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Linguistics (LING)

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LING 110Lg: In a Word (4.0 units)

Words as a gateway to the human mind. How words are stored, comprehended and retrieved. How words are constructed. Words and concepts. Words and social constructs. The processing and the acquisition of words in normal and atypical children and adults.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
38802R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	79 of 120	Hajime Hoji	GFS106
38804R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Monday	15 of 20	Thomas Borer	KOH208
38805R	001	Lab	8:30-9:50am	Monday	16 of 20	Saurov Syed	SAL126
38806R	001	Lab	8:30-9:50am	Monday	5 of 20	Thomas Borer	KOH208
38807R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Monday	17 of 20	Saurov Syed	SAL109
38808R	001	Lab	8:00-9:20am	Tuesday	11 of 20	Saurov Syed	SAL126
38809R	001	Lab	8:00-9:20am	Tuesday	15 of 20	Thomas Borer	WPHB36

LING 115g: Language, Society, and Culture (4.0 units)

Discourse patterns among diverse social groups in institutional and interpersonal settings; interrelationships among language practices and gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity; social structures and cultural values as reflected in language policies and practices.Concurrent Enrollment: WRIT 140.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement.
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
38812R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	80 of 98	Sandra Disner	WPHB27
38813R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	11 of 25	Huilin Fang	GFS221
38814R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Huilin Fang	GFS221
38815R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Alif Silpachai	GFS221
38816R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	23 of 25	Alif Silpachai	GFS221
38837D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	87 of 99	Sandra Disner	ZHS159
38844R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	22 of 25	Binh Ngo	GFS221
38846R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	23 of 25	Mythili Menon	GFS221
38848R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Monday	19 of 25	Binh Ngo	GFS221
38850D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	23 of 26	Mythili Menon	GFS221

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)

Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64135D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Stacy Lettman	GFS204
64290D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	17 of 17	Seth Michelson	GFS113
64400D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	16 of 17	Seth Michelson	GFS228
64405D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	15 of 17	Timothy Wirkus	GFS229
64620D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Stacy Lettman	GFS229
64625D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Ryan McIlvain	GFS204
66997D	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	708 of 1000		BOV AUD
66998D	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	410 of 1000		BOV AUD

LING 155: Hindi II (4.0 units)

Continuation of LING 125. Reading of simple Hindi prose, practice in pronunciation, the grammar essential for reading comprehension and writing. Lecture, classroom drill and laboratory practice.

Prerequisite: LING 125

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38832R	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	MWF	Canceled	Santosh Tandon

LING 210: Introduction to Linguistics (4.0 units)

Empirical study of the sounds and structures of human language; syntax and semantics; language change; linguistic universals.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38818R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	23 of 25	Elena Guerzoni	GFS220

LING 265x: Hindi IV (4.0 units)

Reading of modern Hindi authors, review of grammar, composition, oral conversation, and collateral reading. Prerequisite: LING 255.

Prerequisite: LING 255

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38835R	001	Lecture-Lab	12:00-1:50pm	MWF	Canceled	Santosh Tandon

LING 275Lg: Language and Mind (4.0 units)

Language within cognitive science: speech physiology and acoustics, language acquisition, reading, language disorders, perception and mental representation of words, linguistic diversity and computer analysis of speech.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
38820D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	115 of 120	Elsi Kaiser, Rachel Walker	GFS106
38821R	001	Lab	8:30-9:50am	Wednesday	20 of 20	Yoonjeong Lee	GFS221
38822R	001	Lab	8:30-9:50am	Wednesday	17 of 20	Samantha Gordon	KAP159
38823R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	19 of 20	Yoonjeong Lee	GFS221
38824R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	20 of 20	Samantha Gordon	KAP164
38825R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 20	Samantha Gordon	GFS104
38826R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	19 of 20	Yoonjeong Lee	GFS111

LING 285Lg: Human Language and Technology (4.0 units)

Study of human linguistic competence and technologies that simulate it. Grammar, parsing, text generation; semantics, pragmatics, sense disambiguation; phonetics, speech synthesis, speech recognition.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
38838R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	115 of 120	Khalil Iskarous	GFS106
38894R	001	Lab	9:30-10:50am	Tuesday	20 of 20	Choudhury Arunima	SAL126
38896R	001	Lab	9:30-10:50am	Tuesday	19 of 20	Chorong Kang	WPHB36
38898R	001	Lab	8:30-9:50am	Friday	18 of 20	Chorong Kang	KOH208
38900R	001	Lab	8:30-9:50am	Friday	19 of 20	Arunima Choudhury	SAL109
38902D	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	20 of 21	Chorong Kang	SAL109
38904R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	19 of 20	Arunima Choudhury	SAL126
38862R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	77 of 120	Louis Goldstein	GFS106
38864R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	19 of 20	Caitlin Smith	KOH208
38866R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	9 of 20	Mairym Llorens Monteserin	SAL126
38868R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Monday	19 of 20	Mairym Llorens Monteserin	SAL126
38870R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Monday	12 of 20	Caitlin Smith	SAL127
38872R	001	Lab	8:00-9:20am	Thursday	12 of 20	Caitlin Smith	SAL109
38878R	001	Lab	8:00-9:20am	Thursday	6 of 20	Mairym Llorens Monteserin	WPHB36

LING 301: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (4.0 units)

A survey of topics in phonetics and phonology.

