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ASL 1A This course is awaiting approval currently listed as:

LSCI 99

FUNDAMENTALS OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (Tamer, R.) (satisfies.....awaiting approval) (will be part of a new American sign langage certificate program). 

Fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) that helps students learn and develope basic grammar and vocabulary to perform receptive and expressive skills when signing along with examing parts of Deaf culture. 

Class day/times: M 9am-11:50am In person (This course is a Hybrid course which requires students to attend three hours of in person instruction each week in addition to the 2 hours of online). Online portion is asynchronous.

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies VII. Multicultural Studies)

Explores language's prevasiveness and diversity; demonstrates ways linguistics illuminates language's crucial-albeit hidden-societal role. Issues: self-and group-identification, language death, language in legal and educational settings, illustrations: spoken and signed languages, varieties of English, and Native American languages. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Mis, B.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

ACQUISITION OF LANG (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences)

What children say, what they mean, and what they understand. Theories about the learning of language by one-, two-, and three-year-olds. Comparison of kinds of data on which these theories are based.

BILINGUAL EDUC (Torres, J.)

Provides a comprehensive overview of current issues in bilingual education and bilingualism. Topics include dimensions of bilingualism, the effects of bilingualism on children's linguistic and cognitive development, bilingual education programs, literacy, special needs, and assessment.

BILINGUAL MINDS AND BRAINS (Kroll, J.)

"CORPUS LINGUISTICS" SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS (Bar-Sever, G.)

Introduction to the use of large collections of computer-readable text (“corpora”) in linguistics and cognitive science as an increasingly important source of empirical information for both theoretical and applied study. Focus on computational text processing techniques and quantitative data analysis. Other topics include philosophical foundations; lexical resources; the WWW as corpus; and applications to stylistics, language teaching and sociolinguistics. No prior programming or statistics background is required.

INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS (Tran, T.) 

Introduces students to fundamental concepts of phonetics. The sound systems of selected languages around the world, including that of English, are described in detail. Students are trained to work with speech sound recognition, phonetic transcription, and language sound production.

PHONOLOGICAL MODELS (Mayer, C.)

This course presents an overview of some of the major trends in phonological theory from the 1960s to the present day. The primary focus is on theory comparison to understand why and how previous scholars proposed changes to phonological theory and what issues still remain. The two broad formalisms covered are rule-based phonology and constraint-based phonology.

INTRODUCTION TO SET THEORY & MATHEMATICAL REASONING (Easwaran, K.)(X-Listed course w LPS 105A/PHILOS 105A)

An introduction to the basic working vocabulary of mathematical reasoning. Topics include sets, Boolean operations, ordered n-tuples, relations, functions, ordinal and cardinal numbers.

SPEECH SCIENCE (Xie, X.)

Speech communication expresses the phenomenal complexity of human language. The speech signal carries rich information about the linguistic message, talker identity, speaker intention and beyond. Understanding spoken language seems so effortless for human beings and yet automatic 
speech recognition systems struggle even in the era of big data. Why? What makes human speech processing special? (or is it?) In this class, we will examine the multiple steps listeners go through when perceiving meaning from speech sounds. Topics include acoustic and visual 
properties of speech, theories of speech perception and learning, cognitive neuroscience of speech perception and production, speech development, bilingual and second language acquisition, etc. We will discuss these topics with respect to neurotypical and special populations
(e.g., people with autism, dyslexia). The goals of this class are to provide you with an introduction to some of the central topics in 
speech science and cultivate critical thinking in evaluating scientific literature. We will try to accomplish these goals through lecture classes, a mix of classic and current readings, and discussions. 

 STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE (Riggs, H.) (crosslisted with EAS 123)

An overview of the linguistic features of modern Japanese. Provides students with a systematic introduction to the nature and characteristics of the language.

LANGUAGE SCIENCE RESEARCH 1 (Scontras, G.)

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

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INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (Tamer, R.) (satifies ....under approval)(will be part of a new American Sign Language certificate program.

Fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) that helps students learn and develop basic grammar and vocabulary to perform receptive and expressive skills when signing along with examining parts of Deaf culture.

