Linguistics (LING)Arts and Sciences

Showing 29 results.

Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - June 19, 2018 12:09PM EDT
  • Course Catalog - March 23, 2018 2:31PM EDT

LING 1100
FWS: Language, Thought, and Reality

In this course the students learn the skill of writing at the university level. Instructors offer themes for their courses within their own special areas of expertise.   view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Words and Pictures

  • 17584 LING 1100   SEM 101

  •  

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

LING 1101
Introduction to Linguistics

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5945 LING 1101   LEC 001

  •  

  •  5946 LING 1101   DIS 201

  •  

  •  5947 LING 1101   DIS 202

  •  

  •  7881 LING 1101   DIS 203

  •  

  •  5948 LING 1101   DIS 204

  •  

  •  8608 LING 1101   DIS 205

  •  

  •  8609 LING 1101   DIS 206

  •  

LING 1104
WIM: Introduction to Cognitive Science

This section is highly recommended for students who are interested in learning about the topics covered in the main course through writing and discussion.  view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 1104, PHIL 1911, PSYCH 1104

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  8527 LING 1104   SEM 101

  •  
    • TBA

    • Rice, M

LING 1109
English Words: Histories and Mysteries

Where do the words we use come from? This course examines the history and structure of the English vocabulary from its distant Indo-European roots to the latest in technical jargon and slang. Topics include ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 1699

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7849 LING 1109   LEC 001

  •  

  •  7882 LING 1109   DIS 201

  •  

  •  7883 LING 1109   DIS 202

  •  

LING 1132
Elementary Sanskrit II

An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 1332, SANSK 1132

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5418 LING 1132   LEC 001

  •  

  • Prerequisite: LING 1131 or permission of instructor.

LING 1170
Introduction to Cognitive Science

This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind.  Most people have privileged access to one mind, yet this internal experience is often misleading and provides little insight into how minds ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  7698 LING 1170   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LING 2215
Psychology of Language

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2150, PSYCH 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8108 LING 2215   LEC 001

  •  

LING 2223
Language and the Law

This course addresses topics including origins of legal language, linguistics in the courtroom, plagiarism, and language rights. It introduces areas of linguistics such as syntax, semantics, pragmatics, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14929 LING 2223   LEC 001

  •  

LING 2252
Intermediate Sanskrit II

Review of grammar and reading of selections from Sanskrit epic poetry and narrative prose. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2352, SANSK 2252

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  7914 LING 2252   LEC 001

  •  

  • Prerequisite: LING 2251 or permission of instructor.

LING 2264
Language, Mind, and Brain

An introduction to neurolinguistics, this course surveys topics such as aphasia, hemispheric lateralization and speech comprehension as they are studied via neuroimaging, intracranial recording and other ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2264

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16658 LING 2264   LEC 001

  •  

LING 3302
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

This course is an introduction to both phonetics (the study of the physical properties of the sounds of human language) and phonology (the organization and patterning of those sounds). The first part of ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5534 LING 3302   LEC 001

  •  

  • Prerequisite: LING 1101 or permission of instructor.

  •  6122 LING 3302   DIS 201

  •  

  •  6123 LING 3302   DIS 202

  •  

LING 3314
Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Survey of the basic mechanisms of linguistic change, with examples from a variety of languages. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 6314

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7379 LING 3314   LEC 001

  •  

  • Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in LING 3302; or permission of instructor.

  •  7380 LING 3314   DIS 201

  •  

  • DIS 201 is reserved for undergraduate students only.

  • 18746 LING 3314   DIS 203

  •  

LING 3316
Old Norse II

Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3316

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5585 LING 3316   LEC 001

  •  

LING 3390
Independent Study in Linguistics

Independent study of linguistics topics not covered in regular curriculum for undergrads. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18169 LING 3390   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Abusch, D

  • Instruction Mode:

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7665 LING 3390   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Cohn, A

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7160 LING 3390   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Despic, M

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7378 LING 3390   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Diesing, M

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7860 LING 3390   IND 605

    • TBA

    • Nussbaum, A

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18170 LING 3390   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Rooth, M

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7666 LING 3390   IND 607

    • TBA

    • Weiss, M

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18171 LING 3390   IND 608

    • TBA

    • Zec, D

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LING 4424
Computational Linguistics

