C.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - Chinese Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, Chinese 1-6. In addition, the completion of the third quarter of a second foreign language is required.

Upper-division major. Forty-eight upper-division units in linguistics and Chinese, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115. (2) Four upper-division courses in Chinese. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses either (a) focusing on the history, structure, or use of Chinese or (b) requiring written or spoken language use in Chinese. (3) Three additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - English Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A. In addition, the completion of six quarters (or equivalent) in one foreign language plus the completion of three quarters (or equivalent) in a second foreign language is required. Students are encouraged to take at least one language outside the Indo-European family; however, the study of two Indo-European languages will satisfy this requirement provided both are not members of the same branch of the family (Germanic, Slavic, Romance). Native speakers of languages other than English may count either English or their native language as fulfilling one of the language requirements.

Upper-division major. Forty-eight upper-division units in linguistics and English, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115, 160, English 111. (2) Three upper-division courses in English. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses focusing on earlier stages of the English language. (3) Two additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - French Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, French 1-6, French 26A. In addition to the French language requirement, the completion of the third quarter of a second foreign language is required. Students are encouraged to select a non-Indo-European language for this second language requirement; however, an Indo-European language will satisfy this requirement provided it is not a member of the Romance branch.

Upper-division major. Forty-eight upper-division units in linguistics and French, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115. (2) Four upper-division courses in French. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses either (a) focusing on the history, structure, or use of French or (b) requiring written or spoken language use in French (3) Three additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - German Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, German 1-6. In addition, the completion of the third quarter of a second foreign language is required. Students are encouraged to select a non-Indo-European language for this second language requirement; however, an Indo-European language will satisfy this requirement provided it is not a member of the Germanic branch.

Upper-division major. Forty-eight upper-division units in linguistics and German, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115. (2) Four upper-division courses in German. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses either (a) focusing on the history, structure, or use of German or (b) requiring written or spoken language use in German. (3) Three additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - Japanese Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, Japanese 1-6, Japanese 7H, 120A, or 124. In addition, the completion of the third quarter of a second foreign language is also required.

Upper-division major. Forty-eight upper-division units in linguistics and Japanese, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115. (2) Four upper-division courses in Japanese. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses either (a) focusing on the history, structure, or use of Japanese or (b) requiring written or spoken language use in Japanese. (3) Three additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - Slavic Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, Slavic 1-6. In addition, the completion of the third quarter of a second foreign language is required. Students are encouraged to select a non-Indo-European language for this second language requirement; however, an Indo-European language will satisfy this requirement provided it is not a member of the Slavic branch.

Upper division major. Forty-eight units of upper-division work, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115. (2) Four upper-division courses in Slavic. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses either (a) focusing on the history, structure, or use of Russian or (b) requiring written or spoken language use in Russian. (3) Three additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics - Spanish Emphasis

Preparation for the major. Linguistics 20A, Spanish 1-6, Spanish 16A or 16B or 25. In addition the completion of the third quarter of a second foreign language is required. Students are encouraged to select a non-Indo-European language for this second language requirement; however, an Indo-European language will satisfy this requirement provided it is not a member of the Romance branch.

Upper-division major. Forty-eight units of upper-division courses in linguistics and Spanish, distributed as follows: (1) Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111, 115, Spanish 100 (prerequisite to all upper-division Spanish linguistics courses). (2) Four upper-division courses in Spanish. Students are strongly encouraged whenever possible to take courses either (a) focusing on the history, structure, or use of Spanish or (b) requiring written or spoken language use in Spanish. (3) Two additional upper-division courses in linguistics, to bring the unit total to 48.

Minor - Linguistics

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in linguistics and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Preparation for the minor. Linguistics 20A (with a grade of C or better).

Upper-division minor. Twenty-four units, distributed as follows: Linguistics 106, 108, 109, 111; 8 units of upper-division electives in linguistics (recommended: Linguistics 113, 115, 124).

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see "Academic Minors" for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

Minor - Sociocultural Linguistics

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in linguistics and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Preparation for the minor. Linguistics 20A (with a grade of C or better).

Recommended: Linguistics 70

Upper-division minor. Twenty-four units, including four of the following eight courses: Linguistics 113, 130, 131, 132, 138, 170, 180; 8 units of upper-division electives in linguistics.

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see "Academic Minors" for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

Graduate Program

In addition to departmental requirements, candidates for graduate degrees must fulfill the university degree requirements found in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB."

M.A./Ph.D. in Linguistics

The linguistics program focuses on the discovery of general, theoretically significant explanations of why languages are structured as they are, why they change as they do, and in what ways linguistic structures are shaped by the nature of the communication process. A major goal is the pursuit of what are often called “functional” explanations for linguistic patterns, explanations that are based on the functions of language as a contextualized social and cognitive activity. Students are encouraged to seek both breadth and depth in their understanding of a wide sample of languages and to appreciate the ways languages can differ as well as the features they share.

Admission

The M.A. program in linguistics is oriented toward the Ph.D. program and is viewed as an integral part of preparation for the doctorate; students normally apply to both programs. Students intending to pursue only an M.A. degree will not be accepted into the graduate program.

Admission into the graduate program is based on past academic record, intellectual promise, and programmatic fit. Students entering the program have typically completed a linguistics B.A. or the equivalent of a linguistics minor with a major in a related area, such as anthropology, psychology, or language, with a minimum grade-point average of 3.5. The minimum recommended courses for admission are an introductory course in linguistics and at least one course each in phonetics/phonology, historical/comparative linguistics, and syntax.

Students who do not already have a master’s degree should apply to the M.A./Ph.D. program; those with an M.A. degree should apply directly to the Ph.D. program.

Admitted students for whom English is not their native language must take the English Language Placement Examination upon arrival at UCSB to determine speaking and writing ability. Depending on test performance, students may be required to take courses in English as a Second Language.

