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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative: R.I. Binnick (287-7120)
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It encompasses theories of linguistic structure in all domains: speech sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax), meaning (semantics), and texts or conversations (discourse). Subfields of linguistics include sociolinguistics (language variation according to region, gender, class, etc., as well as the social functions of language); psycholinguistics (language acquisition and processing, and their disorders); historical linguistics (how languages change across time, and why); and applied linguistics (e.g. second language learning, translation, clinical linguistics).
The Major Programme in Linguistics is designed to
help students prepare for entry into professional programmes in
areas with a significant language component, such as speech-language
pathology, education, and language teaching. In many cases, a
combined Major in Linguistics and another discipline (e.g. Psychology,
Cognitive Science, Computer Science, or a language) will provide
the best preparation. However, students whose interests lie in
the area of theoretical linguistics, and who wish to complete
a Specialist degree after their Scarborough Major programme (e.g.
on the St. George campus), should consult with the Supervisor
of Studies in order to select courses that can be applied toward
a Specialist degree elsewhere.
Supervisor: R.I. Binnick (287-7120)
The Specialist Programme in Linguistics is no longer
offered. Students already registered in the programme will be
allowed to complete it; please contact the Supervisor of Studies
to make appropriate arrangements.
Supervisor: R.I. Binnick (287-7120)
Students must complete seven full-course equivalents,
as follows:
1 LINA01Y General Linguistics
2 LINB09H Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds
and
LINB04H Practical Language Analysis: Phonology
and
LINB05H Practical Language Analysis: Morphology
and
LINB06H Practical Language Analysis: Syntax
or
Three further full-course equivalents in LIN and/or
PLI, of which at least one must be at the C- or D-level, and one
C-level full-course equivalent in a language.
Supervisor: R.I. Binnick (287-7120)
Students must complete four full-course equivalents,
as follows:
1 LINA01Y General Linguistics
2 Any two of the following four courses:
LINB04H Practical Language Analysis: Phonology
LINB05H Practical Language Analysis: Morphology
LINB06H Practical Language Analysis: Syntax
LINB09H Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds
3 Two further full-course equivalents in either LIN
and/or PLI, of which at least one must be at the C- or D-level.
An introduction to the various methods and theories of language analysis, and to the relationships between language and mind, language and culture, and language and society.
Topics such as the following will be covered: sound patterns in languages; word formation; sentence structure; meaning; different varieties of language and social attitudes towards them; how languages change; how children learn language; language and the brain.
Exclusion: LIN100Y
Offered every year and also in Summer 2000
Analysis of sound patterns in a broad variety of languages.
The aim of the course is to expand students' knowledge
of phonology and to strengthen their abilities in practical analysis.
Potential solutions to problem sets will be discussed in each
class.
Exclusion: (LINB01Y), LIN229H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
T.B.A.
Offered every year
Analysis of word structure in a broad variety of languages.
The aim of the course is to expand students' knowledge
of morphology and to strengthen their abilities in practical analysis.
Potential solutions to problem sets will be discussed in each
class.
Exclusion: (LINB01Y), LIN231H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
T.B.A.
Offered every year
Analysis of sentence structure in a broad variety of languages.
The aim of the course is to expand students' knowledge
of syntax and to strengthen their abilities in practical analysis.
Potential solutions to problem sets will be discussed in each
class.
Exclusion: (LINB01Y), LIN232H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
D.M. James
Offered every year
The physiological and acoustic bases of speech.
An examination of the means by which speech sounds
are produced, and of the physical properties of these sounds.
Emphasis will be placed on such practical considerations as phonetic
transcription. We will discuss material from the prescribed readings
and problems which are to be solved.
Exclusion: LIN228H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
T.B.A.
Offered every year
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.
Topics such as the following will be included: the
basic grammatical patterns of English; how and why the basic sentence
patterns are transformed; the semantics of the verb, including
tense; and the construction of discourse in English.
Exclusion: (LINB07) LIN202Y & LIN204H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
R.I. Binnick
Offered every year
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.
Topics such as the following will be included: the
relation of English spelling to English sounds; the word structure
systems for native and foreign elements; and the structure of
the vocabulary as a lexical system.
