Franz Müller

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• Ling 206 Syllabus, Spring 2012
• Ling 406 Syllabus, Spring 2012
• Ling 408 Syllabus, Spring 2012
• Ling 412 Syllabus, Spring 2012

Spring 2012 Syllabus (412)

LING 412 is an introduction to sociolinguistics, the subfield of linguistics which studies language as a tool of social interaction. The course highlights such topics as social, regional, ethnic, and gender-based linguistic variation, the organization of conversations and texts in different cultural groups, the roles of standard languages and bilingualism, and much more.

Spring 2012 Syllabus (408)

Linguistics 408 deals with one of the most central aspects of linguistics, the study of syntax. It introduces the concepts that are necessary for the description of sentence structure and, in doing so, tries to show how much variation there is in the syntax of the languages of the world and what all languages have in common.

FMueller_F11_508_Syllabus

Syntax has been a central area of linguistic research since the 1960s.  This course reviews the concepts that are necessary for the description of sentence structure, showing how much variation there is among languages and what all human languages have in common.  Based on this knowledge, we explore how various linguistic theories (especially generative grammar and functional-typological grammar) try to explain how syntax works.

Spring 2012 Syllabus (406)

LING 406 deals with the most central aspect of linguistics, the description of languages.  Focusing on syntax (sentence structure), morphology (word structure), phonetics and phonology (sound structure), the course tries to show how much variation there is among the languages of the world and what all languages have in common.  We will do many exercises on a diverse range of languages in all of these areas.

Eng/Ling 305 Summer 2011 Syllabus

English/Linguistics 305 is an introduction to American English.  We will explore its history, structure, use, and status with respect to other languages and other varieties of English.  Structural properties of American English that we will survey include sound patterns, word formation, sentence construction, and how the expression of meaning.

Spring 2012 Syllabus (206)

English/Linguistics 206 is an introductory-level course that explores the nature of language, including its structure, its development, and its use. We will explore how sounds are articulated and patterned to represent meaning (Phonetics and Phonology); the relationship between the spoken and written form of language (Phonics); the structure of words and the rules of word formation (Morphology); the principles governing sentence construction (Syntax); and how we use language to communicate (Semantics and Pragmatics), among other topics. Read the rest of this entry »

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