(LING)
602. Sociolinguistics. (3-0). Credit 3.
How social variables (socio-economic class, ethnicity, gender, etc.) affect language use. Overviews of variation theory, interactional sociolinguistics, language planning and policy, and other major approaches.
605. Old English. (3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to Old English literature and language (phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon and dialectology) through extensive reading of the literature of the period; research papers. Cross-listed with ENGL 605. Credit cannot be given for both ENGL605 and LING 605.
608. General Linguistics. (3-0). Credit 3.
Linguistic structure and meaning; work in phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax. Overview of the history of linguistics and current approaches.
610. History of the English Language. (3-0). Credit 3.
Inductive study of phonological, grammatical and lexical history of English language, with brief discussion of some other Indo-European languages; kinds and principles of linguistic changes in general, as reflected in English. Cross-listed with ENGL 610. Credit cannot be given for both ENGL 610 and LING 610.
668. Discourse Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3.
Linguistic analysis of spoken and written discourse in everyday conversation, literature, and print, broadcast, and online media; may include intercultural communication, structures and functions of narrative, identity negotiation, and positioning, language in institutional settings, language and emotion, language ideologies and attitudes. Prerequisite: Graduate course in linguistics or approval of instructor.
670. Seminar in Discourse Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3.
A course in linguistic and discourse analysis; possible topics include discourse and identity, language and gender, register studies, ethnography of communication, linguistics and literature. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate course in linguistics or approval of instructor.
685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6.
Readings to supplement the student's knowledge of English language and linguistics in areas not studied in other courses. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of department head.