Master of Arts - Linguistics

The M.A. program takes approximately seven quarters. The student is required to complete nine courses with sufficient distinction and to maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.7 or better. The nine courses must include Linguistics 208 (Introduction to Morphology), Linguistics 212 (Discourse Transcription), Linguistics 214 (Discourse), Linguistics 225 (Semantics and Pragmatics), Linguistics 234 (Advanced Syntax), Linguistics 235 (Advanced Phonology), and Linguistics 236 (Advanced Language Change). The other two courses may be chosen from the full list of graduate courses in linguistics.

After completing the required courses, the student will submit a thesis based on original research to the thesis committee for approval. The committee, consisting of at least three faculty members nominated by the department chair and approved by the dean of the Graduate Division, is to be established at least one quarter prior to the quarter in which the thesis is submitted, and is responsible for its final approval. The length of the M.A. thesis will not in general exceed 60 double-spaced pages (including footnotes and bibliography).

The foreign language requirement. Students must demonstrate knowledge of one research language before receiving an M.A. and a second research language before advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. A research language is a language with substantial relevant literature on linguistics. Knowledge can be demonstrated by one of the following methods of examination within the student’s area of interest: (1) English translation of a 500-word passage, chosen by the examiner, to be produced within one and a half hours with the aid of a dictionary and with no more than 8 points of erroneous comprehension (2 points for each major error significantly affecting meaning; 1 point for each minor error). (2) A 1,000-1,500 word English summary, written over a single weekend, of a substantial linguistic article chosen by the examiner. The faculty member in charge of exams for a particular language will specify a sample of material comparable to what can be expected on the exam. Translation and summary exams may be taken in May or October on a date to be set by the examiner. (3) A research paper that not only independently fulfills a course or degree requirement but also contains copious references to linguistic literature in the foreign language of interest, with the understanding that the works referred to shall be lent to the examiner for verification.

A student may petition to substitute a contact language (a language to be used as a medium of communication in the field) for one of the two foreign languages in this requirement. Knowledge will be demonstrated by a conversation showing ability to use the foreign language for research purposes.

Whichever type of examination is chosen, the student should realize that its acceptance depends upon the availability of a qualified person to judge the result. It is the student’s responsibility to find such a person. A student who fails a foreign language exam must wait three months before taking it again. Language examinations are administered twice a year, in October and May. Students planning to take an exam must fill out a language exam application form at least two weeks before the exam is to be given.

Doctor of Philosophy - Linguistics

Permission to continue for the Ph.D. is contingent upon passing the screening review, which takes place at the time of the completion of the M.A. for students who entered the M.A./Ph.D. program, and at a time specified by the student’s advisory committee for those who entered the Ph.D. program directly.

The screening review for a student who has completed the M.A. program in linguistics at UCSB will be based on the quality of the M.A. thesis and the entire faculty’s evaluation of the student’s overall coursework and promise.

A student who enters the graduate program with an M.A. in linguistics from another department or institution must fulfill all the requirements expected of students completing the M.A. program at UCSB. The faculty will determine equivalence of work done elsewhere to the UCSB M.A. requirements. Students who enter with an M.A. but who did not write an M.A. thesis will be required to write one. An M.A. thesis in linguistics from another university may be submitted for consideration by the UCSB faculty as a UCSB M.A. thesis equivalent. The screening review will be based on the entire faculty’s evaluation of the quality of the thesis or thesis equivalent and the student’s overall coursework and promise. If the submitted thesis is not acceptable as a UCSB M.A. thesis equivalent, the student will be asked to write another paper to be submitted as an M.A. thesis equivalent.

Linguistic Institute. Students are urged to consider attending the Linguistic Institute, held every other summer by the Linguistic Society of America and a cosponsoring university. The four-to eight-week summer program offers a wide range of courses, workshops, and seminars on linguistics and languages, as well as lecture series and special conferences.

Field work. Students are urged to begin thinking early in their graduate career about arrangements for pursuing linguistic field work or other research. Selection of an appropriate language or area, research topic, and sources of possible dissertation research funding should be discussed with the student’s committee at an early stage.

The guidance committee. Within one quarter after passing the screening review, the student must declare a post-M.A. guidance committee composed of at least three members of the Department of Linguistics, one of whom is the committee chair. The guidance committee is responsible for advising and guiding the student from the time it is established until the doctoral committee is organized.

The doctoral committee. The doctoral committee must be established no later than the quarter preceding that in which the student intends to take the oral qualifying examination. The committee must consist of at least four members, including a minimum of three UC ladder faculty, two from within the department, and one from outside the department. This committee is responsible for administering the oral qualifying examination (see below).

Requirements for the Ph.D. The following are required:

A minimum of two years (six quarters) of academic residence, as defined and required by the university.
Forty-eight units of graduate coursework beyond the nine required courses for the M.A. These units must include Linguistics 221A-B-C (Field Methods); 270 (Professionalism); two seminars; plus two courses from different categories among the following four:
1. Social and cultural aspects of language: Linguistics 227, Language as Culture; Linguistics 228, Discourse in Sociocultural Interaction; Linguistics 230, Methods in Sociocultural Linguistics; Linguistics 232, Foundations of Sociocultural Linguistics;
2. Formal Approaches to Language: Linguistics 210, Computational Linguistics; Linguistics 229, Formal Syntax;
3. Cognitive aspects of language: Linguistics 226, Language and Cognition; Linguistics 265, Acquisition of Grammar; Linguistics 266, Acquisition of Discourse; and
4. Typology and contact: Linguistics 222, Typology and Universals; Linguistics 223, Languages in Contact; Linguistics 256A, Seminar in Typology and Universals; and 8 units of electives.
One substantial research paper of high quality suitable for publication in a major refereed journal, approved by the student’s guidance committee. The publishable paper must be on a different topic than the M.A. thesis or thesis equivalent.
Fulfillment of the foreign language requirement. A doctoral committee cannot be officially appointed until the foreign language requirement has been fulfilled. Details are included in the description of the foreign language requirement for the Master of Arts degree, above.
Passing an oral qualifying examination administered by a doctoral committee approved by the chair of the department and appointed by the dean of the Graduate Division. The oral qualifying examination will cover general linguistics.
Approval of a dissertation prospectus which presents the plan for the dissertation.
A colloquium presentation of the dissertation research.
An original dissertation.

