Focuses on sources, causes and patterns of linguistic change, spread of changes and the resulting relationships among languages.

Highlights universals and differences in phonological, morphological and/or syntactic structures drawn from data from a wide variety of languages.

Presents a theoretical approach to current issues in phonological analysis, building and testing hypotheses about phonological data.

A theoretical approach to current issues in semantics focusing on formal and logical aspects of meaning.

The linguistic structure of a North American language or group of languages. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

Presents a theoretical approach to current issues in syntactic analysis, building and testing hypotheses about syntactic data.

Provides practical experience in techniques for data collection, analysis and interpretation of original data, through guided work with a speaker of a language unfamiliar to students. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

Specialized topics in linguistics. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

Independent reading and/or research on a selected topic. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

Independent reading and/or research on a selected topic. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.