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LINGUISTICS
|LING 2401|Introduction to Language |3 ch (3C) |
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|Basic concepts, language structure and change. |
|LING 3006|Linguistic Introduction to Canadian English |3 ch (3C) |
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|Introduces various ways of describing the structure, especially |
|syntactic, of language. English, specifically Canadian English, |
|is used as a model. Assumes some acquaintance with linguistic |
|analysis; students will normally have taken either LING |
|2401 (Introduction to Language) and 3411(Phonetics and Phonemics)|
|or ENGL 3010 (History of the English Language). |
|LING 3010|History of the English Language (O) (Cross |6 ch (3C) |
| |Listed: ENGL 3010) |[W] |
|After a brief consideration of the nature of human language, |
|introduces students to phonetics and the International Phonetic |
|Alphabet. Then traces the history of the English language from |
|its Indo-European origins to its present state. Focuses on the |
|various kinds of linguistic change: those affecting sounds, |
|forms, and vocabulary. |
|LING 3411|Phonetics and Phonemics |3 ch (3C) |
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|Articulatory phonetics and phonology. Prerequisite: Previous |
|experience in linguistics. May be taken concurrently with LING |
|2401 . |
|LING 3422|Morphology and Syntax |3 ch (3C) |
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|Structure of meaningful elements; syntax. Prerequisite: LING |
|3411 . |
|LING 3903|Independent Studies in Linguistics I |3 ch |
|Studies in linguistics. The topic and the content are to be |
|chosen jointly by the student and the instructor. The course must|
|be approved by the Director of Linguistics. |
|LING 3904|Independent Studies in Linguistics II |3 ch |
|Studies in linguistics. The topic and the content are to be |
|chosen jointly by the student and the instructor. The course must|
|be approved by the Director of Linguistics. |
FRENCH LINGUISTIC COURSES
|LING/FR 3404 |Introduction à la linguistique |3 cr (3C)|
|Étude d'aspects phonologiques, morphologiques et syntaxiques, à |
|partir d'exemples tirés du français. |
|LING/FR 3404 |Introduction to Linguistics |3 ch (3C)|
|Introduction to various sub-disciplines of linguistics |
|(phonology, morphology, and syntax) exemplified through French. |
|LING/FR 3414 |Sociolinguistique |3 cr (3C)|
|Initiation à l'étude empirique des interactions entre la langue |
|française et son contexte social. Thèmes : variation sociale et |
|stylistique, dialectes et norme, attitudes linguistiques, |
|féminisation du discours, bilinguisme. Préalable: FR/LING 3404 ou|
|l'équivalent; FR/LING 3414 et FR/LING 3404 peuvent être suivis |
|simultanément. |
|LING/FR 3414 |Sociolinguistics of French |3 ch (3C)|
|An introduction to the empirical study of language as it is used |
|in its social context. Topics include: social and stylistic |
|variation, dialects and the "standard," linguistic attitudes, |
|language and gender, bilingualism. Prerequisite: FR/LING 3404 or |
|equivalent; FR/LING 3414 may be taken concurrently with FR/LING |
|3404 . |
|LING/FR 3424 |Phonétique et phonologie |3 cr (3C)|
|Étude des concepts fondamentaux de la phonétique et de la |
|phonologie. Description des propriétés phonologiques du français |
|contemporain et de leurs diverses réalisations phonétiques. Étude|
|des variantes régionales et sociales. Préalable : FR 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3424 |Phonetics and Phonology of French |3 ch (3C)|
|The concepts and methods of phonetics and phonology. The basic |
|French sound system and its various phonetic realizations |
|depending on dialects and sociolects. Prerequisite: FR 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3444 |La créativité lexicale |3 cr (3C)|
|Le vocabulaire est un système dynamique, capable de se modifier |
|pour répondre aux besoins de la société. Ce cours consiste en |
|l'étude et l'analyse de la structure du lexique, des mécanismes |
|créateurs de la langue et des divers moyens de formation des |
|mots, y compris la dérivation, la néologie, l'emprunt et la |
|métaphore. Préalable: FR/LING 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3444 |Lexical Creativity |3 ch (3C)|
|The vocabulary of a language is a dynamic system constantly |