The normal time for completion of the Ph.D. degree is currently seven years after completion of a B.A. in linguistics.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Applied Linguistics

The field of Applied Linguistics is a growing and vibrant one in universities nationally and internationally. Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and instruction that provides theoretical and descriptive foundations for the empirical investigation and solution of language-related issues, especially those of language education (first-language, second-language, foreign-language and heritage-language teaching and learning), but also issues of bilingualism and biliteracy, language planning and policy, language assessment, translation and interpretation, lexicography, rhetoric and composition.

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Departments of Education, French and Italian, Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies, Linguistics, and Spanish and Portuguese may petition to add an emphasis in applied linguistics. The interdisciplinary program in applied linguistics involves over 35 faculty members in 12 departments on campus.

Students who petition to add the emphasis must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) a minimum of two courses taken from the core group of applied linguistics courses, which provide them with the basics of linguistics, second language acquisition theories, second/foreign language teaching methodologies, and practical applications of theory to teaching (Second Language Acquisition Theory and Research; Second Language Teaching Methodology; Foreign/Second Language Teaching Practicum; Topics in Applied Linguistics); (2) a minimum of two courses in one of five sub-areas (Linguistics, Discourse, Second Language Acquisition; Language and Society, Socio-cultural Perspectives, Multilingualism and Multiliteracy; Language, Literacy and Composition Studies; Language and Cognition, Psycholinguistics; Language Acquisition Using Technology); (3) Required independent study (4 units): Taken with an appropriate faculty member, leading to a research paper describing theoretical, empirical, or applied work in applied linguistics.

In addition to the course and unit requirements described above (including the research paper), the student’s Ph.D. Qualifying Examination (or a separate exam) shall include examination of knowledge within the Applied Linguistics emphasis. At least one faculty member of the Applied Linguistics program shall participate in the qualifying (or separate) examination.

Additional information may be found at: www.appliedlinguistics.ucsb.edu. Questions may be directed either to a participating faculty member or to Applied Linguistics, c/o Department of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4130.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Cognitive Science

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an emphasis in cognitive science. The interdisciplinary program in cognitive science involves faculty from the Ph.D. programs in anthropology, computer science, education, English, electrical and computer engineering, geography, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. Its goal is to give students an appreciation of the interdisciplinary study of thinking, perception, and intelligent behavior, as determined jointly by the nature of the environment and by the internal architecture of the intelligent agent, whether human, animal, or machine. The program features a structured set of courses which are taught individually and collaboratively by faculty from a variety of disciplines.

Students who petition to add the emphasis in cognitive science must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements of the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) participation for at least three quarters in proseminar Interdisciplinary 200; (2) completion of at least three cognitive science elective courses with one each in three different departments; (3) completion of either (a) a research project, completed before the dissertation, resulting in a publishable paper, or (b) an extramural grant proposal for a study in cognitive science suitable for submission to an identified granting agency; (4) presentation of a research paper in a suitable academic forum, such as an emphasis or departmental colloquium, or a professional meeting; and (5) a Ph.D. dissertation centrally focused on a question emerging from cognitive science with at least two committee members representing faculty participating in the Cognitive Science Interdisciplinary Emphasis.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Human Development

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in linguistics may petition to add an emphasis in human development. The interdisciplinary program in human development (IHD) involves faculty from the Ph.D. programs in communication, counseling/clinical/school psychology, education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. The program focuses on developmental theory and research across the lifespan, and may be particularly relevant to the dissertation research of some students. The program features a structured set of courses which are taught individually and collaboratively by faculty from a variety of disciplines.

Students who petition to add the emphasis in human development must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) six quarters of proseminar Interdisciplinary 592; (2) four courses in addition to the proseminar, two of which must be outside the student’s home department; (3) a minimum of one member of the student’s doctoral committee must be a ladder faculty member officially affiliated with the interdisciplinary program in human development. Consult the department for additional information.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Departments of Education, Linguistics, or Sociology may petition the department to add an interdisciplinary emphasis in language, interaction, and social organization (LISO). This emphasis draws upon three approaches: interactional functional linguistics, conversation analysis, and sociocultural linguistic analysis.

In addition to the emphasis requirements below, students must satisfy the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department. Work in satisfaction of departmental Ph.D. requirements may also be used to satisfy emphasis requirements. The emphasis requires (1) three quarters of Education/Linguistics/Sociology 274, Proseminar in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization, for credit; (2) a minimum of three elective LISO courses from the list below, one from each of the student’s non-home departments, and the third a designated methods course in any of the three departments (the designated methods courses are Education 221A, 221B, 221G; Linguistics 230; and Sociology 212R): Linguistics 201, 209, 212, 214, 227, 228, 230, 232, 237, 254A-B, 258A-B, 266, or 273 A-B; Education 202E, 207, 209A 221A, 221B, 221G, 270G, or 270H; Sociology 212R, 236, 236I, 236V, 242, 273A-B, (3) one presentation in Education/Linguistics/Sociology 274, which may be either a research paper or a guided data session; (4) Students must complete a research project; the project must be supervised by at least one participating faculty member. This requirement can be satisfied in either of two ways: (a) Completion of a paper reporting a post-M.A. research project which presents an analysis of interactional data and displays command of the relevant literature. It must be written up in publishable form, though actual publication is not a requirement. (b) Successfully defend a dissertation centrally addressed to questions concerning language, interaction, and social organization; at least one member of the student’s qualifying examination and dissertation committee must be a faculty member affiliated with LISO.

