{"id":7452,"date":"2025-12-23T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7452"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:54:52","slug":"all-graduate-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/students\/graduate\/all-graduate-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"All Graduate Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"default \">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/students\/graduate\/all-graduate-courses\/upcoming-graduate-courses\/\">Upcoming Courses page<\/a> for a list of courses offered in the current and next semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<style>\ndd { \n margin-left: 30px;\n  margin-top: 0px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px;\n}\n\t\n\tdt {\n\t\tmargin-top: 25px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<dl><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0398 Topics in Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2016, Summer 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0398G Topics in Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2016, Summer 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0400 Introduction to English Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ENGLISH\u00a0400 and LINGUIS\u00a0400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0400G Introduction to English Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ENGLISH\u00a0400 and LINGUIS\u00a0400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0406 Advanced English Grammar<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0406G Advanced English Grammar<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0415 First Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0415G First Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0420 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0420G Introduction to Second Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0430 Language and Society<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>SS<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0430G Language and Society<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>SS<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0432 Urban Dialects<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0432G Urban Dialects<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0440 Psycholinguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>SS<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0440G Psycholinguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>SS<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0464 Introduction to Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0464G Introduction to Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0468 Language in its Various Forms:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS\u00a0350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0468G Language in its Various Forms:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS\u00a0350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0470 Historical\/Comparative Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0470G Historical\/Comparative Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0474 Language Typology and Language Universals<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0474G Language Typology and Language Universals<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0490 Field Methods<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2014, Fall 1995.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0490G Field Methods<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2014, Fall 1995.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0497 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in 51ÁÔÆæ sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0497G Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in 51ÁÔÆæ sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0520 Advanced Second Language Acquisition:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0520G Advanced Second Language Acquisition:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0564 Advanced Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 464(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0564G Advanced Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 464(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0570 Issues in Bilingualism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0570G Issues in Bilingualism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0590 Morphology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020, Fall 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0590G Morphology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020, Fall 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0708 Proseminar in Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Presents a range of linguistic constructs, demonstrating through readings, problems, and exercises how these concepts can be used in the analysis of language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0715 First Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS\u00a0415.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0720 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to theories of second language acquisition.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 766.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0741 Introduction to TESOL Methods<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed for prospective ESL\/EFL teachers. Graduate level introduction to the field of adult TESOL.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 767.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0750 Introduction to Phonetics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to phonetics, the basics of speech production and speech acoustics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Not open for cr to students w\/ graduate credit in LINGUIS\u00a0450.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0755 Semantics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of meaning in language; its role in grammatical description. Basic concepts used in semantic analysis and discussion of their place in grammatical theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS\u00a0455.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0761 Introduction to Phonology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to the basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Counts as repeat of LINGUIS 460.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0763 Morphology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A graduate-level introduction to morphological theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st; Linguis 460(P) & 464(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0764 Introduction to Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Investigation of the syntax or sentence structure properties of human language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Not open for cr to students w\/grad cr in LINGUIS\u00a0464.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0768 Language in its Various Forms:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max; counts as repeat of LINGUIS\u00a0468G if the topic is identical.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0770 Historical and Comparative Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of phonological and morphological change by studying the process of internal reconstruction, the comparative method, and the historical processes of analogical, grammatical, and semantic change in languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0774 Language Typology and Universals<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0798 Internship in Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of advanced principles of linguistics in an internship experience in a business, organizational, educational, political, governmental or other appropriate setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One cr earned for academic work based on minimum 40 hrs in internship. Paper or project req'd.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2015.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0799 Independent Reading and Research for Master's Students<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Independent reading and\/or research under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member on a linguistics topic relating to the student's area of interest.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st; cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0801 Seminar in Syntax and Semantics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Advanced topics in the theory of syntax, including but not limited to, syntactic description, variation, and typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0802 Seminar in Phonology and Phonetics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Advanced topics in phonological theory, including, but not limited to, phonological description, variation, and typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0803 Seminar in Language Acquisition:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Theory of adult language acquisition, including, but not limited to, interpretation of learner errors, description of acquisition strategies, and analysis of learning sequences.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grad st<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2015.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0804 Seminar in Language Variation:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. 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