 (This course is a Hybrid course which requires students to attend three hours of in person instruction each week in addition to the 2 hours of online). Online portion is asynchronous.

LANGUAGES OF  THE WORLD (Mis, B.) (satisfies VIII. International/Global Studies)

The world has over 6,000 languages, with an exuberant variety of sounds, words, grammars. introduction to a representative (about eight), drawn from every continent. Students not expected to learn these languages, but to explore and study their structure and complexity. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Futrell, R.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

INTRODUCTION TO PHONOLOGY (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Covers basic phonetics description and transcription; motivations behind phonogical analysis; rules and representations; underlying forms; derivations; rule interaction; analyses of stress and tone. Emphasizes practical skills with lab sections and problem sets.

Prerequisite: LSCI 3

LSCI 11 (currently listed as LSCI 99

This course is awaying perment approval as LSCI 11

DEAF CULTURE  (Tamer, R.) If approved with satisfy GE requirements (Will be part of a new ASL certificate program)

Study of varied topics in Deaf culture such as language, identity, traditions, norms, and values. Area studies, and society, both in the present and in historical perspective will also be examined. Taught in English.

 INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Basic concepts in syntactic description and grammatical analysis.

Prerequisite: LSCI 3

INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC (Meadows, T.) crosslisted with LPS 30 and PHIL 30

An introduction to the symbolism and methods of the logic of satements, including evaluation of arguments by truth tables, the techniques of natural deduction, and semantic tableaux.

INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE & CULTURE (Richland, J.) crosslisted with ANTHRO 2D (home department)

Explores what the study of language can reveal about ourselves as bearers of culture. After introducing some basic concepts, examines how cultural knowledge is linguistically organized and how languae might shape our perception of the world.

LSCI 109 New course for Winter 2025 

There is a lab component to this course.

INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING FOR LANGUAGE SCIENCE (Mayer, C.) 

introduction to the study of the acoustic properties of speech and their relationship to speech articulation and speech perception. Topics covered include making and interpreting quanitative acoustic measurements of speech, basic experimental design, and basic data visualization and statistical analysis.

LSCI 109 LAB (computer) must be taken with the class. Not listed in eSOC. Will be held  after class on Fridays Winter quarter 11:00 to 11:00am.

Once approved in CIM the course will be LSCI 107P

METALOGIC (Wehmeier, K.) crosslisted with LPS 105B (home department) and PHIL 105B

Introduction to formal syntax (proof theory) and semantics (model theory) for first-order logic, including the deduction, completeness, compactness, and Lowenheim-Skolem theorems.

PSYCH OF LANGUAGE (Scontras, G.) crosslisted with Psych 150

Communication happens. Speakers of natural language transmit information seamlessly, composing and decomposing their messages without conscious effort. This course examines how it is that communications succeeds, and what that success tells us about the minds involved in it. We begin with a careful look at where languages come from, how they evolve, and how children acquire the language they come to speak natively as adults. Then, we investigate the various systems that allow us to produce speech and comprehend it in context. Finally, we consider issues of language diversity and bilingualism.
Students should expect to leave the course equipped with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for human communication. More importantly, students should expect to acquire a broad understanding of the types of problems any theory of natural language communication must face.

JAPANESE SOCIOLOGING (Riggs, H.) crosslisted with EAS 126

Through this course students will also explore the structure of the Japanese language and its historical development in conjunction with socio-cultural factors. Upon completion of this course, students should understand the idiosyncratic behavior of Japanese as a language.

LANG SCI RES II (Scontras, G.) 

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

WRITING SKILLS FOR LANGUAGE SCIENCE (Bar-Sever, G.)

Focuses on written technical communication skills in language science. Topics include the scientific publication process (focusing on research abstracts), how to write for pieces of different lengths, and writing for different audiences.

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ADVANCED AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (Tamer, R.) (satifies ....under approval)(will be part of a new American Sign Language certificate program.