Questions or requests for additional information may be directed either to a participating faculty member or to LISO, c/o the Department of Sociology, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106. For further information, please visit www.liso.ucsb.edu.

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Linguistics Courses

English as a Second Language Courses

For further information see "English as a Second Language."

1. ESL: English Skills Review

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: placement based on English Language Placement Examination scores, UC Analystical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) scores, or by consent of department.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.

Focuses on developing reception and production skills (listening and reading, speaking and writing). Instruction also includes an intensive review of English grammar and basic sentence construction. (F)

2. ESL: English Skills Practicum

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: placement based on English Language Placement Examination scores, UC Analystical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) scores, or Linguistics 1, or by consent of department.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.

Focus on writing skills such as paragraph development and rhetorical patterns, and oral production skills such as group discussions, individual oral presentations and seminars. Course content drawn from a variety of academic disciplines. (F,W)

2G. Graduate English Skills Practicum

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: placement based on English Language Placement Examination.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.

Provides writing instruction for nonnative English speaking graduate students needing to improve accuracy and fluency in written academic English. Emphasizes sentence- and discourse-level grammar and vocabulary relevant to academic writing at the graduate level. (W)

3. ESL: Undergraduate Writing

(4) Staff

Prerequisites: placement based on English Language Placement Examination scores, UC Analystical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) scores, or Linguistics 2, or by consent of department.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.

Focus on advanced oral and writing skills. Students work on improving fluency in written English, developing expository writing strategies, and practicing editing skills. (F,W,S)

3G. ESL: Graduate Writing

(4) Staff

Prerequisites: placement based on English Language Placement Examination scores; graduate standing.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.

Prepares students for graduate-level academic writing. Focuses on rhetorical strategies and patterns of development used in a variety of writing typically required for graduate courses. Through negotiated writing projects, students learn rhetorical conventions used in their disciplines and develop prose style.

4. ESL: Self-Paced

(1-3) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.

Designed to meet individual needs of ESL students either individually or in small groups. Open to foreign students at any level of proficiency. (F,W,S)

5. ESL: Intermediate Oral Practicum

(3) Staff

Prerequisite: placement based on English Language Placement Examination scores and graduate status.

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units. Workload credit only.

Focuses on listening comprehension and oral production skills necessary for participation in an American university classroom: group discussions, conversational strategies, and individual oral presentations. (F)

6. ESL: Advanced Oral Practicum

(3) Staff

Prerequisite: Linguistics 5 or 8.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.

Advanced course designed to refine students’ skills in classroom discussion and oral presentations. Course content will be drawn from a variety of academic disciplines. (W)

7. International TA Workshop

(3) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Workload credit only. Students must have current teaching assistantship. May be repeated for a credit to a maximum of 6 units.

Intercultural teacher-training course with an emphasis on pronunciation and the oral production skills necessary for successful communication in the American university classroom. Each student is videotaped twice. (F, W)

9. ESL: Pronunciation

(3) Staff

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.

Intended for students who have problems in English pronunciation or who wish to improve their pronunciation. Instruction will include a general review of vowels, consonants, stress and intonation patterns. (F,S)

11. ESL: English Structure and Vocabulary for Academic Writing

(3) Staff

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in Writing 1, or placement based on English Language Placement Exam scores, UC Analystical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) scores, or by consent of department.

Workload credit only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.

Review and practice of sentence- and discourse-level grammatical structures for non-native speakers of English. Development of academic vocabulary for writing and interpretive activities. Coursework focuses on effective expression and editing of written academic English. (F, W, S)

12. Approaches to University Writing for Multilingual Students

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: open to students who have not satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement and have an ESL designation on the UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE).

Principles of critical reading, thinking and writing in the university. Students analyze academic discourse, develop rhetorical strategies for exposition and argument, practice examination writing, and write and revise papers. Completion of C or better meets Entry Level Writing Requirement. (F, W, S)

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Lower Division

20A. Language and Linguistics

(4) Genetti, Gordon, Schwartz

An introduction to the scientific study of language: The sounds of language; word and sentence structure; semantics and pragmatics; discourse and conversational speech; the social and cultural function of language; language change and the reconstruction of languages at earlier stages.

20B. Language and Linguistics

(4) Genetti, Gordon, Schwartz

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20A.

Further exploration of language and linguistics. A continuation of Linguistics 20A: Language universals and linguistic typology; contact and areal linguistics; language and the brain; human versus animal communicative behavior; first and second language acquisition; computers and language; profiles of particular languages.

20H. Language and Linguistics Honors

(1) Genetti, Staff

Honors course that involves introductions to the scientific study of language: The nature of language structure;the social and cultural function of language; the origin and the learning of language; language change and the reconstruction of languages at earlier stages.

30. The Story of English

(4) Schwartz

The evolution of English from its Germanic origins to its present status as a lingua franca among the world’s cultures. Topics include influences from other languages, English-based creoles, the major contemporary dialects, and the concept of Standard English.

50. Language and Power

(4) Cumming

Examination of the way social roles and relations are constructed and maintained via language, including the nature of linguistic and conceptual categories and the role of metaphor in domains ranging from everyday interaction to advertising and political discourse.

60. Word Origins

(3) Schwartz

An introduction to the origin and evolution of words: language families, sound correspondences, and cognates; word-formation and loanwords; changes in meaning and form; etymology; dialectal differences in lexicon; vocabulary as historical and comparative evidence.

70. Language in Society

(4) Bucholtz

How language defines the relationship of the individual to society; the role language plays in constituting power, hierarchy, ethnicity, gender, ideology, and other aspects of social identity; how speakers use language to display identity and define social context. Emphasis on sociolinguistic diversity in American society.

82. The Biological Foundations of Language

(3) Li

Focuses on the biological mechanism involved in the production and perception of language. These biological mechanisms are presented from both the ontogenetic and phylogenetic (hominid evolution) perspective. Special emphasis is placed on the anatomy, physiology and genetic basis of the auditory system, the vocal (via the respiratory) system and the brain.

