This is an the introductory linguistics course designed for majors and minors in Linguistics. May be of use to students in other disciplines. Prerequisite for most LIN courses.

This course provides students with the practical skills and the theoretical frameworks needed to pursue more advanced study in phonetics and phonology. You will learn how linguists study production, perception, and the mental representations of speech sounds. You will also learn how linguists develop theoretical models to understand how these speech sounds are organized in phonological grammars. The concepts learned in LIN 300 will provide a solid foundation for Linguistics and will allow the student to enroll in a variety of courses at the 500- and 600-level in Linguistics.

The study of the varieties of modern American English: regional, social, and ethnic varieties, gender differences in communication, creoles and pidgins, stylistic variation. History and methods of American dialect study. Same as LIN 310. No prerequisites. Provides ENG Major Elective credit and ENG minor credit.

This course will introduce students to various topics concerning the interaction between language use and social and cultural phenomena, including topics of language and cultural meaning, social segmentation and linguistic variation, bi- and multi-lingual communities, and the ethnography of communication. Course may be repeated under different subtitles to a maximum of six credits.

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.