Undergraduate Courses in Linguistics and Related Fields
Course Topics
LING 200 Introduction to Linguistic Thought (5)
LING 201 Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Analysis (5)
LING 203/ANTH 203 Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (5)
LING 400 Survey of Linguistic Method and Theory (5)
ASIAN 401 Introduction to Asian Linguistics (5)
ENGL 370 English Language Study (5)
FRENCH 323 Introduction to French Linguistics (5)
JAPAN 440 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (5)
SPAN 323 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (5)
SPHSC 303 Language Science (5)
PSYCH 416 Animal Communication (5) NW Beecher, Brenowitz
Evolution and mechanisms of animal communication and related processes
of perception, thinking, and social behavior. Prerequisite: PSYCH
200 or 233 or 10 credits in biology or zoology.
Also of related interest to those studying animal communication:
- SPHSC 425 Speech, Language, and the Brain (5)
- PSYCH 102 Psychology as a Natural Science (5)
- PSYCH 200 Comparative Animal Behavior (5)
- PSYCH 232 Laboratory in Animal Learning (3)
- PSYCH 233 Laboratory in Animal Behavior (5)
- PSYCH 400 Learning (5)
- PSYCH 403 Motivation (5)
- PSYCH 408 Mechanisms of Animal Behavior (4)
- PSYCH 419 Behavioral Studies of Zoo Animals (5, max. 10)
LING 333 Linguistics and Society (3) VLPA/I&S
Interaction of language, culture, and society, and the relationship
of linguistic theory to societal problems. Ethical and political
considerations involved in the application of linguistic theory.
LING 433 Language Policy and Cultural Identity (3) VLPA/I&S
Decision making regarding language in sociopolitical contexts.
Language and ethnicity, educational policy, use of language in developing
nations. Plans to modernize, purify, standardize, reform, and revive
language. Language loyalty and motives for second-language acquisition.
Prerequisite: LING 200 or 400. Offered: jointly with ANTH 464.
ANTH 358 Culture and Cognition (5) I&S/NW
Surveys anthropological theories and research on the relationship
between language, thought, and behavior. Examines the influence
of cultural inheritance on perception, classification, inference,
and choice. Describes relevant cross-cultural research methods and
evaluates theoretical models used by cognitive anthropologists.
Prerequisite: ANTH 203 or PSYCH 355 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 359 Linguistic Ethnography (5) I&S
Language use in cultural contexts. How language reflects world
view. Language use in culturally significant settings. Analyzes
sets of culturally specific terms in semantic domains. Includes
projects demonstrating application of theory and method to data
addressing specific problems. Workshop format.
ANTH 442 Anthropological Aspects of Communication (5) I&S
Introduction to communicational aspects of culture.
SP CMU 384 Cultural Codes in Communication (5) VLPA/I&S
Social and cultural codes in interpersonal communication, with
special reference to contemporary American subcultural groups and
their communication patterns.
SP CMU 478 Intercultural Communication (5) I&S
Investigates intercultural communication theory and its application
for varying levels of human interaction: interpersonal, intergroup,
and international. Recommended: SP CMU 384. Offered: jointly with
CMU 421.
CMU 422 Culture in International Communications Research (5) I&S
Examines research that deals with or compares data from different
countries, cultures, or sub-cultures. For methodological issues
and potential pitfalls due to variability in language, culture,
geo-political orientation.
Other courses which might be of related interest are:
- AES 151 Introduction to the Cultures of American Ethnic Groups
(5)
- AIS 201 Introduction: Ethnohistory of Native North America (5)
- AIS 311 North American Indians: Pacific Northwest (5)
- AIS 312 North American Indians: The Intermountain West (5)
- AIS 317 North American Indians: The Southwest (5)
- CMU 321 Communications in International Relations (5)
- CMU 426 International Media Images (5)
- CMU 427 International Communications Law and Policy (5)
- CMU 424 Canadian Media Systems (5)
- CMU 425 European Media Systems (5)
- CMU 428 Asian Media Systems (5)
- CMU 429 Chinese Communications Systems (5)
LING 445 Descriptive Aspects of English as a Foreign Language (3)
VLPA
Linguistic analysis as a basis for the teaching of English
as a
foreign language; language as rule-governed behavior. Prerequisite:
LING 200 or 400 or permission of instructor.
