LINGUIST 9500Y- Models & Methods in
Linguistics - David Heap Wednesday, 12:30pm - 3:30pm, room UC 317 A
range of readings are used to examine development of phonological
theory over a number of decades, from the early generative linear
approaches to more recent non-linear alternatives. he emphasis is on
the dynamics which drive change from one model to another, as well as
the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches in
accounting for linguistic facts. Students explore a range of datasets
from various languages to illustrate phonological processes and
cross-linguistic typological patterns. LINGUIST 9640A Morphology - Chet Creider Tuesday, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, room UC 317 Morphology
is the study of the internal structure of words, of the processes by
which words are created, and of the relation of words and word-parts to
meanings and to syntax. This course will survey some of the important
phenomena which have been noted in the course of recent morphological
research and the major approaches which have been proposed to deal with
them. Where possible readings will be taken from the primary linguistic
literature focussing on key articles and monographs. View WINTER TERM SCHEDULE LINGUIST 9451B - Philosophy and Linguistics - Ileana Paul and Rob Stainton (cross-listed with Philosophy 9451) - View outline This seminar will cover philosophy and linguistics as well as
philosophy of linguistics. That is, it will address issues at the
intersection of the two disciplines, as well as philosophical
foundations of contemporary theoretical (broadly generative)
linguistics. The seminar will begin with a brief textbook-based
introduction to linguistics in the generative tradition. Having arrived
at some sense of what linguistics is, we will then consider in more
detail philosophical issues about the discipline. This “philosophical
foundations” section will focus on ontological and epistemological
issues: What, if anything, do facts about natural languages supervene
upon? What is the ontological status of natural languages, material,
mental or abstract? Given the answers to the foregoing, what are the
proper methods for investigating natural languages? We will read classic
papers from Philosophy of Language, followed by a series of rebuttals
by Noam Chomsky. The seminar will culminate in a component on
intersections: “case studies”, drawn from Ray Jackendoff’s recent work,
in which philosophy and generative linguists overlap. The topics will
likely include the contribution of linguistics to theories of mental
computation and representation, consciousness, action and social
cognition. Of interest to graduate students in both the linguistics and
philosophy graduate programs, the course will not presuppose detailed
knowledge of either discipline. LINGUIST 9819B - Sociolinguistics - Jeff Tennant This
course offers students the opportunity to explore the research
literature on a range of topics related to the study of language and
society, including sociolinguistic theory and research methodology, the
ethnography of speaking, the role of social variables (such as age,
socio-economic status and sex/gender) in language variation and change,
bilingualism and language contact, and language policy and planning.
Students will be encouraged to carry out an empirical analysis of a set
of language data, or an in-depth critical survey of the literature on a
specific sociolinguistic topic, as part of their course project. The
concepts studied will be illustrated using examples drawn from various
languages, but the primary focus will be on sociolinguistic aspects of
French, Spanish and English. The language of instruction will be
English, however the graduate program in which a student is enrolled
may require that she or he submit all written work in French or in
Spanish. Where the student’s program imposes no such requirement, the
student may choose to write in any of these three languages. LINGUIST 9600B - Syntax - Ileana Paul OutlineGraduate Linguistics Courses 2009-10:
Thursday, 12:30pm-2:30pm, room UC 138a
This seminar applies to 2nd year MA linguistics Graduate students. Fall Term 2008:
LINGUIST 9620A Empirical issues in theoretical phonology -David Heap
Winter Term 2009:
LINGUIST 9660B Computational Linguistics - Robert E. Mercer
A
variety of structures found in natural language text (included
syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic structures) will be introduced and
computational methods used to uncover these structures will be
investigated. The course will provide the necessary background.
Various tools and techniques will be presented. The student will
research a topic of interest and present the findings in a presentation
and a term paper. Other exercises will be given.
Goal of the course:
By the end of the course students should
Western Linguistics
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