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Committee on Linguistics

L. Bland, S. Hamano, Y.-K. Kim-Renaud, J. Kuipers, R.M. Robin

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences offers an interdepartmental program in linguistics. The purpose of the program is to provide a systematic treatment of the central issues in linguistics through courses taught under the auspices of the program and through other departments in Columbian College.

Minor in linguistics—15 credit hours of courses in linguistics, including Ling 101 and four courses from the following groups. Psycholinguistics—Ling 102. Applied Linguistics—Chin 123—24; SpHr 130, 131. Biological Foundations of Language—SpHr 105, 106. Sociolinguistics—Anth 161, 162; Phil 214 (with permission of instructor). Academic advising about the minor in linguistics is available from any member of the Committee on Linguistics.

101 Language and Linguistic Analysis (3) Staff
  Development of a fundamental understanding of the nature of language and its components, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Discussion of major approaches, principles, and concerns in the field of linguistics. Same as Anth 168. (Spring)
102 Psycholinguistics (3) Staff
  Language as species-specific property of the human mind. Psychological processes involved in the encoding and decoding of language; first and second language acquisition and bilingualism. Same as Anth 163. (Spring)
 

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