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Upper Division

101. Basic Elements of Linguistic Analysis

(4) Schwartz

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

An introduction to the analytic methodology in the study of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. A typologically-oriented course designed to demonstrate how linguists analyze languages.

106. Introduction to Phonetics

(4) Genetti, Gordon

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

An introduction to the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds. Survey of speech sounds found in the languages of the world. Emphasis on ear training and transcription using the IPA.

108. Introduction to Morphology

(4) Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 111.

How meaning is encoded in words in the languages of the world. Morphological and morphophonemic processes, lexical categories, derivation and inflection, productivity, tense, aspect, mode, case, concord, valence changes (passives, antipassives, benefactives, causatives), morphological typologies.

109. Introduction to Syntax

(4) Thompson, Genetti

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20.

Similarities and differences among languages in the grammatical devices they use to signal relations between nouns and verbs, negation, comparison, attribution (adjectives), and backgrounding. Data from a range of languages presented and analyzed.

110. Computational Linguistics

(4) Gries

Prerequisites: Linguistics 20 or 20A; and 109.

A survey of computational linguistics and natural language processing by computer, focusing on syntax, semantics, and discourse. Topics include parsing, knowledge representation, information retrieval, inference, text generation, machine translation, and dialog systems, comparing statistical and knowledge-based approaches.

111. Introduction to Phonology

(4) Genetti, gordon

Prerequisite: Linguistics 106.

Introduction to the description and analysis of the sound patterns of natural language.

112. Approaches To Formal Syntax

(4) Schwartz

Prerequisite: Linguistics 109.

The emphasis of this course is the nature of explanation, with special reference to natural language syntax. It examines several current formal approaches for their treatment of a number of well known empirical problems.

113. Introduction to Semantics

(4) Cumming

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

Introduction to the study of meaning in language. Consideration of semantic fields, semantic components, semantic relations, categories, prototypes, frames, metaphor, pragmatics, indexicality, and speech acts.

115. Introduction to Historical-Comparative Linguistics

(4) Cumming, Gordon, Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 106.

An introduction to linguistic change, genetic classification of languages, and methods of reconstructing parent languages.

120. Corpus Linguistics

(4) Gries

Prerequisites: Linguistics 20 or 20A; open to linguistics majors only.

Recommended preparation: Linguistics 101 or equivalent.

An introduction to computerized research methods which are applied to large databases of language used in natural communicative settings to supplement more traditional ways of linguistic analysis in all linguistic subdisciplines.

121. Field Methods

(4) Mithun

Prerequisites: Linguistics 106, 108, and 111.

Letter grade required for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.

Workshop format with native speaker of a lesser-known language as consultant. Students analyze the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic structure of the language by eliciting data from the consultant and applying theoretical knowledge to the data.

121A. Field Methods

(4) Mithun

Prerequisites: Linguistics 106, 108, and 111.

124. Discourse Analysis

(4) Cumming, Thompson

Prerequisite: Linguistics 109.

Basic concepts in the study of discourse, including differences between spoken and written language; conversational structure; structure of narrative and expository texts; information flow; and implications for the study of grammar.

127. Psychology of Language

(4) Clancy, Gries

Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5 and 7; or Linguistics 20 or 20A; open to linguistics, psychology, and biopsychology majors only.

Same course as Psychology 127.

Recommended preparation: Psychology 108.

An examination of the psychological foundations of language structure and use, including the cognitive processes involved in the comprehension, production and recall of words, sentences, and discourse; first and second language acquisition; relationships among language, brain, cognition, and culture.

130. Language as Culture

(4) Du Bois

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

Views language through the lens of culture, exploring language as a sociocultural system that organizes meaning, memory, interpretation, authority, action, practice. How practices of speaking shape culture; intertextuality; linguistic and cultural relativity; relations between language, thought, and culture.

131. Sociolinguistics

(4) Bucholtz

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

The study of language as a social phenomenon, with emphasis on language use outside the U.S. context. Quantitative and qualitative approaches to regional and social dialects, register, linguistic power and solidarity, language contact and change, multilingualism, codeswitching, language shift and loss.

132. Language, Gender, and Sexuality

(4) Bucholtz

The study of language as a resource for the production of gender and sexuality across cultures. Topics include: gender differentiation in language structure and use; intragender variation; language and discrimination; linguistic ideologies; language and identity.

134. North American Indian Languages

(4) Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

Survey of the several hundred native languages of North America, including the history of research on these languages, their classification, special structures, and their oral traditions.

136. African American Language and Culture

(4) Bucholtz

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20.

Same course as Black Studies 134.

The history, structure, and use of varieties of African American English. Topics include debates over the origins of African American vernacular English; the politics of African American English; representations of African American speech in popular culture; language and hip hop culture; the use of African American vernacular English by other ethnic groups.

137. Introduction to First Language Acquisition

(4) Clancy

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

Introduction to current theories and methods in the study of language development. Topics include cross-linguistic developmental differences, the relationship between linguistic and socio-cognitive development, and cultural differences in language socialization.

138. Language Socialization

(4) Clancy

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

What is the role of language in the process by which a child becomes a member of a particular culture? Topics include the acquisition of culture-specific ways of talking about emotions, enacting gender roles, having arguments and producing narratives.

139. Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

(4) Frodesen

Surveys theoretical and methodological issues related to teaching English as a second or foreign language. Students examine current research and pedagogy in TESFL and development in second language acquisition theory; and, evaluate teaching materials and develop classroom lessons.

140. English Grammar for Teachers

(4) Frodesen

Open to non-majors.

Covers English grammatical structures commonly the focus of teaching English as an additional language. Also considers key issues related to grammar in language teaching, such as error correction and deductive versus inductive methods of instruction. (S)

141. Second Language Acquisition

(4) Chun, Schultz

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Same course as German 145 and French 107X.