|evolving to meet the changing needs of society. This course |
|consists of the study and analysis of the structure of the |
|lexicon, the creative mechanisms of language, and the various |
|types of word formations, including derivation, neology, |
|loanwords and metaphors. Prerequisite: FR/LING 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3454 |Histoire de la langue française |3 cr (3C)|
|Étude de l'évolution du français depuis ses origines latines |
|jusqu'à nos jours. Esquisse diachronique: phonologie, |
|morphologie, syntaxe et vocabulaire de l'ancien français, du |
|français classique et du français moderne. Préalable: FR 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3454 |History of French |3 ch (3C)|
|A study of the evolution of French from its roots in Latin to the|
|present. Old, Middle and Modern French will be sketched: the |
|phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of each period will |
|be studied. Prerequisite: FR 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3464 |Syntaxe |3 cr (3C)|
|Étude de la structure phrastique dans le cadre de la grammaire |
|générative. Présentation de phénomènes typiques du français, |
|illustrant quelques règles syntagmatiques et |
|transformationnelles. Préalable: FR 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3464 |Syntax |3 ch (3C)|
|A study of sentence structure in the framework of generative |
|grammar. Phrase structure and transformational rules will be |
|studied and some classical problems of French syntax will be |
|presented. Prerequisite: FR 3404 . |
|LING/FR 3484 |Questions de psycholinguistique |3 cr (3C)|
|Approche pluridisciplinaire du comportement verbal. Étude de |
|l'acquisition et de la pathologie du langage par rapport aux |
|théories linguistiques et neurolinguistiques. |
|LING/FR 3484 |Issues and Trends in Psycholinguistics |3 ch (3C)|
|Pluridisciplinary approach to language as behaviour. |
|Developmental and pathological issues are discussed in relation |
|to linguistic and neurolinguistic theories. |
|LING/FR 3494 |Mythes et Réalités sur le language |3 cr (3C)|
|Discussion de mythes répandus sur le langage visant l'étude de |
|questions d'intérêt général. Thèmes abordés : acquisition du |
|langage et apprentissage de langues, langage et pensée, origines |
|des langues, enfants sauvages, communication animale, dégradation|
|qualitative des langues, réformes orthographiques, codes signés, |
|langues primitives, complexité grammaticale, sabirs et créoles, |
|argots et jargons, langage artificielles. Les étudiant.e.s |
|inscrit.e.s au programme de linguistique anglaise pourront |
|rédiger leurs travaux en anglais. Préalable : LING/FR 3404 ou |
|l'équivalent; LING/FR 3494 etLING/FR 3404 peuvent être suivis |
|simultanément. |
|LING/FR 3494 |Myths and Realities about Language |3 ch (3C)|
|Discussion of widespread myths about language, aiming to shed |
|light on questions of general interest. Topics include: language |
|acquisition and language learning, language and thought, origin |
|of languages, feral children, communication among animals, |
|deterioration of language quality, orthographic reforms, sign |
|languages, primitive languages, grammatical complexity pidgins |
|and creoles, slang and jargons, artificial language. Students |
|enrolled in the Linguistics Program may write their papers in |
|English. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LING/FR 3404 or |
|equivalent. |
|LING/FR 4414 |Français canadien |3 ch (3C)|
|Examen de traits caractéristiques du français parlé au Canada, |
|notamment du franco-acadien et du franco-québécois. Préalables: |
|deux cours FR/LING |
|LING/FR 4414 |Canadian French |3 ch (3C)|
|Examines the major linguistic features of French spoken in |
|Canada, in particular Acadian and Québécois French. |
|Prerequisites: Two courses in FR/LING. |
|LING/FR 4444 |Sémantique |3 cr (3C)|
|Initiation à l'étude de la signification et de la référence. |
|Survol historique du domaine, sa place au sein de la linguistique|
|générale et parmi d'autres sciences humaines; notions |
|essentielles à l'examen des relations de sens; analyse |
|componentielle. Préalable: FR/LING 3404 . |
|LING/FR 4444 |Semantics |3 ch (3C)|
|An introduction to the study of meaning and reference. Historical|
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