Linguistics

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Eric W. Pederson, Department Head

541) 346-3906

LING 150 Structure of English Words (4) June 22–August 14. Word structure and derivation in English Greek- and Latin-derived vocabulary; Germanic- and Romance-derived derivational rules. Understanding the dynamic structure of the English lexicon; prefixes, suffixes, and morphology. Web-based section; extra fee, $25.

LING 199 Animals and Communication (4) July 20–August 14. Explores the ways in which various forms of animal communication (such as humpback whale song, prairie dog vocabulary, and great ape sign language) are both similar to and distinct from human language in an effort to highlight the cognitive underpinnings of human language and how it might have developed.

LING 199 Voices and Stereotypes in Animation (2) June 15–19. Explores how the voices of animated characters convey information about gender, race, national origin, and social class, affecting how an audience perceives such characters. A simple linguistic analysis will be applied to scripted speech of the characters.

LING 290 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis (4) July 20–August 14. Study of human language and linguistics as a scientific and humanistic discipline. Basic concepts of the lexicon, phonology, syntax, semantics, and language change.

LING 399 World Englishes (4) June 22–July 17. Surveys the varieties of English spoken around the world. Topics include dialectology, the social status of dialect, the phonological-lexical-grammatical variation. Dialects from Australian to African American Vernacular English (Ebonics) will be covered.

LING 401 Research: [Topic] (1–21R)

LING 403 Thesis (1–12R)

LING 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–21R)

LING 409 Supervised Tutoring (1–16R)

LING 440/540 Linguistic Principles and Second-Language Learning (4) June 22–August 14. Introduction to how languages are learned; underlying human-language principles. Special attention to learning issues that classroom teachers need to address. Students cannot receive credit for both LING 440/540 and LING 444/544.

LT 445/545 Second-Language Teaching (4) June 22–August 14. Approaches and methods of teaching second languages. Theoretical principles of language teaching; pedagogical principles for second-language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and composition. Prereq: LING 440/540 or 444/544.

LING 494/594 English Grammar (4) June 22–August 14. Survey of grammatical, syntactic, and morphological structures of English in terms of semantic and functional criteria.

LING 503 Thesis (1–16R)

LING 601 Research: [Topic] (1–16R)

LING 603 Dissertation (1–16R)

LING 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–16R)

LT 608 Computer-Assisted Language Learning (1) June 22–July 17. Provides technology support for required language teaching specialization courses. $50 fee.

LT 610 Individual Differences and Language Learning (4) June 22–July 17. Explores relationships between individual learner characteristics and language learning. Topics include aptitude, motivation, personality, learning styles, and strategies for dealing with learner differences.

LT 611 Terminal Project (1–16R) June 22–August 14. Two-term course required to complete an M.A. with a language teaching specialization. Individual projects. Weekly group sessions provide guidance.