Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

Study of special problems in linguistics under the direction of an instructor in the linguistics program.

This course is an advanced survey of current areas of research in sociolinguistics. Topics include dialectology, language variation and change, ineractional sociolinguistics, language and gender, bilingualism, and language contact.

A linguistic corpus is a collection of language samples chosen to model language use of a specific speech community and to provide primary materials for linguistic investigation. Modern digital corpora harness the quantitative power of computers for data-rich analysis in all areas of linguistic study. This course surveys the key principles of corpus linguistics and the criteria used in assembling linguistic corpora.

This course provides students with the practical skills and the theoretical frameworks needed to understand current research in syntax. You will learn how linguists study the structure of sentences in the languages of the world. You will learn how linguists develop theoretical models to understand the human capacity for language and be introduced to some of these models. You will learn to conduct data analysis, how to evaluate formal hypotheses, and how to provide support for and against these hypotheses.