Linguistics

For Linguistics taught in French, see FR 3412, FR 3432, FR 3434, FR 3442, FR 3464 under the French section.

NOTE: See the beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.

LING1102	English Syntax (O)	3 ch (3C)
An introduction to traditional concepts in English syntax. Covers two areas: grammatical categories (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.) and sentence structure (subjects, predicates, complements; main vs subordinate clauses). The course is a theoretical presentation of grammatical concepts.

LING2101	Linguistics I	3 ch
Basic concepts of phonetics, phonology, morphology, language change and language variation.

LING2202	Linguistics II	3 ch
Basic concepts of syntax, semantics, language acquisition and computer applications of language.

LING3111	Language Acquisition	3 ch (3C)
Theories of first and/or second language acquisition with focus on the stages of language acquisition and parametric setting.

LING3113	Phonetics and Phonology	3 ch (3C)
Articulatory phonetics and phonology with comparative application to English, French, and other languages. This course is the equivalent to LING 3411 (Phonetics & Phonemics) at UNB Fredericton.

LING3114	Syntax	3 ch (3C)
The generative grammar approach to sentence structure. Comparative applications to English, French, and other languages.

LING3212	The History of the English Language	3 ch (3C)
The methodology of historical linguistics and an overview of Indo-European languages form the background for the discussion of changes in English: changes in consonant and vowel systems, transition to a non-case system, setting of parameters in syntax.

LING3223	Semantics	3 ch (3C)
Meaning through language: word and sentence meaning, context, inference, speech acts. Comparative applications to English and French.

LING3224	Cognition and Language	3 ch (3C)
Language as a cognitive system; focus on the work of Steven Pinker.