LING 372 Language and Translation (5) VLPA Tarlinskaja
Role of linguistic concepts in the process of translation from
one language to another. Attention to both language universals and
language particulars. Prerequisite: LING 200 or 201.
LING 472 Introduction to Computational Linguistics (3) VLPA
Bender
Introduction to computer applications of linguistic theory, including
syntactic processing, semantic and pragmatic interpretation, and
natural language generation. Prerequisite: LING 461 or permission
of instructor. Offered: jointly with CSE 472.
CSE 473 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3)
Principal ideas and developments in artificial intelligence: theorem
proving, problem-solving methods, representation of knowledge, natural
language analysis and synthesis, programming languages for artificial
intelligence. Not open for credit to students who have completed
CSE 415. Prerequisite: CSE 326; recommended: 341.
Also of related interest to those studying computational linguistics:
- CSE 142 Computer Programming for Engineers and Scientists I
(4)
- CSE 143 Computer Programming for Engineers and Scientists II
(5)
- CSE 326 Data Structures (4)
- CSE 341 Programming Languages (5)
- CSE 373 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
- CSE 378 Machine Organization and Assembly Language (4)
- CSE 401 Introduction to Compiler Construction (3)
- CSE 410 Computer Systems (3)
- CSE 413 Programming Languages and Their Implementation (3)
- (CSE 326, 341, 378, 401 and 473 are only open to CSE majors
or by petition.)
LING 100 Fundamentals of Grammar (5) VLPA
Introduction to basic grammatical concepts and terminology. Specifically
intended for students planning to take a foreign language or linguistics.
General Historical Linguistics
LING 454 Methods in Comparative Linguistics (3) VLPA Klausenburger,
Shapiro, Voyles
Method and theory of historical and comparative linguistics. Problems
of phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic change and
reconstruction. Prerequisite: LING 400 or permission of instructor,
undergraduate adviser, or graduate program coordinator.
Language Family-Specific Historical Linguistics
Indo-European
LING 404, 405, 406 Indo-European (3, 3, 3) VLPA Voyles
Overview of the Indo-European languages, of comparative method,
and of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of reconstructed Indo-European.
Grammatical analyses and texts from various attested ancient and
modern Indo-European languages, selected according to the interests
of the students.
(UW also offers undergraduate-level courses in the study of the
Latin, Classical Greek, and Sanskrit languages useful for those
interested in Indo-European historical linguistics.)
Romance
ROLING 402 Historical Romance Linguistics (5) VLPA Klausenburger,
Zagona
Comparative historical survey of the development of the principal
Romance tongues. Prerequisite: ROLING 401 or permission of instructor.
(UW also offers Latin.)
Scandinavian
SCAND 460 History of the Scandinavian Languages (5) VLPA
Development of languages from common Scandinavian to contemporary
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, and Icelandic. Prerequisite:
two years of a Scandinavian language or permission of instructor.
Slavic
SLAV 351 History of the Slavic Languages (5) VLPA
External and internal history of Slavic literary languages from
the beginnings to the present time, including the development of
writing systems, external attempts at reform, and the development
of vocabulary. Offered: Sp.
Language-Specific Historical Linguistics
English
ENGL 373 History of the English Language (5) VLPA
Evolution of English sounds, forms, structures, and word meanings
from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 370 or
LING 200 or equivalent.
French
FRLING 403 Background of Modern French (5) VLPA Klausenburger
Linguistic analysis of the important developments in the history
of the French language from its Latin origin to contemporary speech.
Prerequisite: FRENCH 323 or ROLING 401 or permission of instructor.
Offered: jointly with FRENCH 403.
FRENCH 404 Old French (5) VLPA
Designed for acquisition of reading facility in Old French through
intensive study of selected texts. Prerequisite: 323 or ROM 401
or permission of instructor.
(UW also offers Latin.)
Greek
(UW offers Classical Greek.)
Hindi/Urdu
(UW offers Sanskrit.)
Italian and other Romance Languages
(UW offers Latin.)
German
GERMAN 452 History of the German Language (3-5) VLPA
From early Germanic to the present. Prerequisite: third-year German
or permission of instructor. Offered: W.
Japanese
JAPAN 405-406 History of the Japanese Language (3-3) VLPA K Ohta
Introduction to the history of Japanese, including phonology, morphology,
syntax, and lexicon. Prerequisite: ASIAN 401. Offered: alternate
years.