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE (Mis, B.) (satisfies VII. Multicultural Studies)

Explores language's prevasiveness and diversity; demonstrates ways linguistics illuminates language's crucial-albeit hidden-societal role. Issues: self-and group-identification, language death, language in legal and educational settings, illustrations: spoken and signed languages, varieties of English, and Native American languages. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

LSCI 107M

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR LANGUAGE RESEARCH (Scontras, G.) cross-list with Psych 157M

Focuses on computational methods useful for language research. Students become familiar with software and programming languages used for extracting information from electronic datasets and for creating basic simulations of linguistic cognition. No prior programming experience assumed.

LSCI 117 / 217

INTRODUCTION TO ACOUSTIC PHONETICS (Mayer, C.) This is a combo course with graduate course LSCI 217

introduction to the study of the acoustic properties of speech and their relationship to speech articulation and speech perception. Topics covered include making and interpreting quanitative acoustic measurements of speech, basic experimental design, and basic data visualization and statistical analysis.

LSCI 117 LAB (computer) must be taken with the class

LSCI 151C/251C

COMPUTATIONAL COGNITIVE MODELS OF LANGUAGE ACQUISTION (Pearl, L) 

Focuses on synthesizing research literature related to computational cognitive models of language acquisition. Students develop their abilities to discuss key concepts and background assumptions, clearly present major points and findings, and concisely summarize literature from a particular perspective.

Prerequisitie: LSCI 51

LSCI 153M/253M waiting CIM approval

Currently listed as LSCI 159

Experimental Research in Language Science (Xie, X.)

Covers foundational topics in behavioral research and experimentation, focusing on examples from language science.

This course is designed to build the core methodological skills students need to conduct scientific research using behavioral methods. A component of Language Science research.

Prerequisite: LSCI 3

LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN (Hickok, G.)

Research analysis on biological bases of human linguistic capacity. Development, focusing on hemispheric specialization, plasticity; localization of specific linguistic functions in adults, with emphasis on study of aphasias; relation of linguistic capacity to general cognitive capacity, considering research on retardation.

Home dept is Psych/cogsci, but Language Science will get priority registration

ROMANCE LINGUISTICS (TOPICS ROMANCE LANGUAGES) (Tran, T.)

STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE (Riggs, H.) crosslisted with EAS 123

An overview of the linguistic features of modern Japanese. Provides students with a systematic introduction to the nature and characteristics of the language.

LANGUAGE SCIENCE RESEARCH III (Scontras, G.)

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

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DISCOVERING LANGUAGE (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies VII. Multicultural Studies)

Explores language's prevasiveness and diversity; demonstrates ways linguistics illuminates language's crucial-albeit hidden-societal role. Issues: self-and group-identification, language death, language in legal and educational settings, illustrations: spoken and signed languages, varieties of English, and Native American languages. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Mis, B.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

INTRO TO PHONOLOGY (Tran, T.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Covers basic phonetic description and transcription; motivations behind phonological analysis; rules and representations; underlying forms; derivations; rule interaction; analyses of stress and tone. Emphasizes practical skills with lab sections and problem sets.

ACQUISITION OF LANG Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences)

What children say, what they mean, and what they understand. Theories about the learning of language by one-, two-, and three-year-olds. Comparison of kinds of data on which these theories are based.

BILINGUAL EDUC (Torres, J.)

Provides a comprehensive overview of current issues in bilingual education and bilingualism. Topics include dimensions of bilingualism, the effects of bilingualism on children's linguistic and cognitive development, bilingual education programs, literacy, special needs, and assessment.

INTRO TO LOGIC (Bradley, C.)

Introduction to sentence logic, including truth tables and natural deduction; and to predicate logic, including semantics and natural deduction.

ELEMENTARY SET THEORY (Meadows, T.)

An introduction to the basic working vocabulary of mathematical reasoning. Topics include sets, Boolean operations, ordered n-tuples, relations, functions, ordinal and cardinal numbers.

SPEECH SCIENCE (Xie, X.)