Exclusions: (LINB07), LIN202Y & LIN203H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
R.I. Binnick
Offered every year
The study of the relationship between language and society, with the goal of understanding social structure through language.
Major themes are: multilingual societies, including
the politics of language, the spread or death of languages, and
pidgin and creole languages; and social interaction through speech,
including how conversations work, politeness, and cross-cultural
communication.
Exclusion: (LINB03), JAL253H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
D.M. James
Normally offered every other year
The stages adults and children go through as they learn a second or subsequent language.
The course examines theories of the linguistic, cognitive, neurological, social, and personality variables that affect second language acquisition. Implications for second language teaching are also discussed. This course is recommended for students enrolled in the Specialist Programme in the Education of Teachers in French.
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in LIN or FREB25Y or alternate prerequisites with permission of the instructor.
T.B.A.
Normally offered every other year
Language change and language relationships. Topics
such as the following will be included: the ways in which language
changes; social motivations for language change; language families;
language contact; language universals.
Exclusion: LIN362H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
R.I. Binnick
Normally offered every other year
The role of meaning in the structure, function, and use of language.
Topics include lexical (word and idiom) meaning; conveyed vs. literal meaning; the role of real world knowledge and other presuppositions in understanding language; and the relationship between form and content in sentences and larger linguistic units.
Exclusion: LIN341H
Prerequisite: LINA01
R.I. Binnick
Normally offered every other year
An introduction to the research on differences between females and males 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.
Topics will include: different theoretical approaches to explaining when and why gender differences in language use do or do not exist; the research on such phenomena as the amount people talk, what they talk about, interruptions, and politeness in relation to gender; cross-cultural differences; and ways in which females and males are defined and evaluated differently through language.
Exclusion: JAL355H
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in LIN, ANT, SOC or WST
Normally offered every year
Experimental evidence for theories of how humans produce and understand language, and of how language is represented in the mind.
Topics will include the perception and categorization of speech sounds; retrieval of words from memory during speech and listening; use of grammatical knowledge in planning and understanding sentences; production and comprehension of longer stretches of discourse; and the role of memory systems in language processing.
Exclusion: JLP374H
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in LIN and one full-course equivalent in PSY
T.B.A.
Offered every year
Pathologies of language acquisition and comprehension/production. Topics include the anatomy and physiology of the speech and hearing mechanism, voice disorders (hoarseness, harshness, dysphonia, alaryngeal speech), functional articulation disorders, cleft palate, aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, language delay, language/learning disabilities, mental retardation, hearing and auditory processing disorders, and the identification of pathologies in speakers of dialects or languages other than that of the clinician.
Exclusion: JLS474H
Prerequisite: LINA01 and PSYA01, and LINB25 or PLIC24 or PLIC55 or permission of the instructor.
T.B.A.
Normally offered every other year
Interested students should contact Professor R.I. Binnick, Supervisor of Studies. The aim of these courses is to allow the advanced student of Linguistics to engage in research; this research is normally at a level which is more advanced than other Linguistics courses which the student has already taken, and in an area which is of the student's own choosing. Methods of research and of evaluation are as varied as the possible areas of research.
Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for these courses.
Prerequisite: At least one B-level full-course equivalent in Linguistics; permission of the instructor.
Staff
Offered every year
LINB22H3 Sociolinguistics
Exclusion: JAL254H
Prerequisite: LINA01Y
LINB26H3 The English Language and Its Peoples: Variations in Time and Place
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in ANT,
ENG, LIN or SOC
LINC34H3 Reading and Writing in a Second Language: Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues
Exclusion: (LINB24)
Prerequisites: [LINA01Y or FREB25Y] & [PLIC24H or FREB11H or LINB25H]
Recommended Preparation: LINB25H or FREB11H
PLIC24H3 Developmental Psycholinguistics
Exclusion: JLP315H
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in LIN and one full-course equivalent in PSY
LINC34H3 Reading and Writing in a Second Language: Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues
Exclusion: (LINB24)
Prerequisites: [LINA01Y or FREB25Y] & [PLIC24H or FREB11H or LINB25H]
Recommended Preparation: LINB25H or FREB11H
PLIC24H3 Developmental Psycholinguistics
Exclusion: JLP315H
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in LIN and one full-course equivalent in PSY
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