JAPAN 471, 472 Classical Japanese Grammar (5, 5) VLPA
Introduction to classical grammatical forms and translation of
classical literary texts. Prerequisites: JAPAN 313 or equivalent
for 471; 471 or equivalent for 472. Offered: A, W.
Spanish
SPLING 403 The Evolution of the Spanish Language (5) VLPA Zagona
Historical survey of Spanish phonology, morphology, and syntax,
from Latin origins to the modern language. Prerequisites: SPAN 302
and 323. Offered: jointly with SPAN 403.
(UW also offers Latin.)
LING 402 Survey of the History of Linguistics (3) VLPA/I&S Newmeyer
Main trends in linguistic theory and philosophy of linguistics
from ancient times through advent of transformational-generative
grammar. Includes nineteenth-century comparative and historical
grammar, Prague school grammar, American structuralist grammar,
major concerns of linguistics today. Prerequisite: 451 or permission
of instructor.
LING 455 Areal Linguistics (3, max. 6) VLPA/I&S
Issues involved in classification of languages. Systems of classification
based on structure, word order, areal features. Ways in which languages
may be classified for different purposes. Processes such as borrowing,
vocabulary specialization, lexical change, and language death and
revival. Offered: jointly with ANTH 455.
ENGL 478 Language and Social Policy (5) VLPA/I&S
Examines the relationship between language policy and social organization;
the impact of language policy on immigration, education, and access
to resources and political institutions; language policy and revolutionary
change; language rights.
LING 300 Introduction to the Languages of the World (5) VLPA Brame
A survey of the world's languages, focusing on their syntactic,
phonological, and morphological properties. Prerequisites: 200,
201, or 203.
LING 432 Sociolinguistics (3) VLPA/I&S
Social variation in the phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon
of languages and dialects. Nonstandard language, diglossia, pidgins
and creoles, gender differences, bi- and multilingualism, ethnography
of speaking, pragmatics, and language attitudes. Prerequisite: LING
400. Recommended: prior or concurrent registration in LING 451 or
permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with ANTH 432.
Language Family-Specific Variation
Native American
LING 411 Native Languages and Language Families of Washington State
(3) VLPA Hargus
Survey of linguistic structures of Washington native languages.
Language families consist of Salish, Wakashan, Chemakuan, Athabaskan,
Chinookan, Sahaptian, Cayuse. Structure and origin of Chinook jargon.
Prerequisites: LING 451 and 461 or 481.
Language-Specific Variation
English
ENGL 372 Language Variation in Current English (5) VLPA
Examination of geographical, social, and occupational varieties
of American English. Relationship between societal attitudes and
language use.
ENGL 479 Language Variation and Language Policy in North America
(5) VLPA/I&S
Surveys basic issues of language variation: phonological, syntactic,
semantic, and narrative/discourse differences among speech communities
of North American English; examines how language policy can affect
access to education, the labor force, and political institutions.
African-American English
AFRAM 211 Perspectives on African American Language (5) VLPA
Aspects of the dialect spoken by the majority of Americans of African
descent. History, linguistic description, and exploration of its
artistic uses. Recommended: Introduction to linguistics, Afro-American
literature, and/or African literature.
Japanese
JAPAN 443 Japanese Sociolinguistics (5) VLPA/I&S
Methodology and theory of sociolinguistic analysis. Reading of
research literature and training in analysis of Japanese language
data. Prerequisites: JAPAN 313 or equivalent and 342 or permission
of instructor.
General Morphology
LING 481 Introduction to Morphology (4) VLPA Klausenburger,
Curtis
Structure of words and the processes by which they are formed.
Morphological processes in a wide variety of languages. Prerequisites:
LING 451 and 461.
Language-Specific Morphology
French
FRLING 401 The Morphological Structure of French (5) VLPA
Linguistic study of French morphology. Prerequisite: FRENCH 323
or ROLING 401 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with
FRENCH 401.
Hindi/Urdu
HINDI 404 Derivational Morphology of Hindi/Urdu (3) VLPA Shapiro
A systematic introduction to the derivational morphology of Hindi/Urdu.
Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, and English elements in Hindi/Urdu. Treatment
of derivational prefixes and suffixes, stem alternations, and methods
of compound formation. Prerequisite: HINDI 403 or equivalent, or
permission of instructor. Offered: alternate years; W.
Russian
RUSS 352 Intermediate Russian Morphology (3) VLPA
Examination of Russian morphology with emphasis on topics that
help to prepare the student for advanced courses in Russian. Conducted
partly in Russian. Prerequisite: 203 or 250. Offered: W.