Prerequisite: LING 210

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38843D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	15 of 20	Karen Jesney	GFS218

LING 406: Psycholinguistics (4.0 units)

Experimental and theoretical aspects of how spoken and written language is produced and understood, learned during childhood, and affected by brain damage.

Prerequisite: 1 from (LING 210 or PSYC 100)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38861R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 25	Jason Zevin	GFS213

Crosslist LING 433: Children's Learning and Cognitive Development (4.0 units)

Examination of contemporary psychological theory and research on the development of cognitive skills, including language, memory, reading, and mathematics. Prerequisite: 336L.

Prerequisite: PSYC 336
Crosslist: This course is offered by the PSYC department but may qualify for major credit in LING. To register, enroll in PSYC 433.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52490R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	32 of 40	Frank Manis	VKC101

LING 450: New Horizons in Forensic Speaker Identification (4.0 units)

Overview of methods used to identify voices on the basis of their characteristic speech patterns.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38876R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 25	Sandra Disner	GFS229	Word (54272 KB)

LING 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38881D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 15	Andrew Simpson	OFFICE

LING 497: Honors Thesis (4.0 units)

Writing of the honors thesis. Registration is restricted to honors students.

Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Linguistics

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38883D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 15		OFFICE

LING 505b: Seminar in Linguistics (1.0 unit)

Preparation and presentation of M.A./Ph.D. screening papers; discussion of student research. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: LING 505A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38892R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Monday	0 of 40		GFS118

LING 531b: Phonology (3.0 units)

Traditional views of phonology; generative phonology; current developments in phonological research and theory.

Prerequisite: LING 531A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38909D	001	Lecture	9:30-11:50am	Monday	5 of 15	Rachel Walker	OFFICE

LING 535: Syntax and Grammatical Theory (3.0 units)

Principles and comparison of modern theories of grammar with special reference to syntax.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38917D	001	Lecture	10:00-12:20pm	Wednesday	Canceled	Andrew Simpson

LING 536: Semantics (3.0 units)

Current linguistic approaches to the semantics of natural language; analysis of concepts of meaning and reference.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38919D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Mon, Thu	2 of 15	Barry Schein	OFFICE

LING 579: Child Language Development (3.0 units)

Acquisition of grammatical, discourse, and conversational competence; strategies and structures.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38953D	001	Lecture	10:00-12:20pm	Friday	7 of 15	Toby Mintz	OFFICE

LING 585: Computational Linguistics (3.0 units)

Using hands-on techniques, we study the role of linguistic knowledge and the procedures that implement it in computational systems that process natural language.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38959D	001	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Thursday	16 of 16	Khalil Iskarous	OFFICE

LING 586: Advanced Psycholinguistics (3.0 units, max 9)

Current issues in psycholinguistic theory.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38961D	001	Lecture	3:00-5:20pm	Tuesday	6 of 15	Elsi Kaiser	GFS204

LING 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38963D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 20		OFFICE
38964D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20		OFFICE

LING 593x: Practicum in Teaching the Liberal Arts: Linguistics (2.0 units)

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Graded CR/NC. Open only to doctoral students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38968D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 1	Andrew Simpson	OFFICE

LING 595: Directed Readings (1.0-4.0 units)

Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38965D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	3 of 20	Andrew Simpson	OFFICE
38966D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20		OFFICE

LING 610: Seminar in Linguistic Theory (3.0 units, max 12)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38973D	001	Lecture	2:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	10 of 20	Audrey Li	GFS104

LING 631: Seminar in Phonological Theory (3.0 units, max 12)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38979D	001	Lecture	11:30-1:50pm	Tuesday	9 of 15	Karen Jesney	OFFICE

LING 635: Seminar in Syntax (3.0 units, max 12)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38983D	001	Lecture	12:00-2:20pm	Monday	11 of 15	Maria Zubizarreta, Roumyana Pancheva	OFFICE

LING 636: Seminar in Semantics (3.0 units, max 12)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38985D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	4 of 15	Elena Guerzoni, Barry Schein	OFFICE

LING 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
38993D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 15		OFFICE
38994D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 15		OFFICE