An introduction to the theories and principles of how adults acquire a language other than their mother tongue, why it is more difficult than acquiring their first language, and what needs to be learned, from linguistic, psychological and social perspectives.

160. The Structure of English

(4) Schwartz, Gries

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

Introduction to the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse features of contemporary English.

170. Language in Social Interaction

(4) Du Bois

What role does language play in social interaction? How do individuals use language to shape relationships with others within or across social groups? How do patterns of linguistic interaction constitute patterns of social organization? Emphasis on hands-on analysis of transcriptions and recordings of face-to-face interaction.

175. Introduction to Romance Linguistics

(4) Schwartz, Raposo

The course aims to illustrate principles of comparative-historical linguistic analysis by examining Romance languages (French, Portuguese, etc.) for similarities and differences, and tracing their evolution from Vulgar Latin.

180. Language in American Ethnic Minority Groups

(4) Clancy

Examines the language of four American ethnic minority groups - Asian-, Hispanic-, Native-, and African-American–focusing on the special linguistic features and ways of using English in each group and on issues of inter-ethnic communication.

181. Languages of the World

(4) Comrie

Introduction to the languages of the world: Geographical distribution; genetic (genealogical) classification, including comparison with genetics and archeology; structural properties and sociolinguistics of selected languages representing different parts of the world.

182. Language and Brain

(4) Li

Recommended preparation: Linguistics 82 or some background in general biology and/or linguistics.

Course is organized into three stages: The first stage provides a foundation on basic neuro-anatomy, neurophysiology and the nature of human language. The second stage focuses on the brain system and specializations that support language, drawing evidence from aphasic and neuro-imaging studies. The third stage explores the various theories of brain and language and the issues concerning the genetic basis of language in the human genome.

185. Animal Communication

(4) Li

The nature, process, mechanism, function, ontogeny and evolution of communicative behavior in the animal kingdom. The basic principles of animal communication: sensory channels, signal specificity, signal economy, graded vs. discrete signals, ritualization, human vs. animal. Description of selected animals: birds, simians and apes, cetaceans, social insects.

186. The Evolutionary Origin of Language

(4) Li

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A or 185, or EEMB 5B or 5C, or MCDB 5A or 28.

Interdisciplinary course involving paleoanthropology, theories of evolution, molecular genetics, neurosciences, animal communication and linguistics. Course consists of evolution, the history of hominid evolution, a comparison of animal communication and human language, the co-evolution of brain, language, and other anatomical developments.

191. Internship in Linguistics

(1-6) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Internship in a language-related work setting. Students apply concepts, methods, and issues from linguistics to professional contexts. Either in education, business, government, nonprofit organizations and other fields.

194. Group Studies in Linguistics

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.

A course limited to small groups whose interest and needs will determine the central focus.

195A-B. Honors Thesis

(2-3, 2-3) Staff

Prerequisites: senior standing; consent of instructor.

Students must have at least a 3.5 GPA in the major. A 2-quarter, in-sequence course with final grade awarded upon completion of Linguistics 195B.

Guided research and writing of an original research paper to meet the requirements of the honors program in Linguistics.

195C. Honors Thesis

(2-3) Staff

Prerequisite: Linguistics 195B.

Students must have at least a 3.5 GPA in the major.

Guided research and writing of an original research paper to meet the requirements of the honors program in Linguistics.

199. Independent Studies in Linguistics

(1-5) Staff

Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in linguistics; consent of instructor.

Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Admission by special arrangement.

Intended for the study of special areas within linguistics.

199RA. Independent Research Assistance in Linguistics

(1-5) Staff

Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in linguistics; consent of instructor and department.

Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.

Coursework shall consist of faculty supervised research assistance.

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Graduate Courses

200A-B. Language and Linguistics for Non-Linguists

(4-2) Genetti, Gordon, Schwartz

Prerequisites: graduate standing: Linguistics 200A (for 200B).

An introduction to the scientific study of language: The sounds of language; word and sentence structure; semantics and pragmatics; discourse and conversational speech; the social and cultural functions of language; language change and the reconstruction of languages at earlier stages.

201. Research Methodology and Statistics in Linguistics

(4) Gries

Fundamentals of scientific inquiry and methodology; basics of experimental design, statistical methods (descriptive, analytic, and hypothesis-testing) relevant to linguistics such as Chi-square, testing of means, ANOVA, correlation and regression, cluster analysis, etc.

206. Introduction to Phonetics

(4) Genetti, Gordon

Prerequisite: Linguistics 20 or 20A.

An introduction to the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds. Survey of speech sounds found in the languages of the world. Emphasis on ear training and transcription using the IPA.

208. Introduction to Morphology

(4) Mithun, Genetti

Prerequisite: Linguistics 111.

How meaning is encoded in words in languages of the world. Morphological and morphophonemic processes, lexical categories, derivation and inflection, productivity, tense, aspect, mode, case, concord, valence changes, (passives, antipassives, benefactives, causatives), morphological typologies.

209. Introduction to Syntax

(4) Thompson

Prerequisite: Linguistics 200 or 200A.

210. Computational Linguistics

(4) Gries

Prerequisite: Linguistics 200 or 200A (for non-linguistic students).

Computational linguistics and statistical natural language processing; hands-on work with a programming language, co-occurrence phenomena,computational lexicography and word sense disambiguation, automatic text processing, and other topics.

211. Introduction to Phonology

(4) Gordon

Prerequisite: Linguistics 206.

Introduction to the description of the sound patterns of natural language.

212. Discourse Transcription

(4) Du Bois

Methods for transcribing conversational discourse, with focus on discourse features relevant to linguistic and interactional research. Features include pause, laughter, intonation, voice, speaker overlap, turn-taking, participation, others. Recording natural conversation, computer-assisted transcription, transcription as theory, alternative transcription systems, transcription ethics/politics.

213. Experimental Phonetics

(4) Gordon

Prerequisite: Linguistics 211.