Spanish
SPLING 401 The Morphological Structure of Spanish (5) VLPA Zagona
Principles of word formation, including derivational and inflectional
morphology. Relationship between inflectional morphology and other
components of grammar. Prerequisites: SPAN 302 and 323. Offered:
jointly with SPAN 401.
LING 443 Philosophy and Linguistics (3) VLPA/I&S
Philosophical problems that arise in the attempt to understand
current linguistic theories and the implications of linguistics
for philosophy. Offered: jointly with PHIL 443.
PHIL 464 Philosophical Issues in the Cognitive Sciences (5) I&S/NW
Marks,Washington
Philosophical problems connected with research in psychology, artificial
intelligence, and other cognitive sciences. Topics vary. Readings
from both philosophical and scientific literature. Accessible to
nonphilosophers with suitable interests and backgrounds.
General Phonetics
LING 450 Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics (3) VLPA/NW
Introduction to the articulatory and acoustic correlates of phonological
features. Issues covered include the mapping of dynamic events to
static representations, phonetic evidence for phonological description,
universal constraints on phonological structure, and implications
of psychological speech-sound categorization for phonological theory.
Prerequisites: LING 200, 201, or 400.
LING 453 Experimental Phonetics (5) VLPA/NW
Techniques in experimental phonetics and laboratory
phonology, experimental design, acoustic analysis of speech sounds,
fundamentals of experiments in speech perception.
Prerequisite: LING 450.
SPHSC 300 Speech Science (5) NW
Basic physiological and acoustical attributes of normal speech
and hearing. Offered: AWSp.
SPHSC 302 Phonetics (2) VLPA
Introduction to the description and classification of speech sounds
with a focus on American English. Phonetic analysis of segmental
and suprasegmental properties of speech. Practice using the International
Phonetic Alphabet to transcribe normal and disordered speech patterns.
Required for majors; open to non-majors. Offered: A.
Articulatory Phonetics
SPHSC 320 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech (5) NW
Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory, laryngeal, and articulatory
systems. Examples and laboratory work are directed toward clinical
issues in Speech-Language Pathology. Required for majors; open to
non-majors. Offered: Wsp.
Acoustic Phonetics
SPHSC 261 The Nature of Sound (3) NW
Fundamental principles of sound and vibration with emphasis on
examples relevant to the speech and hearing systems. Required for
majors: open to non-majors. Prerequisite: MATH 101 or equivalent.
Offered: A.
PHYS 114 General Physics (4) NW, QSR
Mechanics and sound. Basic principles of physics presented without
use of college-level mathematics. Suitable for students majoring
in technically oriented fields other than engineering or the physical
sciences. Concurrent registration in PHYS 117 strongly recommended.
Auditory Phonetics
SPHSC 461 Introduction to Hearing Science (5) NW
Basic aspects of hearing and the properties of the ear and nervous
system responsible for them. Mechanisms by which the auditory system
constructs an image of the acoustic environment. How attention and
memory influence hearing. Effects of damage to the auditory system.
Required for majors; open to nonmajors. Prerequisite: SPHSC 261.
Offered: Wsp.
SPHSC 462 Hearing Development (3) NW
Description of the changes that occur in human hearing during development.
Consideration of the possible explanations for early immaturity.
Prerequisite: SPHSC 461. Offered: A.
Language-Specific Phonetics
French
FRLING 409 The Phonetics of French (5) VLPA
Scientific study of the French sound system with special emphasis
on "lower level" phonetic rules, with integral values. Focus on
data from standard French as well as socioeconomic and geographic
variations. Prerequisites: FRENCH 323 or ROLING 401 or LING 200
or 400 and two years of college-level French. Offered: jointly with
FRENCH 409.
Russian
RUSS 351 Intermediate Russian Phonetics (3) VLPA
Systematic study of the Russian sound system, including phonetic
transcription and intonational patterns. Instruction in correcting
individual pronunciation errors. Conducted partly in Russian. Prerequisite:
RUSS 203 or 250. Offered: A.
RUSS 381 Phonetics in St. Petersburg (2, max. 6) VLPA
Systematic analysis of the Russian sound system as well as intonational
patterns. Practical reading exercises. Special attention to correcting
individual pronunciation errors. (2 credits for Summer Quarter program,
5 credits for semester program.) Prerequisite: RUSS 203 for Summer
Quarter, 303 for semester. Offered: AWSpS.
