Linguistics
LING 101 3 Credits
Nature of Language (h)
The study of language: systematic analysis of human language
and description of its grammatical structure, distribution and diversity.
Also available via Independent Learning. (3 + 0) Offered
Fall, Spring
LING 216 3 Credits
Languages of the World (h)
A comprehensive survey of the world’s languages, past and
present. Topics include genetic relationships among languages, linguistic
change, language universals, language classification and language
families, as well as the interaction of culture and language. (Next
offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
LING 303W,O 3 Credits
Language Acquisition
(Cross-listed with ED 303W,O)
Theories of the acquisition and development of first and second languages,
including consideration of biological and sociocultural factors. Survey of
traditional and contemporary theories, and implications for pedagogy and public
policy. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or 213X; COMM 131X or 141X. Recommended:
LING 101.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
LING 308W,O 3 Credits
Language and Gender (s)
(Cross-listed with ANTH 308W,O and WMS 308W,O)
Examination of relationships between language and gender, drawing on both ethnographic
and linguistic sources. Topics include power, socialization and sexism. (Prerequisites:
ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X or permission of instructor; COMM 131X or
141X.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
LING 318 3 Credits
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (h)
Scientific study of human speech sounds, mechanism of their production
and sound systems of languages. (Prerequisite: Upper division standing
or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
LING 320 3 Credits
Introduction to Morphology (h)
Study of principles and processes of word construction in language.
Morphological structure of Alaska native languages and other non-Indo-European
languages. (Prerequisites: LING 318 or permission of instructor.
Next offered: 2005–06.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate
Spring
LING 402 3 Credits
Second Language Acquisition
(Stacked with LING 602)
Central issues in second language acquisition research. Includes a critical
review of SLA theories and research. (Prerequisites: LING 101 or permission
of instructor. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate
Fall
LING 410O 3 Credits
Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching
(Stacked with LING 610)
Theory and practice of teaching a second language, including methodological
approaches, second language acquisition theory, materials and testing. (Prerequisites:
COMM 131X or 141X. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate
Spring
LING 420 3 Credits
Semantics (h)
(Stacked with LING 620)
A systematic exploration of the nature of meaning in human language. Focus
is on historical and contemporary approaches to understanding problems of reference,
categorization and lexical relationships in meaningful contexts. (Prerequisite:
LING 101 or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Spring
LING 430 3 Credits
Historical Linguistics (h)
(Stacked with LING 630)
Introduction to comparative and historical linguistics: methods of linguistic
reconstruction, historical change, genetic relationships, dialectology. Includes
Indo-European and Alaskan languages. (Prerequisite: LING 318. Next offered:
2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
LING 431 3 Credits
Field Methods in Descriptive Linguistics (h)
(Stacked with ANTH 632 and cross-listed with ANTH 432)
Introduction to general issues in language field work and to issues specific
to working with little studied and/or endangered languages in particular. Training
in techniques of linguistics field work commonly used to determine the grammar
of an unknown and/or unwritten language. Topics will include: definition of
research problem and research program; considerations in selecting consultants;
ethics and responsibilities involved in field work and human research; data
elicitation, analysis, reporting and interpreting, archiving. Students will
work intensively with a primary consultant who is a native speaker of a non-Indo-European
language. (Prerequisites: LING 318, LING 320, or permission of instructor.
Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
LING 440W 3 Credits
Aspects of Bilingualism (h)
Cognitive, linguistic, sociopolitical and educational aspects
of bilingualism at both the individual and societal levels, including
factors contributing to language maintenance and language shift.
(Prerequisites: ENGL 111X, ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; LING 101,
or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
LING 450O 3 Credits
Language Policy and Planning (s)
(Stacked with LING 650)
Consideration of minority languages, including Alaskan Native Languages, in
light of their histories, current status and factors affecting future maintenance.
(Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
LING 482 3 Credits
Seminar in Linguistics
Current issues in various subfields of linguistics including
semantics and pragmatics, discourse analysis, bilingualism, lexicography,
language philosophy and issues within a particular language or language
group, e.g. Eskimo phonology, Athabascan morphology. May be repeated
once. (Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate
Spring
LING 601 3 Credits
Principles of Linguistic Analysis
Provides experience in working with various languages to determine
systematic principles of transcribing and organizing sounds; isolating
morphemes; categorizing words into semantic categories; and understanding
narrative and other rhetorical structures. For students whose specialty
is other than Linguistics who could benefit from a graduate-level
introduction to linguistic methods. (Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
LING 602 3 Credits
Second Language Acquisition
(Stacked with LING 402)
Central issues in second language acquisition research. Includes a critical
review of SLA theories and research. (Prerequisites: LING 101 or LING 601;
graduate standing; or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
LING 603 3 Credits
Phonetics and Phonology
A scientific approach to the study of human speech sounds and
the mechanism of their production (phonetics), as well as the exploration
of the fundamental concepts of the sound systems of languages (phonology)
and theories which allow for the analysis of real language data.
(Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
LING 604 3 Credits
Morphology and Syntax
The study of how meaning is encoded in words in languages of
the world. Morphological and morphophonemic processes, lexical categories,
derivation and inflection, productivity, tense, aspect, mode, case,
concord, valence changes, and morphological typologies. Similarities
and differences among languages in the grammatical devices used to
signal relations between nouns and verbs, negation, comparison and
attribution. (Prerequisites: LING 101 or 601, graduate standing,
or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
LING 610 3 Credits
Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching
(Stacked with LING 410O)
Theory and practice of teaching a second language, including methodological
approaches, second language acquisition theory, materials and testing. (Next
offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
LING 620 3 Credits
Semantics (h)
(Stacked with LING 420)
A systematic exploration of the nature of meaning in human language. Focus
is on historical and contemporary approaches to understanding problems of reference,
categorization and lexical relationships in meaningful contexts. (Prerequisite:
LING 101, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2005-06.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
LING 621 3 Credits
Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition
(Cross-listed with ED 621)
An expended view of the ways in which individuals become socialized into particular
patterns of first and second language and literacy. The ongoing acquisition
of both oral and written language(s) from early childhood through adult life.
Topics will include: the cultural dimensions of language development; the relationship
between communication and culture; bilingualism; the role of language in the
transmission of sociocultural knowledge. (3 + 0) Offered Spring,
Alternate Summer, As Demand Warrants
LING 630 3 Credits
Historical Linguistics
(Stacked with LING 430)
Introduction to comparative and historical linguistics: methods of linguistic
reconstruction, historical change, genetic relationships, dialectology. Includes
Indo-European and Alaskan languages. (Prerequisite: LING 318. Next offered:
2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
LING 650 3 Credits
Language Policy and Planning
(Stacked with LING 450O)
Consideration of minority languages, including Alaskan Native Languages, in
light of their histories, current status and factors affecting future maintenance.
(Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
LING 652 3 Credits
Linguistics Applications
An in-depth investigation of linguistic problems in selected
languages. Includes phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic
issues. Students will produce a grammatical sketch of a language.
(Prerequisites: LING 318, 320 and 601; or relevant course work.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Year
LING 660 3 Credits
Internship
Apprenticeship to a language teacher or a linguist doing fieldwork.
Maintain a log and portfolio of work. If teaching, the goal is to develop
appropriate lesson plans and do mentored teaching. If doing fieldwork,
the goal is to develop appropriate materials for teaching. (Prerequisites:
LING 603, 604, and ANTH 632 or LING 610.) Offerd Fall or Spring