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| Anthropology | |
| ANTH 2400 | Language and Culture (3.00) |
| Introduces the interrelationships of linguistic, cultural, and social phenomena with emphasis on the importance of these interrelationships in interpreting human behavior. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required. | |
| ANTH 2410 | Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Reviews key findings in the study of language variation. Explores the use of language to express identity and social difference. |
| ANTH 2420 | Language and Gender (3.00) |
| Studies how differences in pronunciation, vocabulary choice, non-verbal communication, and/or communicative style serve as social markers of gender identity and differentiation in Western and non-Western cultures. Includes critical analysis of theory and methodology of social science research on gender and language. | |
| ANTH 2430 | Languages of the World (3.00) |
| An introduction to the study of language relationships and linguistic structures. Topics covered the basic elements of grammatical description; genetic, areal, and typological relationships among languages; a survey of the world's major language groupings and the notable structures and grammatical categories they exhibit; and the issue of language endangerment. Prerequisite: One year of a foreign language or permission of instructor. | |
| ANTH 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with MEST 2470. |
| ANTH 2557 | Culture Through Film (3.00) |
| This course introduces the diversity of human cultural worlds and the field of anthropology as presented through film. A variety of ethnographic and commercial films will be viewed and discussed in conjunction with readings. | |
| ANTH 3450 | Native American Languages (3.00) |
| Introduces the native languages of North America and the methods that linguists and anthropologists use to record and analyze them. Examines the use of grammars, texts and dictionaries of individual languages and affords insight into the diversity among the languages. | |
| ANTH 3480 | Language and Prehistory (3.00) |
| This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics and discusses the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. | |
| ANTH 3490 | Language and Thought (3.00) |
| Language and Thought | |
| ANTH 5401 | Linguistic Field Methods (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Investigates the grammatical structure of non-European language on the basis of data collected in class from a native speaker. A different language is the focus of study each year. |
| ANTH 5420 | Theories of Language (3.00) |
| Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. | |
| ANTH 5430 | African Languages (3.00) |
| Introduces the major phonological and grammatical features of the languages of sub-Saharan Africa, with attention to issues in language classification, the use of linguistic evidence for prehistoric reconstruction, and sociolinguistic issues of relevance to Africa. | |
| ANTH 5440 | Morphology (3.00) |
| An overview of morphological theory within the generative paradigm. Covers notions of the morpheme, theories of the phonology-syntax interface (e.g., lexical phonology, prosodic morphology, optimality theory), and approaches to issues arising at the morphology-syntax interface (e.g., inflection, agreement, incorporation, compounding). | |
| ANTH 5470 | Language and Identity (3.00) |
| Explores the view that language is central in the construction, negotiation, and expression of social identities by juxtaposing and critically appraising social, theoretic, and linguistic treatments of identity. | |
| ANTH 5549 | Topics in Theoretical Linguistics and Linguistic Anthropology (3.00) |
| Seminars in topics of specific interest to faculty and advanced students will be announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 7400 | Linguistic Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | An advanced introduction to the study of language from an anthropological point of view. No prior coursework in linguistics is expected, but the course is aimed at graduate students who will use what they learn in their own anthropologically-oriented research. Topics include an introduction to such basic concepts in linguistic anthropology as language in world-view, the nature of symbolic meaning, language and nationalism, universals and particulars in language, language in history and prehistory, the ethnography of speaking, the nature of everyday conversation, and the study of poetic language. The course is required for all Anthropology graduate students. It also counts toward the Theory requirement for the M.A. in Linguistics. |
| ANTH 7450 | Native American Languages (3.00) |
| Surveys the classification and typological characteristics of Native American languages and the history of their study, with intensive work on one language by each student. Some linguistics background is helpful. | |
| ANTH 7480 | Language and Prehistory (3.00) |
| This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics (the study of how languages change over time) and the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. Considered is the use of linguistic evidence in tracing prehistoric population movements in demonstrating contact among prehistoric groups and in the reconstruction of daily life. To the extent that the literature permits, examples and case studies will be drawn from the Mayan language area of Central America, and will include discussion of the pre-Columbian Mayan writing system and its ongoing decipherment. Fulfills the comparative-historical requirement for Linguistics graduate students. | |
| ANTH 7541 | Topics in Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Analyzes particular aspects of the social use of language. Topics vary from year to year. |
| Classics | |
| CLAS 3300 | Introduction to Indo-european Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? |
| CLAS 5300 | Introduction to Indo-european Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? |
| Education-Human Services | |
| EDHS 5020 | Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual, and acoustic aspects of voice, speech, and hearing. Prerequisite: EDHS 501 and 505. |
| EDHS 8090 | Disorders of Language I (3.00) |
| Coverage includes language differences, language delays, language deviancies, and specific language impairment with topics ranging from language sampling to linguistic analysis, to intervention and counseling. Topical coverage also include linguistic diversity, bilingualism, early intervention, literacy acquisition, dyslexia and hyperlexia. Prerequisite: Language development course or instructor permission. | |
| English-Language Study | |
| ENLS 3030 | History of the English Language (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Studies the development of English word forms and vocabulary from Anglo-Saxon to present-day English. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| English-Medieval Literature | |