Spanish
SPLING 409 Spanish Phonetics (5) VLPA
Analysis of sounds: training in pronunciation, intonation, and
close transcription of Spanish language in its modalities. Prerequisite:
SPAN 302, 323. Offered: jointly with SPAN 409.
General Phonology
LING 451, 452 Phonology I, II (4, 4) VLPA/I&S Hargus,
Kaisse
Speech sounds, mechanism of their production, and structuring of
sounds in languages; generative view of phonology; autosegmental
and metrical phonology. Prerequisite: LING 200 or 400, either of
which may be taken concurrently with 451. Offered: jointly with
ANTH 453.
Language-Specific Phonology
French
FRLING 402 The Phonological Structure of French (5) VLPA
The phonological component of the generative grammar of French:
representations of syllabic and segmental units, phonological rules,
distinctive features and their articulatory correlates. Prerequisites:
FRENCH 323 or ROLING 401 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly
with FRENCH 402.
Spanish
SPLING 402 The Phonological Structure of Spanish (5) VLPA Zagona
Phonological component of the generative grammar of Spanish; representations
of syllabic and segmental units, phonological rules, distinctive
features and their articulatory correlates. Prerequisites: SPAN
302 and 323. Offered: jointly with SPAN 402.
LING 444 Philosophy of Language - Pragmatics (3) VLPA/I&S Potter
Language as communicative activity. Speech act theory in Austin,
Grice, and contemporary writings. Applications to problems of reference,
presupposition, metaphor, relativism. Offered: jointly with PHIL
444.
SPHSC 308 Social-Cultural Aspects of Communication (3) I&S
Introduction to human communication in context. Exploration of
ways communication is influenced by context, including situational
variables, social/interpersonal relationships, and culture. Students
gain skills in observing a variety of communication behaviors in
different contexts. Required for majors; open to non-majors. Offered:
SpS.
General Psycholinguistics
LING 347 Psychology of Language I (5) VLPA/I&S Osterhout
Introduction to the study of language, including language structure,
speech perception, language acquisition, psychological processes
underlying comprehension and production of language, the relation
between brain and language, and the question of the species-specificity
of human language. Prerequisites: LING 200 or 201or PSYCH 101 or
102. Offered: jointly with PSYCH 347.
LING 447 Psychology of Language II (5) VLPA/I&S Osterhout
Psychological principles applied to linguistic development and
organization; language in both its stimulus and response aspects.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 101 or 102 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with
PSYCH 447.
SPHSC 425 Speech, Language, and the Brain (5) NW
Historical perspectives and current research on speech acoustics,
speech perception, and brain processing of speech information; speech
development; techniques used in speech analysis; machine recognition
of speech; brain imaging techniques, animal communication systems;
speech evolution; implications for impaired populations. Prerequisite:
SPHSC 320 or permission of adviser. Offered: A.
Also of related interest to those studying psycholinguistics: PSYCH
355 Survey of Cognitive Psychology (5)
Language Acquisition
LING 457 Language Development (5) VLPA/I&S Dale
First-language acquisition and use by children. Emphasis on theoretical
issues and research techniques. Prerequisite: LING 400 or PSYCH
306 and junior or senior standing. Offered: jointly with PSYCH 457.
LING 449 Second-Language Learning (3) VLPA Tarlinskaja
Issues related to the psychological aspects of second-language
learning. Prerequisite: LING 200 or 400 or permission of instructor.
SPHSC 304 Developmental Aspects of Communication (5) I&S
Patterns of communicative development in English speaking children
and adolescents. Introduction to the study of language and communication
from a developmental perspective. Application to children with various
types of communication impairments. Required for majors; open to
non-majors. Prerequisites: SPHSC 303 or equivalent. Offered: Sp.
SPHSC 411 Perceptual Development (5) I&S/NW
Origins and development of perception in human infancy. Object,
face, and speech perception; cross-modal relations between touch,
vision, audition. Prerequisite: SPHSC 306 or 414 or at least one
course in speech and hearing sciences and junior or senior standing.
Offered: jointly with PSYCH 411.
SP CMU 455 Communication in Children's Environments (5) VLPA/I&S
Study of the communication capacity of children with emphasis on
the analysis of the communication process in formal and informal
learning environments. Includes examination of communication-based
educational approaches and instructional strategies.
