Course Offerings

Fall 2024

LING 001. Introduction to Language and Linguistics
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Dockum. Donovan.
LING 011. American Sign Language I
- 1 credit.
- Drolsbaugh.
LING 015. American Sign Language III
- Prerequisite:
  LING 012.
- 1 credit.
- Drolsbaugh.
LING 025. Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society (LCS)
- (Cross-listed as SOAN 040B)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for BLST, ESCH.
- Fuller Medina.
LING 027. Writing Systems of East Asia
- (Cross-listed as ASIA 027 JPNS 027)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ASIA.
- Bundschuh.
LING 029. Sign Language Literature
- (Cross-listed as CPLT 029 )
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for CPLT, LING
- Napoli.
LING 040. Semantics
- (Cross-listed as PHIL 040)
- This course counts for distribution in humanities under the philosophy rubric and in social sciences under the linguistics rubric.
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS
- Fernald.
LING 045. Phonetics and Phonology
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS.
- Washington.
LING 050. Syntax
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS
- Donovan.
LING 052. Historical and Comparative Linguistics
- Prerequisite:
  LING 045 or permission of the instructor.
- 1 credit.
- Gasser.
LING 053. Educating Emergent Bilinguals (LCS)
- (Cross-listed as EDUC 053)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for CBL, LALS
- Allard.
LING 054. How Children Talk to Each Other: Oral and Written Language
- (Cross-listed as EDUC 054)
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Napoli.
LING 068. Structure of Kyrgyz
- Prerequisite:
  Any two of LING 001, LING 045, LING 050, LING 052, or permission of the instructor.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ESCH, ASIA.
- Washington.
LING 070. Translation Workshop R
- (Cross-listed as LITR 070R, RUSS 070)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for INTP
- Forrester.
LING 080. Syntax II
- Prerequisite:
  LING 050
- 1 credit.
- Conrod.
LING 100. Senior Thesis Seminar
- 1 credit.
- Dockum. Fernald.
LING 116. Language and Meaning
- (Cross-listed as PHIL 116 )
- 2 credits.
- Eligible for COGS
- Baumann.
LING 195. Senior Honors Thesis
- 2 credits.
- Dockum. Fernald.

Spring 2025

ASLG 001. American Sign Language I
- 1 credit.
- Drolsbaugh.
ASLG 002. American Sign Language II
- Prerequisite:
  ASLG 001
- 1 credit.
- Drolsbaugh.
LING 001. Introduction to Language and Linguistics
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Fuller Medina. Donovan.
LING 004A. First-Year Seminar: Discovering Language: A Scientific Approach
- 1 credit.
- Gasser.
LING 013. Classical Japanese Literature and Language Change
- (Crosslisted with JPNS 053)
- Eligible for ASIA.
- Bundschuh.
LING 016A. Forensic Linguistics
- (Cross-listed as RUSS 016A)
- .5 credit.
- Yordanova.
LING 026. Sociolinguistics of Creole Languages (LCS)
- Eligible for AFST at BMC and HAV, BLST, ESCH, GLBL, LALS
- Fuller Medina.
LING 031. Modality in Language: Comparisons of sign and spoken languages
- Prerequisite:
  One course in linguistics (any area).
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for GLBL-paired.
- Napoli.
LING 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
- (Cross-listed as CHIN 033)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ASIA.
- Ridgway.
LING 040. Semantics
- (Cross-listed as PHIL 040)
- This course counts for distribution in humanities under the philosophy rubric and in social sciences under the linguistics rubric.
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS
- Donovan.
LING 042. Voices of the Silk Road: Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Exchange in Central Asia
- CHIN 042
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ASIA, CPLT with permission, GLBL-paired, MDST.
- Ridgway. Washington.
LING 045. Phonetics and Phonology
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS.
- Dockum.
LING 048. Environmental Linguistics (LCS)
- (Cross-listed as ENVS 034)
- Prerequisite:
  A course in Linguistics or permission of the instructor for special cases.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ENVS.
- Harrison.
LING 050. Syntax
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS
- Conrod.
LING 053. Educating Emergent Bilinguals (LCS)
- (Cross-listed as EDUC 053)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for CBL, LALS
- Phuong.
LING 066. Structure of Thai
- Prerequisite:
  Any two of LING 001, LING 025, LING 040, LING 043, LING 045, LING 050, or permission of the instructor.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ASIA.
- Dockum.
LING 073. Computational Linguistics
- (Cross-listed as CPSC 013 )
- Prerequisite:
  LING 001 (or equivalent) or CPSC 021 (or equivalent), or permission of the instructor.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ASIA, COGS, ESCH, GLBL-core.
- Washington.
LING 090. Advanced Research Methods in Linguistics
- Prerequisite:
  Any two of LING 001, LING 025, LING 040, LING 045, and LING 050, or permission of the instructor.
- 1 credit.
- Conrod.
LING 196. Senior Honors Thesis Attachment
- 1 credit.
- Gasser.
LING 199. Senior Honors Study
- Gasser.

Fall 2025

ASLG 001. American Sign Language I
- 1 credit.
- Drolsbaugh.
ASLG 003. American Sign Language III
- Prerequisite:
  ASLG 002
- 1 credit.
- Drolsbaugh.
LING 001. Introduction to Language and Linguistics
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Staff.
LING 023. Language in Contemporary Japanese Society and Media.
- (Cross-listed as JPNS 023)
- 1 credit
- Eligible for ASIA
- Bundschuh.
LING 040. Semantics
- (Cross-listed as PHIL 040)
- This course counts for distribution in humanities under the philosophy rubric and in social sciences under the linguistics rubric.
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS
- Staff.
LING 045. Phonetics and Phonology
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS.
- Staff.
LING 050. Syntax
- Writing course.
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for COGS
- Staff.
LING 100. Senior Thesis Seminar
- 1 credit.
- Staff.
LING 105. Children's Fiction Books: How to Deliver the Information
- 1 credit.
- Napoli.
LING 195. Senior Honors Thesis
- 2 credits.
- Staff.

Spring 2026

LING 014. Old English/History of the Language
- (Cross-listed as ENGL 014)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for MDST.
- Williamson.
LING 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
- (Cross-listed as CHIN 033)
- 1 credit.
- Eligible for ASIA.
- Ridgway.

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