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LINA01H3 General Linguistics I
An introduction to the various methods and theories of analyzing speech sounds, words, sentences and meanings, both in particular languages and language in general.
Exclusion: LIN100Y
LINA02H3 General Linguistics II
An introduction to the application of the linguistic methods and theories in LINA01H to topics such as the relationships between language and mind, language and culture, language and history, and language and society.
Exclusion: LIN100Y
Prerequisite: LINA01H
LINA10H3 Structure of American Sign Language
An introduction to the structure of American Sign Language (ASL): Comparison to spoken languages and other signed languages, together with practice in using ASL for basic communication.
Limited enrolment: 35
Prerequisite: LINA01H
LINB04H3 Phonology I
Practice in analysis of sound patterns in a broad variety of languages.
Exclusion: LIN229H
Prerequisite: LINB09H
LINB06H3 Syntax I
Practice in analysis of sentence structure in a broad variety of languages.
Exclusion: LIN232H
Prerequisite: LINA01H
LINB09H3 Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds
An examination of physiological and acoustic bases of speech.
Exclusion: LIN228H
Prerequisite: LINA01H
LINB13H3 Language Diversity and Language Universals
An introduction to linguistic typology with special emphasis on cross-linguistic variation and uniformity in morphology and syntax.
Exclusion: LIN306H
Prerequisite: LINB06H
LINB17H3 The Structure of English Sentences
Description and analysis of various aspects of the structure and grammar of English sentences, with emphasis on those distinctive and characteristic features most of interest to teachers and students of the language.
Exclusion: LIN204H.
Prerequisite: LINA01H
LINB18H3 The Structure of English Words
Description and analysis of the structure of English words, including the sound and word structure systems, with emphasis on those distinctive and characteristic features most of interest to teachers and students of the language.
Exclusion: LIN203H. LINB18H may not be taken after or concurrently with LINC05H.
Prerequisite: LINA01H
LINB20H3 Sociolinguistics
The study of the relationship between language and society. Topics include: how language reflects and constructs aspects of social identity such as age, gender, socioeconomic class and ethnicity; ways in which social context affects speakers' use of language; and social factors which cause the spread or death of languages.
Exclusion: (LINB21H), (LINB22H), LIN256H, FREC48H
Prerequisite: LINA02H
LINB23H3 Language, Power and Persuasion
An examination of the relationship between language and power in society.
Students will analyze academic, workplace, cross-cultural, and inter-cultural discourse in order to gain insight into how language is used to establish power relations, to express ideology, and to accomplish a variety of other goals in everyday life.
Exclusion: (LGGA98H)
Prerequisite: Any 4 full credits
LINC02H3 Phonology II
Basic issues in phonological theory. This course assumes familiarity with phonetic principles, as discussed in LINB09H, and with phonological problem-solving methods, as discussed in LINB04H.
Exclusion: LIN322H
Prerequisite: LINB04H & LINB09H
LINC05H3 Morphology
Core issues in morphological theory, including properties of the lexicon, combinatorial principles governing complex word-formation, and interactions between word-formation and phonology, syntax and semantics.
Exclusion: LIN231H, LIN333H, (LINB05H)
Corequisite: LINB04H & LINB06H
LINC06H3 Language Change
An introduction to language change and language relationships.
Exclusion: LIN362H
Prerequisite: LINB04H
LINC08H3 Language History
An introduction to language history, with emphasis on what history can teach us about language and what language can reveal about prehistory and history.
Prerequisite: LINC06H
LINC09H3 Phonetic Analysis
Practical application of phonetic theory with special emphasis on instrumental and experimental techniques.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: LIN423H
Prerequisite: LINB09H
LINC11H3 Syntax II
Basic issues in syntactic theory, including principles and constraints governing sentence formation and interfaces with other areas of language structure such as morphology and semantics, with emphasis on universal principles.
Exclusion: LIN232H, LIN331H
Prerequisite: LINB06H
LINC12H3 Semantics: The Study of Meaning
An introduction to the role of meaning in the structure, function, and use of language.
Exclusion: LIN341H, FREC49H
Prerequisite: LINB06H
LINC18H3 Writing Systems
The sociolinguistics of written language, and its relationship to speech. The origin and relatives of the Latin alphabet. The types of writing systems, as exemplified by representative written languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Sanskrit, etc.), and the principles of their form and function.
Exclusion: JAL328H
Prerequisite: LINB09H
LINC27H3 Language and Ethnicity
How different ethnic groups become identified by their speech, and concentrating especially on bilingualism in immigrant communities. Conversational pragmatics (e.g. code-switching, language contact issues (e.g. borrowing), and how speakers' consciousness of such phenomena affects their use.
Prerequisite: One full credit at the B-level in LIN or PLI
LINC28H3 Language and Gender
An introduction to the research on differences between women and men in how they use language and how they behave in conversational interaction, together with an examination of the role of language in reflecting and perpetuating cultural attitudes towards gender.
Exclusion: JAL355H
Prerequisite: One full credit at the B-level in ANT, LIN, SOC or WST
LINC30H3 Language Variation
Theory and methodology of variationist sociolinguistics. Topics include: Collection and analysis of natural speech data, linguistic and social factors that constrain language variation (e.g., phonological environment, word classes, style, age, social class, gender, ethnicity, social networks), stable variation vs. changes in progress, and acquisition of linguistic variation.