SP CMU 456 Communication in Adolescent Environments (5) VLPA/I&S
Study of the communication process in youth environments with a
primary focus on formal and informal learning. Includes critical
analysis of communication in contemporary instructional settings
and the development of communication strategies for teaching and
learning.
Also of related interest to those studying language acquisition:
PSYCH 306 Developmental Psychology (5)
Language Processing
SPHSC 445 Models of Speech Processing (3) NW
Examines models and basic issues concerning how spoken language
is processed. Presents current issues, theories, and research relative
to the levels of processing entailed in producing and comprehending
speech. Prerequisites: SPHSC 302, 303, 320, and 425 or permission
of adviser. Offered: SpS.
LING 242 Introduction to Meaning (5) VLPA Tarlinskaja
Non-technical introduction to meaning in language and how it functions
in communication and thinking. Discussion of how and why meanings
of words change through time. Prerequisite: LING 200 or 201.
LING 442 Semantics I (4) VLPA/NW Ogihara
Introduction to the study of meaning as part of linguistic theory.
Relation of semantics to syntax. Emphasis on formal semantics and
pragmatics. Discussion of various semantic phenomena in natural
language that are theoretically relevant. Prerequisite: LING
461.
LING 479 Semantics II (3) VLPA/I&S Ogihara
Formal characterization of linguistic meaning. Emphasis on nature
and purpose of formal semantics and on its relation to formal syntax.
Prerequisite: LING 442. Offered: jointly with PHIL 479.
SP CMU 305 Perspectives on Language in Speech Communication (5)
VLPA/I&S
Study of language and meaning, and survey of several influential
modern approaches, including the semantic, general semantic, behavioral,
and analytic philosophical. Relates theories of language and meaning
to the study of speech communication.
PHIL 120 Introduction to Logic (5) I&S/NW, QSR Cohen, Keyt, Washington
Elementary symbolic logic. The development, application, and theoretical
properties of an artificial symbolic language designed to provide
a clear representation of the logical structure of deductive arguments.
Offered: AWSpS.
PHIL 353 Introduction to the Philosophy of Language (5) I&S Washington
Philosophical theories about the nature of language. Topics include
meaning, reference, truth, propositions, relations between language
and thought and between language and logic, relation of philosophy
of language to linguistics and psychology. Recommended: PHIL 120.
LING 476 Philosophy of Language (5) VLPA/I&S
Current theories of meaning, reference, predication, and related
concepts. Recommended: PHIL 120. Offered: jointly with PHIL 453.
Also of related interest to those studying semantics (or pragmatics):
- PHIL 363 Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (5)
- PHIL 372 Introduction to Set Theory(5)
- PHIL 463 Philosophy of Mind (3)
- PHIL 470 Intermediate Logic(5)
- PHIL 471 Advanced Logic (5)
- PHIL 474 Modal Logic (5)
SPHSC 250 Human Communication and Its Disorders (5) I&S/NW
Normal and disordered oral communication. Includes speech, language,
and hearing disorders as well as normal processes. Required for
majors, open to nonmajors. Offered: A.
SPHSC 305 Speech and Language Disorders (5) NW
Etiology and nature of developmental and acquired communication
disorders across the lifespan. Behavioral characteristics of language
delay and disorders, developmental apraxia of speech, phonological
disorders, stuttering, acquired aphasia and apraxia of speech, craniofacial
anomalies, and voice disorders. Required for majors; open to non-majors.
Prerequisite: SPHSC 250 or permission of adviser. Offered: W.
SPHSC 405 Diagnosis of Speech and Language Disorders (3) NW
Principles and procedures for the diagnosis of speech and language
disorders. Required for majors. Prerequisites: SPHSC 304 and 305.
Offered: WSp.
SPHSC 406 Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders (3) NW
Principles and procedures for planning, implementing, and evaluating
treatment for speech and language disorders. Required for majors.
Prerequisite: SPHSC 405. Offered: SpS.
General Syntax
LING 461, 462 Syntax I, II (4, 4) VLPA/I&S
Zagona, Citko
Study of the structural properties of language; introduction to
generative transformational syntax. Prerequisite: LING 200 or 400
or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with ANTH 461, 462,
463.
Language-Specific Syntax
Chinese
CHIN 443 Structure of Chinese (5) VLPA Yue-Hashimoto
Outline of the major syntactic structures of Chinese. Focus on
learning and teaching problems. Prerequisite: CHIN 313 or equivalent.