| ENMD 5010 | Introduction to Old English (3.00) |
| Studies the language and literature of Anglo-Saxon England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 5050 | Old Icelandic (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Introduces the language and literature of medieval Scandinavia; readings from the Poetic Edda and the sagas. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| French | |
| FREN 3030 | Phonetics (3.00) |
| Reviews pronunciation, phonetics, and phonology for undergraduates. Prerequisite: FREN 2020 or equivalent. | |
| FREN 3509 | Topics in French Linguistics (3.00) |
| This course will include topics such as French outside France; regional French varieties; Romance dialectology; French socio-linguistics. Prerequisite: FREN 3031 and 3030. | |
| FREN 4020 | History of the French Language (3.00) |
| Surveys the main currents of the French language in its development from the earliest to present times. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 3030 or the equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| Linguistics | |
| LING 1559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 2500 | English as a Global Language (3.00) |
| This course examines the rise of English, its progress towards filling the need for a global language and the reasons why English has been adopted in this role. We shall pay particular attention to the role English plays in the countries we visit on this voyage as well as its competition with prestigious national and local languages. | |
| LING 2559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 3400 | Structure of English (3.00) |
| Introduces students to the descriptive grammar of English and methods of reasoning about linguistic structure. Covers units of sound and phonemic transcriptions, word building and inflectional forms, lexical categories, basic sentence types, common phrase and clause patterns, and syntactic transformations. | |
| LING 3500 | Language Death (3.00) |
| Languages are living organisms in the sense that they are constantly being passed on to the succeeding generation. When this transmission from one generation to the next fails, it is only a matter of time before the last speaker of the language dies, which also spells the death of the language in question. This course sets to examine why and how languages die and what measures can or should be taken to reverse it. | |
| LING 3559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics | |
| LING 4559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 4993 | Independent Study in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Conducted by students under the supervision of an instructor of their choice. |
| LING 4995 | Supervised Research in Linguistics (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Conducted by students under the direction of an instructor of their choice. |
| LING 4998 | Distinguished Major Thesis (0.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Linguistics. |
| LING 4999 | Distinguished Major Thesis (6.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Linguistics. |
| LING 5010 | Synchronic Linguistics (3.00) |
| Studies the theoretical foundations of major linguistic models focusing on problem-solving and descriptive techniques. Emphasizes the American structuralist and transformational-generative models of language. Prerequisite: LNGS 701 and instructor permission. | |
| LING 5020 | Introduction to Comparative and Historical Linguistics (3.00) |
| LING 5050 | Phonology and Morphology (3.00) |
| LING 5060 | Syntax and Semantics (3.00) |
| Analyzes and describes sentence structure and its relationship to meaning. Prerequisite: LNGS 325 and permission of the instructor. | |
| LING 5070 | Syntactic Theory (3.00) |
| Studies the major schools of syntactic theory. Prerequisite: LNGS 325 and permission of the instructor. | |
| LING 5090 | Teaching English as a Second Language (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Studies the theory, problems, and methods in teaching English as a second language, with attention to relevant areas of general linguistics and the structure of English. Prerequisite: LNGS 325 and instructor permission. |
| LING 5100 | Teaching Practicum - ESL (1.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | |
| LING 5250 | Romance Linguistics (3.00) |
| Studies the vulgar Latin origins and patterns of linguistic change in the principal Romance languages. | |
| LING 5260 | Romance Linguistics (3.00) |
| Studies the vulgar Latin origins and patterns of linguistic change in the principal Romance languages. | |
| LING 5450 | Language Learning and Teaching (3.00) |
| LING 5569 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 5910 | Grammatical Concepts in Foreign Language Learning (3.00) |
| Explores tense, mode, voice, subject, object, and predicate, and their applications in various languages. | |
| LING 6010 | Between Two Cultures, Between Two Languages (2.00) |
| Virginia teachers examine the relationship of language to culture and the motivational differences between native and non-native speakers learning standard English. | |
| LING 6559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 8559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 8998 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Preparation for Master's Research, no thesis director. |
| LING 8999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | For Master¿s thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| LING 9010 | Directed Research (3.00) |
| Special Areas Students should choose electives in one or more of the following areas: anthropology, Asian and Middle Eastern languages and Cultures, comparative Latin and Greek, English language study, Germanic linguistics, Indic linguistics, philosophy, psychology, Romance linguistics, Slavic linguistics. | |
| LING 9020 | Directed Research (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Special Areas Students should choose electives in one or more of the following areas: anthropology, Asian and Middle Eastern languages and Cultures, comparative Latin and Greek, English language study, Germanic linguistics, Indic linguistics, philosophy, psychology, Romance linguistics, Slavic linguistics. |
| LING 9559 | New Course in Linguistics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| General Linguistics | |
| LNGS 2000 | Grammatical Concepts in Foreign Language Learning (3.00) |
| Intended for all students interested in language. Treats the grammatical concepts traditionally considered relevant in the teaching and study of foreign languages, including the study of English as a second language. Prerequisite: Some foreign language experience strongly recommended. | |
| LNGS 2220 | Black English (3.00) |
| Introduces the history and structure of what has been termed Black English Vernacular or Black Street English. Focuses on the sociolinguistic factors that led to its emergence, its present role in the Black community, and its relevance in education and racial stereotypes. | |