Speech communication expresses the phenomenal complexity of human language. The speech 
signal carries rich information about the linguistic message, talker identity, speaker intention and 
beyond. Understanding spoken language seems so effortless for human beings and yet automatic 
speech recognition systems struggle even in the era of big data. Why? What makes human 
speech processing special? (or is it?) In this class, we will examine the multiple steps listeners go 
through when perceiving meaning from speech sounds. Topics include acoustic and visual 
properties of speech, theories of speech perception and learning, cognitive neuroscience of 
speech perception and production, speech development, bilingual and second language 
acquisition, etc. We will discuss these topics with respect to neurotypical and special populations
(e.g., people with autism, dyslexia).
The goals of this class are to provide you with an introduction to some of the central topics in 
speech science and cultivate critical thinking in evaluating scientific literature. We will try to 
accomplish these goals through lecture classes, a mix of classic and current readings, and 
discussions. 

LANGUAGE SCIENCE RESEARCH 1 (Scontras, G.)

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

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LANGUAGES OF  THE WORLD (Mis, B.) (satisfies VIII. International/Global Studies)

The world has over 6,000 languages, with an exuberant variety of sounds, words, grammars. introduction to a representative (about eight), drawn from every continent. Students not expected to learn these languages, but to explore and study their structure and complexity. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

 INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Basic concepts in syntactic description and grammatical analysis.

INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC (Meadows, T.) crosslisted with LPS 30 and PHIL 30

An introduction to the symbolism and methods of the logic of satements, including evaluation of arguments by truth tables, the techniques of natural deduction, and semantic tableaux.

INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE & CULTURE (Richland, J.) crosslisted with ANTHRO 2D (home department)

Explores what the study of language can reveal about ourselves as bearers of culture. After introducing some basic concepts, examines how cultural knowledge is linguistically organized and how languae might shape our perception of the world.

INTRODUCTION TO ACOUSTIC PHONETICS (Mayer, C.) This is a combo course with graduate course LSCI 217

introduction to the study of the acoustic properties of speech and their relationship to speech articulation and speech perception. Topics covered include making and interpreting quanitative acoustic measurements of speech, basic experimental design, and basic data visualization and statistical analysis.

LSCI 117 LAB (computer) must be taken with the class

LLMS & PHILOSOPHY OF LANAGUAGE (Easwaran, K.) crosslisted with LPS 145 AND PHIL 145

Topics in Philosophy of Language

METALOGIC (Wehmeier, K.) crosslisted with LPS 105B (home department) and PHIL 105B

Introduction to formal syntax (proof theory) and semantics (model theory) for first-order logic, including the deduction, completeness, compactness, and Lowenheim-Skolem theorems.

PSYCH OF LANGUAGE (Scontras, G.) crosslisted with Psych 150

Examines language using the tools of experimental psychology. From sounds to words to spoken and written sentences, explores how language is used in real time, and how its use reveals how it is represented in the mind.

COMPUTATIONAL COGNITIVE MODELS OF LANGUAGE ACQUISTION (Pearl, L) 

This course focuses on research literature related to computational cognitive models of language acquisition. Students develope their skills in reading and synthesizing research in this area, including discussion of key concepts and background assumptions, clear presentation of major points and findings, and concise summarization of literature from a particular perspective.

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF LANAGUAGE (Kroll, J.) crosslisted with EDUC 180 (home department)

JAPANESE SOCIOLOGING (Riggs, H.) crosslisted with EAS 126

Through this course students will also explore the structure of the Japanese language and its historical development in conjunction with socio-cultural factors. Upon completion of this course, students should understand the idiosyncratic behavior of Japanese as a language.

EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE & MUSIC (Hickok, G.) crosslisted with PSYCH 169 (home department)

LANGUAGE & LITERACY (Collins, P.) crosslisted with EDUC 151 and PSCI 192V

Addresses the linguistic principles and processes that underline oral and written language proficiency. Emphasis is on how to use phonology, morphology, orthography, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics to support literacy and oral language development for K-12 students.

LANG SCI RES II (Scontras, G.) 

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

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DISCOVERING LANGUAGE (Mis, B.) (satisfies VII. Multicultural Studies)

Explores language's prevasiveness and diversity; demonstrates ways linguistics illuminates language's crucial-albeit hidden-societal role. Issues: self-and group-identification, language death, language in legal and educational settings, illustrations: spoken and signed languages, varieties of English, and Native American languages. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

INTRO TO PHONOLOGY (Tran, T.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Covers basic phonetic description and transcription; motivations behind phonological analysis; rules and representations; underlying forms; derivations; rule interaction; analyses of stress and tone. Emphasizes practical skills with lab sections and problem sets.

INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Basic concepts in syntactic description and grammatical analysis.

LSCI 99

This class is under review to become LSCI 11

DEAF CULTURE  (Tamer, R.) If approved as LSCI 11 with satisfy GE requirements (Will be part of a new ASL certificate program)

Study of varied topics in Deaf culture such as language, identity, traditions, norms, and values. Area studies, and society, both in the present and in historical perspective will also be examined. Taught in English.

LSCI 107M

This course is not yet finalized. May teach 202B

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR LANGUAGE RESEARCH (Scontras, G.) cross-list with Psych 157M

Focuses on computational methods useful for language research. Students become familiar with software and programming languages used for extracting information from electronic datasets and for creating basic simulations of linguistic cognition. No prior programming experience assumed.

PHONOLOGICAL MODELS (Mayer, C.) This is a combo course with graduate course LSCI 219

This course presents an overview of some of the major trends in phonological theory from the 1960s to the present day. The primary focus is on theory comparison to understand why and how previous scholars proposed changes to phonological theory and what issues still remain. The two broad formalisms covered are rule-based phonology and constraint-based phonology.

STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE (Riggs, H.) crosslisted with EAS 123

An overview of the linguistic features of modern Japanese. Provides students with a systematic introduction to the nature and characteristics of the language.

LANGUAGE SCIENCE RESEARCH III (Staff)

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

WRITING SKILLS FOR LANGUAGE SCIENCE (Pearl, L.)

This course focuses on written technical communication skills in language science. Topics include the scientific publication process (focusing on research abstracts), how to write for pieces of different lengths, and writing for different audiences. Through class demonstrations, discussions, and hangs-on skills practice, the course equips students with the tools and confidence needed for effective written communications in language science.

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LANGUAGES OF  THE WORLD (MIS, B.) (satisfies VIII. International/Global Studies)

The world has over 6,000 languages, with an exuberant variety of sounds, words, grammars. introduction to a representative (about eight), drawn from every continent. Students not expected to learn these languages, but to explore and study their structure and complexity. 

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE (BAR-SEVER, G.) (satisfies VII. Multicultural Studies)

Explores language's prevasiveness and diversity; demonstrates ways linguistics illuminates language's crucial-albeit hidden-societal role. Issues: self-and group-identification, language death, language in legal and educational settings, illustrations: spoken and signed languages, varieties of English, and Native American languages. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (NGUYEN, E.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

INTRO TO PHONOLOGY (TRAN, T.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Covers basic phonetic description and transcription; motivations behind phonological analysis; rules and representations; underlying forms; derivations; rule interaction; analyses of stress and tone. Emphasizes practical skills with lab sections and problem sets.

ACQUISITION OF LANG BAR-SEVER, G.) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences)

What children say, what they mean, and what they understand. Theories about the learning of language by one-, two-, and three-year-olds. Comparison of kinds of data on which these theories are based.

BILINGUAL EDUC (TORRES, J.)

Provides a comprehensive overview of current issues in bilingual education and bilingualism. Topics include dimensions of bilingualism, the effects of bilingualism on children's linguistic and cognitive development, bilingual education programs, literacy, special needs, and assessment.

FORMAL LANGUAGES (MAYER, C.)

Prerequisite for the course; LSCI 3 plus some basic familiarity with programing. A background in Python is preferable, but the course will cover Python basics briefly in the first week. The programing prerequisite can be fulfilled by ICS 31/ICS 32A/EECS 12, or by permission of the instructor.

This class is taught as a combo class with graduate course LSCI 209.

INTRO TO LOGIC (STAFF)

Introduction to sentence logic, including truth tables and natural deduction; and to predicate logic, including semantics and natural deduction.

ELEMENTARY SET THEORY (MEADOWS, T.)

An introduction to the basic working vocabulary of mathematical reasoning. Topics include sets, Boolean operations, ordered n-tuples, relations, functions, ordinal and cardinal numbers.

