Franz Müller

Ling 508 Fall 2010 Syllabus

COURSE CONTENT:

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Ling 406 Fall 2010 Syllabus (TR)
Ling 406 Fall 2010 Syllabus (T)

COURSE CONTENT:

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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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.

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Handouts may be used in any course.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. Read the rest of this entry »