| LNGS 2240 | Southern American English (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | An examination of the structure, history, and sociolinguistics of the English spoken in the southeastern United States. |
| LNGS 2500 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics | |
| LNGS 3250 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3.00) |
| Introduces sign systems, language as a sign system, and approaches to linguistics description. Emphasizes the application of descriptive techniques to data. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. | |
| LNGS 3251 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and MethodologyDiscussion (1.00) |
| Introduction to Linguistic Theory and MethodologyDiscussion Prerequisite: Enrollment in LNGS 3250. | |
| LNGS 3260 | Introduction to Comparative-Historical Linguistics (3.00) |
| Surveys the elements of comparative-historical linguistics. Prerequisite: LNGS 325 or instructor permission. | |
| LNGS 4500 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics | |
| LNGS 4993 | Independent Study in General Linguistics (1.00 - 6.00) |
| For students who wish to pursue linguistic theory and the application of linguistic methodology to data beyond the introductory level. | |
| LNGS 5000 | Applied Linguistics for Teachers of Foreign Languages (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | To provide prospective language teachers with the background in descriptive and theoretical linguistics, and thus to enable them to make informed pedagogical decisions, set realistic pedagogical goals, and read scholarship in pedagogy of the type that appears in relevant scholarly journals (eg The Modern Language Journal). |
| LNGS 5060 | Syntax and Semantics (3.00) |
| LNGS 5500 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics | |
| LNGS 7010 | Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3.00) |
| LNGS 7020 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics (3.00) |
| Studies linguistic change focusing on the methods of comparative and internal reconstruction. Prerequisite: LNGS 701 or instructor permission. | |
| LNGS 7220 | History and Structure of Black English (3.00) |
| Introduces the history and structure of what has been termed Black English Vernacular or Black Street English. Focuses on the sociolinguistic factors that led to its emergence, its present role in the Black community, and its relevance in education and racial stereotypes. | |
| LNGS 7240 | Southern American English (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A discuss of the structure and history of the English spoken in the Southeastern United States. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3.00) |
| Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 247. | |
| Philosophy | |
| PHIL 5450 | Language and Logic (3.00) |
| This course will examine, in light of classical readings and with the aid of the techniques of formal semantics and formal pragmatics, topics that have been given the most intense treatment: distinction between sense and reference, nature of meaning, relation between thought and language, etc. | |
| Psychology | |
| PSYC 4110 | Psycholinguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Topics include psychological and linguistic theory; experimental and empirical studies of linguistic usage; development of language in infants and children; cross-cultural studies of linguistic usage; and the biology of language. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| PSYC 4111 | Language Development and Disorders (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Course will focus on language and cognitive development in persons with disabilities. Among the populations examined will be children with autistic disorder, children with Williams syndrome, deaf children, developmentally dysphasic children, adults with aphasia, and children with severe mental retardation. In addition to spoken language development, the course will examine the acquisition of sign communication skills. Prerequisite: 4th year psychology or cognitive science major status. Must have completed PSYC 305 and PSYC 306. |
| PSYC 4120 | Psychology of Reading (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Analyzes the critical psychological experiments which have influenced the way that psychologists consider topics in reading, such as text comprehension, parsing, and sentence processing. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or 215 or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 5310 | Developmental Psycholinguistics (3.00) |
| Examines current research and theoretical models of children's language acquisition. Topics include normal children's acquisition of spoken language skills, and the development of communication skills in deaf, autistic, and other groups of language-handicapped children. Prerequisite: Upper-level psychology major or linguistics student, or graduate student in Arts and Sciences or Education. | |
| Spanish | |
| SPAN 3000 | Phonetics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Conducted in Spanish. |
| SPAN 3200 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Conducted in Spanish. |
| SPAN 4200 | History of the Language (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4201 | Hispanic Dialectology and Bilingualism (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3010 and 3010, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4202 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4203 | Structure of Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This is an advanced introduction to the study of fundamental aspects of the sound and grammatical systems of the Spanish language. The course will start by analyzing present-day (syllable, word and phrase) structures of the language and it will progress toward a more detailed examination of some of the linguistic processes and changes involved in the development of those structures. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3015 Phonetics and SPAN 3200 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics |
| SPAN 4210 | History of the Spanish Language II (3.00) |
| The course examines the development of the Spanish language through texts produced from the Middle Ages to the present day. The main goal will be the interpretation of individual texts as a source of linguistic data and the analysis of language in its cultural, social and historical context. Including texts from Latin American and Spain, the commentary will cover the analysis of phonological, grammatical and lexical aspects. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3015 and SPAN 3200 | |
| SPAN 4530 | Special Topics Seminar: Language (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement; instructor permission. |
| SPAN 7220 | History of the Language (3.00) |
| The development of the Spanish language from its origins. | |