COG NEUROSCI OF LANGUAGE (KROLL, J.)

LANGUAGE SCIENCE RESEARCH 1 (SCRONTAS, G.)

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

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INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Futrell, R.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

 INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX (Bar-Sever, G.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Basic concepts in syntactic description and grammatical analysis.

LSCI 99

SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPEECH SCIENCE (Xie, X.) 

LSCI 109

INFORMATION THEORY & LANGUAGE (Futrell, R.)

This is a combo course with graduate course LSCI 209

SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHONOLOGY (Mayer, C.) This is a combo course with graduate course LSCI 219

This course is an introduction to acoustic phonetics: the study of the acoustic properties of speech and their relationship to speech articulation and speech perception.

PSYCH OF LANGUAGE (Scontras, G.) crosslisted with Psych 150

Examines language using the tools of experimental psychology. From sounds to words to spoken and written sentences, explores how language is used in real time, and how its use reveals how it is represented in the mind.

LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN (Hickok, G) crosslisted with BIOL N160 and Psych 161

Research analysis on biological bases of human linguistic capacity. Development, focusing on hemispheric specialization, plasticity; localization of specific linguistic functions in adults, with emphasis on study of aphasias; relation of linguistic capacity to general cognitive capacity, considering research on retardation.

JAPANESE SOCIOLOGING (Riggs, H.) crosslisted with EAS 126

Through this course students will also explore the structure of the Japanese language and its historical development in conjunction with socio-cultural factors. Upon completion of this course, students should understand the idiosyncratic behavior of Japanese as a language.

LANG SCI RES II (Scontras, G.) 

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.

WRITING SKILLS FOR LANGUAGE SCIENCE (Bar-Sever, G.)

Focuses on written technical communication skills in language science. Topics include the scientific publication process (focusing on research abstracts), how to write for pieces of different lengths, and writing for different audiences.

Title

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE (BAR-SEVER, G.) (satisfies VII. Multicultural Studies)

Explores language's prevasiveness and diversity; demonstrates ways linguistics illuminates language's crucial-albeit hidden-societal role. Issues: self-and group-identification, language death, language in legal and educational settings, illustrations: spoken and signed languages, varieties of English, and Native American languages. 

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (Futrell, R.) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Emphasis on the notion that language is a remarkable achievement of the human mind. Current insights into the nature of language. Survey of various subfields of linguistics. Introduction to linguistic analysis. 

INTRO TO PHONOLOGY (Staff) (satisfies III Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Covers basic phonetic description and transcription; motivations behind phonological analysis; rules and representations; underlying forms; derivations; rule interaction; analyses of stress and tone. Emphasizes practical skills with lab sections and problem sets.

INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX (Staff) (satisfies III. Social and Behavioral Sciences & V.B. Formal Reasoning)

Basic concepts in syntactic description and grammatical analysis.

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR LANGUAGE RESEARCH (Scontras, G.) cross-list with Psych 157M

Focuses on computational methods useful for language research. Students become familiar with software and programming languages used for extracting information from electronic datasets and for creating basic simulations of linguistic cognition. No prior programming experience assumed.

"CORPUS LINGUISTICS" SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS (BAR-SEVER, G.)

Introduction to the use of large collections of computer-readable text (“corpora”) in linguistics and cognitive science as an increasingly important source of empirical information for both theoretical and applied study. Focus on computational text processing techniques and quantitative data analysis. Other topics include philosophical foundations; lexical resources; the WWW as corpus; and applications to stylistics, language teaching and sociolinguistics. No prior programming or statistics background is required.

INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS (Tran, T.) 

Introduces students to fundamental concepts of phonetics. The sound systems of selected languages around the world, including that of English, are described in detail. Students are trained to work with speech sound recognition, phonetic transcription, and language sound production.

STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE (Riggs, H.) crosslisted with EAS 123

An overview of the linguistic features of modern Japanese. Provides students with a systematic introduction to the nature and characteristics of the language.

LANGUAGE SCIENCE RESEARCH III (Staff)

Provides students with in-depth experience in different facets of research in language science. It includes theoretical, behavioral, computational, and/or applied language science topics and methodologies.