Exclusion: (LIN256H), LIN351H
Prerequisite: LINA01H & LINB20H
LIND06H3 Independent Study in Linguistics
Independent study and research in an area of interest to the student. Students must obtain consent from a supervising instructor before registering. Interested students should contact the Supervisor of Studies for Languages and Linguistics
Prerequisite: At least one full credit at the C-level in LIN & permission of the instructor.
LIND14H3 Pragmatics
An introduction to pragmatics, the study of the use and interpretation of utterances, with emphasis on the division of labour between semantics and pragmatics. Topics will include inference, presupposition, conversational and conventional implicature, focus and topicalization, the role of context in interpretation and use, and implicit and indirect speech acts.
Prerequisite: LINC12H
PLIB25H3 Second Language Learning
The stages adults and children go through when learning a second language. The course examines linguistic, cognitive, neurological, social, and personality variables that influence second language acquisition. Recommended for students in the Specialist Program in the Education of Teachers in French.
Exclusion: (LINB25H)
Prerequisite: LINA01H or FREB44H or FREB45H or alternative prerequisite with permission of the instructor.
PLIC15H3 Speech Perception
An examination of the acoustics and perception of human speech. By looking at the acoustic properties of a variety of languages (including Tamil, Tagalog and First Nations languages), we will explore how people learn the peculiarities of their sound system and what this reveals about the nature of human speech perception.
Prerequisite: LINB04H & LINB09H
PLIC24H3 Developmental Psycholinguistics
Descriptions of children's pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar at various stages of learning their first language. Theories of the linguistic knowledge and cognitive processes that underlie and develop along with language learning.
Exclusion: JLP315H
Prerequisite: [One full credit in LIN or [FREB44H & FREB45H]] & one full credit in PSY
PLIC34H3 Reading in a First or a Second Language
An examination of linguistic and psycholinguistic issues pertinent to reading, as well as the role of a language's writing system and orthography in the learning process. This course is recommended for students enrolled in the Specialist Program in the Education of Teachers in French.
Exclusion: (LINC34H)
Prerequisite: [LINA01H or [FREB44H & FREB45H]] & [PLIC24H or PLIB25H or alternative prerequisite with permission of the instructor].
PLIC55H3 Psycholinguistics
Experimental evidence for theories of how humans produce and understand language, and of how language is represented in the mind. Topics include speech perception, word retrieval, use of grammar in comprehension and production, discourse comprehension, and the role of memory systems in language processing.
Exclusion: JLP374H
Prerequisite: One credit in LIN and one credit in PSY
PLIC65H3 Quantitative Methods in Linguistics
An introduction to experimental design and statistical analysis for linguists. Topics include both univariate and multivariate approaches to data analysis for acoustic phonetics, speech perception, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, language disorders, and sociolinguistics.
Exclusion: LIN305H
Prerequisite: At least one full credit in PLI
PLID06H3 Independent Study in Psycholinguistics
Independent study and research in an area of interest to the student. Students must obtain consent from a supervising instructor before registering. Interested students should contact the Supervisor of Studies for Languages and Linguistics.
Prerequisite: At least one full credit at the C-level in PLI & permission of the instructor
PLID44H3 Acquisition of the Mental Lexicon
An examination of L1 (first language) and L2 (second language) lexical (vocabulary) acquisition. Topics include: the interaction between linguistic and cognitive development; the role of linguistic/non-linguistic input; the developing L2 lexicon and its links with the L1 lexicon; the interface between lexical and syntactic acquisition within psycholinguistic and linguistic frameworks.
Prerequisite: PLIC24H or permission of the instructor
PLID55H3 Disorders of Speech and Language
Pathologies of language acquisition, comprehension and production. Topics include anatomy and physiology, voice disorders, articulation disorders, cleft palate, aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, language delay, language learning disabilities, developmental delay, and hearing and auditory processing disorders.
Exclusion: JLS474H
Prerequisite: One full credit in LIN, one full credit in PSY & [PLIB25H or PLIC24H or PLIC55H] or permission of the instructor
PLID64H3 Seminar in Second Language Acquisition
Recent second-language research conducted within a linguistic or psycholinguistic framework. Students participate in weekly discussions, give presentations based on journal articles, and write a final paper on either a narrow topic that has research potential or on the clinical or pedagogical applications of specific research findings.
Prerequisite: PLIB25H
PLID65H3 Seminar in Psycholinguistics
Advanced research seminar based on current research in adult psycholinguistics, first language acquisition, and disorders of speech and language. The course focuses on critical analysis of the design and interpretation of experimental research. Students will be evaluated on their oral presentations, term papers, and class participation.
Prerequisite: LINB04H & LINB06H & [any two of PLIC24H, PLIC55H, PLID55H] & [any one of LINC02H or LINC05H or LINC11H or LINC12H] & and permission of the instructor. Students must have a GPA of 2.8 or higher in LIN/PLI courses completed.
Published Tuesday October 6th, 2009 Section last updated Wed Feb 25, 2009
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