(Interdisciplinary)
Coordinator: Professor Richard Blot (Carman Hall, Room B-17A)
Participating Departments: Anthropology, English, Mathematics and
Computer Science, Philosophy, Sociology and Social Work, and Speech and
Theatre
The interdisciplinary Program in Linguistics offers courses to prepare
students (1) for graduate study in theoretical and applied linguistics and
(2) for careers in linguistics research, the teaching of linguistics, and
applied linguistics, such as lexicography and the teaching of English as
a second language.
Programs
33-Credit Major in Linguistics, B.A.
Students in this major shall arrange their programs in consultation with
the program coordinator.
Honors in Linguistics
Honors in linguistics may be conferred on that student who has satisfied
the College requirement for interdepartmental honors at the time of graduation
and has completed the honors tutorial LNG 481 with a grade of A.
Courses in Linguistics
LNG 150: The Phenomena of Language. 3 hours, 3 credits.
The nature of language-its forms and uses. A survey of linguistic analysis.
Language as data in psychology, anthropology, sociology, and other social
sciences.
LNG 160: (SPV 246): Introduction to Linguistics. 3 hours, 3
credits. Survey of linguistic science, with special attention to descriptive
and applied linguistics.
*LNG 334: Historical Linguistics. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ:
Either LNG 160 (SPV 246) or Program Coordinator's permission.
*LNG 335: Sociolinguistics: the Sociology of Language. 3 hours,
3 credits. PREREQ: Either LNG 160 (SPV 246) and LNG 245 (SPV 245)
or Program Coor-dinator's permission.
*LNG 444: Readings in Linguistics. 3 hours, 3 credits.
PREREQ: Instructor's permission. Recommended: LNG 160 (SPV 246).
LNG 481: Honors Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum
6 credits). Individual study under faculty guidance leading to completion
of an honors paper. PREREQ: Program coordinator's permission.
List of Courses Relevant to the Linguistics Major
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| LNG 150: |
The Phenomena of Language |
3 |
| LNG 160 (SPV 246): |
Introduction to Linguistics |
3 |
| LNG 185 (CMP 166): |
Introduction to Computer Programming |
4 |
| LNG 240 (SPE 301): |
Language and Communication |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 245: |
Articulatory Phonetics |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 247: |
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 248: |
Acoustic Phonetics |
3 |
| LNG 266 (PHI 230): |
Symbolic Logic |
3 |
| LNG 267 (PHI 231): |
Language, Meaning, and Knowledge |
3 |
| LNG 274 (ANT 326): |
Anthropological Linguistics |
3 |
| LNG 275 (ANT 328): |
Language and Culture |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 312: |
Bilingualism |
3 |
| LNG 318 (ENG 304): |
The Structure of Modern English |
3 |
| LNG 319 (ENG 305): |
History of the English Language |
3 |
| LNG 321 (SPV 322): |
Introduction to Grammar |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 323: |
Introduction to Phonology |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 324: |
Semantics |
3 |
| LNG (SPV) 325: |
The Contrastive Analysis of English with Other Languages |
3 |
| LNG 328 (SPV 329): |
Social and Regional Dialects of English |
3 |
| LNG 330 (SPV 321): |
Psychology of Speech and Language |
3 |
| LNG 334: |
Historical Linguistics |
3 |
| LNG 335: |
Sociolinguistics |
3 |
| LNG 346 (PHI 351): |
Logic and Language |
3 |
| LNG 418 (ENG 451): |
Studies in Linguistics |
3* |
| LNG 444: |
Readings in Linguistics |
3* |
| LNG 446 (PHI 450): |
Topics in Logic, the Philosophy of Language, or the Philosophy
of Mathematics |
3* |
| LNG 481: |
Honors Tutorial |
3* |
* Maximum of 6 credits allowed | 