Offered: W.
English
ENGL 371 English Syntax (5) VLPA
Description of sentence, phrase, and word structures in present-day
English. Prerequisite: ENGL 370 or LING 200 or equivalent.
French
FRLING 400 The Syntactic Structure of French (5) VLPA
Scientific study of the syntax of French: phrase structures and
transformations (emphasis on passives, relativization, pronominalization,
reflexive structures). Prerequisites: FRENCH 323 or ROLING 401 or
permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with FRENCH 400.
Russian
RUSS 382 Advanced Syntax and Composition in St. Petersburg (2,
max. 6) VLPA
Class lectures on Russian syntactic structures. Oral drilling and
written exercises and compositions. (2 credits are offered for the
six-week Summer Quarter program, 5 credits for the fourteen-week
semester program.) Prerequisite: RUSS 203 for Summer Quarter, 303
for semester. Offered: AWSpS.
Spanish
SPLING 400 The Syntactic Structure of Spanish (5) VLPA Zagona
Scientific study of the syntax of Spanish: structure of phrases,
transformationally derived structures, grammatical relations, principles
of interpretation. Prerequisites: SPAN 302 and 323. Offered: jointly
with SPAN 400.
Sign languages are not taught at UW. (See below.)
Of possible interest to students of a visual language is:
SP CMU 306 Nonverbal Communication (5) VLPA/I&S Manusov
Reviews the nature of nonverbal communication as part of the human
message system. Discusses research on the types of cues that are
part of the nonverbal system, reviews some communicative functions
allowed by nonverbal cues (e.g., emotional expressions, relational
messages, deception, coordination, or interaction), and ties nonverbal
communication to language.
In addition, UW offers:
SPHSC 453 Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Implementation
Strategies (3)
SPHSC 481 Management of Hearing Loss (3)
American Sign Language
There are excellent programs in ASL offered by a number of area
educational institutions.
Language Family-Specific Writing Systems
Asian
ASIAN 404 Writing Systems (3) VLPA Boltz, Salomon
Origin, nature, and development of writing systems. Alphabets,
syllabaries, and logographic systems; relation of writing systems
to spoken languages; decipherment of previously undeciphered scripts.
Prerequisite: 401 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Offered:
alternate years.
Language-Specific Writing Systems
Korean
KOREAN 311, 312, 313 Introduction to Korean Writing in Mixed Script
(5, 5,5) VLPA Chinese characters as used in Korean mixed script.
Systematic expansion of vocabulary and grammatical forms of standard
Korean. Prerequisite: KOREAN 303 or equivalent. Offered: A, W, Sp.
Urdu
INDN 403 Introduction to Written Urdu (3) VLPA Hines
Modern written Urdu for students with at least elementary knowledge
of Hindi. Prerequisite: HINDI 313 or equivalent. Offered: A.
(Study of a language-specific writing system is part of first-year
language courses at UW in languages that do not use the Latin alphabet.)
General
LING 480 Topics in Linguistics (3, max. 12) VLPA
Introduction to an area of linguistic study not covered by the
regular departmental course offerings.
CMU 445 Communication Theory (5) I&S
Centrality of communication and mass communication in behavior
and society. Problems of, and questions about, communicative effectiveness.
Theoretical principles applicable to communicative effectiveness.
Communication's six contributions to effective behavior.
SP CMU 476 Models and Theories in Speech Communication (5) I&S
Examination of selected theories and models of speech communication
from the behavioral sciences, as well as of criteria applicable
to them. Emphasis on the nature and function of theories and models,
especially as these relate to basic principles underlying the scientific
study of speech communication phenomena. Recommended: junior standing.
Offered: jointly with CMU 476.
Language Family-Specific
Asian
ASIAN 405 Advanced Problems in Asian Linguistics (3) VLPA K Ohta,
Shapiro
Advanced problems in the analysis of the languages of east, southeast,
south, and central Asia. Includes phonology, morphology, syntax,
lexicography, historical reconstruction, linguistic typology, and
comparative grammar. Prerequisite: ASIAN 401 or equivalent or permission
of instructor. Offered: alternate years.
ASIAN 498 Special Topics (1-5, max. 15) VLPA
Offered occasionally by permanent or visiting faculty members.
Topics vary, but may include topics of linguistic interest. Offered:
AWSp.