The experimental approach to the articulation, acoustics, and perception of speech. The relation of phonetics to phonological alternations and sound change. The use of phonetic data to resolve phonological questions. Interpretation and evaluation of experiments. The acoustic theory of maximal perceptual distance.

214. Discourse

(4) Clancy

Survey of approaches to discourse analysis. Discourse and grammar, information flow, narrative and rhetorical structure, the analysis of conversations, comparisons of spoken and written language.

215. Introduction to Historical-Comparative Linguistics

(4) Cumming, Gordon. Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 211.

An introduction to linguistic change, genetic classification of languages, and methods of reconstructing parent languages.

216. Grammar Writing

(4) Mithun, Genetti

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208, 234 and 235.

Training in writing a description of a language, including critical review of selected existing grammars, discussion of contents, and practice in writing.

217. Discourse and Grammar

(4) Du Bois

Prerequisites: Linguistics 212 and 214.

Survey of recent approaches to discourse and grammar, including referential pragmatics, dialogic syntax, construction grammar, preferred argument structure, and emergent grammar. Application of these approaches to natural language data, including face-to-face conversation.

218. Corpus Linguistics

(4) Gries

An introduction to computerized research methods, which are applied to large data bases of language used in natural communicative settings to supplement more traditional ways of linguistic analysis in all linguistic subdisciplines.

220. Prosody

(4) Gordon

Perceptual and acoustic aspects of pitch, amplitude, and tempo and their interaction with discourse. Comparison of prosodic theories.

221A-B-C. Field Methods

(6-6-6) Genetti, Gordon, Mithun, Thompson

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208, 214, 234, and 235.

A three-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for all quarters issued upon completion of Linguistics 221C.

Techniques of eliciting and analyzing phonological, grammatical, and discourse data. Students work with a speaker of a little known language for three consecutive quarters. A series of short papers is required.

222. Typology and Universals

(4) Cumming, Gordon, comrie

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208 and 234.

Reading and discussion of major contributions to the literature in typology and universals, focusing on such problems as lexical categories, systems of case marking, voice, reflexives, tense-aspect-mood, and relative clauses.

223. Languages in Contact

(4) Genetti, Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 215.

Types, causes, mechanisms, and consequences of contact-induced language change, including a consideration of pidgins and creoles.

224. Spoken and Written Discourse

(4) Cumming

Prerequisites: Linguistics 212 and 214.

Comparisons of different genres and styles of writing and speaking, focusing on ways in which language use determines its form.

225. Semantics and Pragmatics

(4) Cumming

Prerequisite: Linguistics 209.

Introduction to the study of meaning. How meanings are integrated into linguistic sign systems, contexts of use. Pragmatic theories of indexicality, deixis, implicature, presupposition, speech acts, discourse comprehension. Semantic differences across languages.

226. Language and Cognition

(4) Clancy

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208, 209, and 214.

A psycholinguistic overview of the relationship between language and cognition, including cognitive constraints on the nature of lexical and grammatical categories, morphological structure, sentence-level syntax, and discourse organization.

227. Language as Culture

(4) Du Bois

How culture frames use and interpretation of language; how speaking creates culture. Language as culture mediates sociocultural production of meaning, memory, cognition, authority, practice. Classic readings from linguistic anthropology, sociocultural linguistics confront new research on relation between language, thought, culture.

228. Discourse in Sociocultural Interaction

(4) Du Bois

Prerequisite: Linguistics 227.

Discourse as locus of sociocultural action and dialogic interaction. How discourse practice constitutes both situated meanings and sociocultural frameworks. Stancetaking, evaluation, positioning, alignment, resonance, affect, epistemicity, empathy, intersubjectivity in language. Focus on current research on language in naturally occurring interaction.

230. Methods in Sociocultural Linguistics

(4) Bucholtz

Field methodologies for research on language, culture, and society. Topics include ethics and politics of research, ethnographic methods, interviewing, audio and video data collection, fieldnotes, relationship between fieldwork and analysis. Students carry out original field research during the quarter.

231. History of Linguistics

(4) Chafe, Thompson

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208, 209, 211, and 215.

Ways in which linguistics has been practiced over the last 2,500 years, with emphasis on developments in the nineteeth and, especially, twentieth centuries. People and ideas that have most influenced the field.

232. Foundations of Sociocultural Linguistics

(4) Bucholtz

Investigates sociocultural theories of language as developed in linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy and other fields. A comparative survey of the major theoretical issues in the field both historically and in the present day, with an emphasis on the relationship between theory and empirical analysis.

233. Studies in Language, Gender, and Sexuality

(4) Bucholtz

Advanced study of the linguistic dimensions of gender and sexuality. Emphasis on the role of language in feminist theory and gender theory; evaluation and application of research methods.

234. Advanced Syntax

(4) Thompson, Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 209.

Functional approaches to syntax. Methods of syntactic description and explanation. Survey of clause-level syntactic structures in diverse languages.

235. Advanced Phonology

(4) Gordon

Prerequisite: Linguistics 211.

Review of articulatory and acoustic phonetics and methods of phonological description and analysis. Current issues in phonological theory. Survey of phonological patterns and systems in diverse languages.

236. Advanced Language Change

(4) Mithun

Prerequisite: Linguistics 215.

Types of theories of language change. Language families and subgroups. Internal and comparative reconstruction. The interpretation of historical records. Dialectology; sociolinguistic factors in language change and processes of grammaticization. Ramifications of observed changes for synchronic theories of language structure.

237. Introduction to First Language Acquisition

(4) Clancy

Prerequisite: Linguistics 200A or 200.

238. Syntax Beyond the Clause

(4) Cumming, Genetti, Thompson

Prerequisite: Linguistics 234.

Functional approaches to the syntax of multi-clausal constructions, including relative clause structures; complements; adverbial clauses; clause chaining; and issues of co-ordination and subordination.

239. Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

(4) Frodesen

Surveys theoretical and methodological issues related to teaching English as a second or foreign language. Students examine current research and pedagogy in TESFL and developments in second language acquisition theory; evaluate teaching materials, and develop classroom lessons.

244A-B. Topics in Linguistic Areas

(4-2) Comrie, Genetti, Mithun

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208, 209, 211, and 215 (for 244A): Linguistics 244A (for 244B).

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized topics in the study of a given linguistic area.

252A-B. Seminar in Morphology and Syntax

(4-2) Mithun, Thompson, Genetti

Prerequisite: Linguistics 208 and 234 (for 252A): Linguistics 252A (for 252B).

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized topics in morphology and syntax.

254A-B. Seminar in Discourse

(4-2) Thompson, Clancy, Du Bois, Cumming

Prerequisite: Linguistics 212 or 214 or 234 (for 254A): Linguistics 212, 214, 234, and 254A (for 254B).

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized topics in discourse.

255A-B. Seminar in Language Change

(4-2) Genetti, Mithun, Li, comrie

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208, 209, and 215 (for 255A): Linguistics 208, 209, 215, and 255A (for 255B).

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized topics in language change.

256A-B. Seminar in Typology and Universals

(4-2) Mithun, Thompson, Genetti, Comrie

Prerequisites: Linguistics 208 or 222 or 234 or 235 (for 256A): Linguistics 208, 222, 234, 235, and 256A (for 256B).

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized topics in typology and universals.

258A-B. Seminar in Sociocultural Linguistics

(4-2) Clancy, Du Bois, Bucholtz

Prerequisite: Linguistics 227 or 228 or 230 or 232 (for 258A): Linguistics 258A (for 258B).

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized topics in sociocultural linguistics.

270. Professionalism

(2) Mithun

Prerequisite: graduate standing in linguistics.

Skills important to the professional linguist: preparing abstracts for and delivering oral presentations at conferences; preparing grant proposals; publishing research.

271. Research Orientation

(2) Clancy

Prerequisite: graduate standing in linguistics.

May not be applied toward the M.A. or Ph.D. degree requirements.

Sequence of lectures by faculty of the Linguistics Department and closely related departments, to acquaint new graduate students with current faculty research, and with research directions and resources of the campus.

272. Linguistics Colloquium

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

May be repeated for credit. May not be applied toward the M.A. or Ph.D. degree requirements.

Presentations on current topics in linguistics by visiting scholars, faculty, and graduate students.

273A-B. Language and the Body

(4-2) Lerner, Thompson

Same course as Sociology 273A-B. A two-quarter in-progress sequence with both grades given upon completion of Sociology 273B.

Brings together the methods and findings of functional linguistics and those of conversation analysis in a dialogue centering on the visible behavior of the body in the organization of talk-in-interaction, especially gesture, gaze, and body movement.

274. Proseminar in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization

(2-4) Bucholtz, Du Bois, Thompson

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

Same course as Sociology 274 and Education 274. May be repeated for credit.

Discussion of current research, literature, and theoretical and methodological issues in language and social interaction.

280A-B. Seminar in the Evolutionary Origin of Languages

(4-2) Li

Prerequisites: a strong background in neuroscience and/or paleo-anthropology and/or linguistics: Linguistics 280A (for 280B).

Course infers the evolutionary development of the communicative behavior of hominids on the basis of evidence drawn from paleo-anthropology, neuroscience, comparative animal and human communication, linguistics, and human genetics.

297. Graduate Studies

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Graduate credit given for an upper-division course with additional work at the graduate level.

299. Topics in Applied Linguistics

(4) Staff

Same course as Education 299, EACS 299, French 299, German 299, and Spanish 299.

Specialized topics in the study of applied linguistics.

500. Teaching Assistant Practicum

(1-4) Staff

Prerequisites: appointment as teaching assistant and departmental approval.

No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.

Supervised teaching of undergraduate linguistics courses.

504A-B. Practicum in Teaching English as a Second Language

(2-2) Frodesen

Prerequisite: consent of department.

Students must submit application for ESL Program T.A. appointment.

Preparation in teaching English for academic purposes and concurrent training for prospective and newly appointed teaching assistants in the ESL Program. Topics include orientation to the ESL curriculum, reading and composition pedagogy, academic oral skills, syllabus design and classroom techniques.

505. Teaching Assistant Seminar

(1) Genetti, Mithun

No credit allowed toward advanced degree.

Covers development of teaching techniques.

591. Research in Linguistics

(1-12) Staff

No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.

Research must be under the direction of a faculty member(s).

593AA-ZZ. Topics in Linguistics

(2) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Specialized studies in a specific area of linguistics.

594. Topics in Linguistics

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

May be repeated for credit.

Specialized studies in an area of linguistics.

595AA-ZZ. Topics in Linguistics

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Specialized studies in a specific area of linguistics.

596. Directed Reading and Research

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

May be repeated for credit as determined by the department chair.

Individual tutorial in any area of linguistics.

597. Individual Study for Master’s and Ph.D. Examinations

(1-12) Staff

Prerequisites: consent of instructor and graduate advisor.

No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.

Instructor should be student’s major professor or chair of the committee.

598. Master’s Thesis Research and Preparation

(1-12) Staff

Prerequisites: consent of instructor and graduate advisor.

No unit credit allowed toward degree.

Master’s thesis research and preparation. Instructor normally should be chair of the student’s thesis committee. Only for research underlying the thesis, writing the thesis.

599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation

(1-12) Staff

Prerequisite: instructor approval required prior to registration.

Related Courses in Other Departments

Anthropology: see 2

Chicano Studies: see 120

Communications: see 107, 109, 110, 111, 126, 210, 228

Education: see 123, 202A, 207, 210D, 234, 270H, E391E-F-G

English: see 111, 205A, 205C

French: see 103, 105, 107AA-ZZ, 115, 203, 204A-B

German: see 103, 262A-B

Japanese: see 170