Computational models of natural languages. Topics include tree syntax and treebank databases; broad-coverage probabilistic grammars; finite state generative phonology; computational semantics; computational ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4240, CS 4744

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8605 LING 4424   LEC 001

  •  

LING 4425
Pragmatics

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6425, PHIL 4720, PHIL 6720

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8223 LING 4425   LEC 001

  •  

LING 4492
Honors Research Workshop II

This course provides structure and guidance to students doing an honors thesis in linguistics. The course consists of biweekly meeting of all honors thesis writers with the course instructor. Students ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7412 LING 4492   RSC 701

  •  
    • TBA

    • Zec, D

  • Prerequisite: submission of honors thesis application and meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

LING 4494
Honors Thesis Research

Directed honors thesis research for students working on an honors thesis, taken with the student's honors thesis chair or other committee member. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7898 LING 4494   RSC 705

  •  
    • TBA

    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7162 LING 4494   RSC 706

  •  
    • TBA

    • Diesing, M

LING 6314
Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Survey of the basic mechanisms of linguistic change, with examples from a variety of languages. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 3314

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7773 LING 6314   LEC 001

  •  

  • Graduate Students enroll in this level for Historical Linguistics.

  •  7897 LING 6314   DIS 202

  •  
    • TBA

    • Weiss, M

  • DIS 202 is reserved for graduates only.

LING 6402
Phonology II

A continuation of LING 6401 with a focus on developing research skills. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7856 LING 6402   LEC 001

  •  

LING 6404
Syntax II

A continuation of LING 6403, focusing on syntactic dependencies, including the theory of control, an examination of locality constraints on movement, covert versus overt movement, and the syntax ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7851 LING 6404   LEC 001

  •  

LING 6422
Semantics II

Uses the techniques introduced in Semantics I to analyze linguistic phenomena, including quantifier scope, ellipsis, and referential pronouns. Temporal and possible worlds semantics are introduced and ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 6731

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 14962 LING 6422   LEC 001

  •  

LING 6425
Pragmatics

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used?  What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning?  Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4425, PHIL 4720, PHIL 6720

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8225 LING 6425   LEC 001

  •  

LING 6451
Greek Comparative Grammar

The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GREEK 7411

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14940 LING 6451   LEC 001

  •  

  • Prerequisite: thorough familiarity with morphology of classical Greek.

LING 6603
Research Workshop

Provides a forum for presentation and discussion of ongoing research, and development of professional skills. Participants must enroll in a concurrent independent study with a special committee member, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6604

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  7382 LING 6603   SEM 101

  •  

  • Requirement for second year linguistics graduate students. Participants must enroll in a concurrent independent study with a special committee member, or a relevant workshop.

LING 6604
Research Workshop

Provides a forum for presentation and discussion of ongoing research, and development of professional skills. Participants must enroll in a concurrent independent study with a special committee member, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6603

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8349 LING 6604   SEM 101

  •  

  • Requirement for third year linguistics graduate students. Participants must enroll in a concurrent independent study with a special committee member, or a relevant workshop.

LING 6635
Indo-European Workshop

An assortment of subjects intended for students with previous training in Indo-European linguistics: problems in the reconstruction of Proto Indo-European, topics in the historical grammars of the various ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Old Iranian

  •  9534 LING 6635   SEM 101

  •  

LING 7702
Directed Research

An independent study for graduate students. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18114 LING 7702   RSC 701

  •  
    • TBA

    • Abusch, D

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7668 LING 7702   RSC 702

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cohn, A

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6389 LING 7702   RSC 703

  •  
    • TBA

    • Despic, M

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7165 LING 7702   RSC 704

  •  
    • TBA

    • Diesing, M

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7673 LING 7702   RSC 705

  •  
    • TBA

    • Nussbaum, A

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18113 LING 7702   RSC 706

  •  
    • TBA

    • Rooth, M

      Zec, D

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18112 LING 7702   RSC 707

  •  
    • TBA

    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7900 LING 7702   RSC 708

  •  
    • TBA

    • Weiss, M

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18846 LING 7702   RSC 709

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cohn, A

  • Phonology reading group with Abby Cohn.

LING 7712
Syntax Seminar

Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in syntax. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7159 LING 7712   SEM 101

  •