Also of interest to this topic might be:
- CMU 428 Asian Media Systems (5)
- CMU 429 Chinese Communications Systems (5)
Turkic
TKIC 451 Introduction to Turkic Studies (3) VLPA Cirtautas
Bibliography, problems, and methods of research in the field of
Turkic studies for advanced students of Turkish/Turkic languages,
including readings in those languages on the languages, literatures,
and ethnography of past and present Turkic peoples. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
Language-Specific
Arabic
ARAB 457 Arabic Grammatical Texts (3) VLPA
Introduction to the concepts and terminology of traditional Arabic
grammar. Readings in the grammatical literature supplemented by
instructor's lectures and written exercises. Prerequisites: good
command of Arabic and permission of instructor.
Chinese
CHIN 342 The Chinese Language (3) VLPA Norman, Yue-Hashimoto
Nature and structure of the Chinese language, covering structural
characteristics, genetic and typological affinity with other groups,
sound system of standard Mandarin, Chinese writing system and language
reforms, brief survey of the history of the Chinese language, and
aspects of language in relation to culture. Prerequisite: CHIN 213
or equivalent. Offered: A.
English
LING 446 Descriptive Aspects of English: Phonology and Morphology
(3) VLPA Hargus, Kaisse
Descriptively oriented analysis of English phonology and morphology;
dialect differences. Prerequisites: LING 451.
French
FRLING 406 Advanced French Grammar (5) VLPA
Problems of French grammar. Differences between forms and structures
of French and English. Problems of effective teaching of French.
For students with at least three years of college French and for
beginning teaching assistants. Prerequisites: FRENCH 303 or permission
of instructor. Offered: jointly with FRENCH 406.
FRLING 405 Linguistics and the Teaching of French (5) VLPA
Areas of linguistics that can be particularly helpful to the French
teacher. Prerequisites: FRENCH 323 or ROLING 401 or permission of
instructor. Offered: jointly with FRENCH 405.
German
GERMAN 451 Linguistic Analysis of German (3-5) VLPA
Prerequisite: third-year German or permission of instructor. Offered:
A.
GERMAN 496 History of Germanic Philology (3-5) VLPA
Introduction to the works of outstanding scholars in the field
of Germanics.
GERMAN 498 Studies in the German Language (1-6, max. 15)
Japanese
JAPAN 342 The Japanese Language (5) VLPA K Ohta
Survey of the nature and structure of the Japanese language, covering
genetic and typological affiliations, writing systems, lexicon,
and features of Japanese sentence structures.
JAPAN 343 Japanese Language in Society (5) VLPA/I&S AS Ohta
Survey of issues in Japanese language use. Areas covered include
dialectical variation, language attitudes, gender differences, and
pragmatics.
JAPAN 442 Morphology and Syntax of Japanese (5) VLPA K Ohta
Morphological and syntactic analysis of the Japanese language.
Reading of research literature, training in analysis of Japanese
language data, and contrastive analysis of Japanese with other languages.
Prerequisites: JAPAN 313 or equivalent, 440, and LING 400 or permission
of instructor.
Latin & Greek (In relation to English)
CLAS 101 Latin and Greek in Current Use (2) VLPA
Designed to improve and increase English vocabulary through a study
of the Latin and Greek elements in English, with emphasis on words
in current literary and scientific use. No auditors. Knowledge of
Latin or Greek is not required. Credit/no credit only. Offered:
AWSpS.
CLAS 102 Grammar and Syntax through Latin (3) VLPA
Improve familiarity with basic grammar, syntax, logic through study
of mechanics of the Latin language. For Educational Opportunity
Program students only. No auditors. Knowledge of Latin or Greek
not required. Credit/no credit only.
Russian
RUSS 451, 452 Structure of Russian (5, 5) VLPA
Descriptive analysis of contemporary standard Russian. Detailed
phonetic transcription, discussion of major Great Russian dialects
as well as variations in popular speech, examination of common roots
and productive derivational elements in Russian words, and elementary
principles of syntax. Prerequisites: RUSS 303 or equivalent for
451; 451 for 452; or permission of instructor. Offered: A,W.
Spanish
SPLING 406 Advanced Spanish Grammar (5) VLPA Anderson
Problems of Spanish grammar. Difference from English
grammar. Techniques for the effective teaching of Spanish. Prerequisites:
SPAN 302 and 323. Offered: jointly with SPAN 406.
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