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Concurrent Course
Linguistics (LING)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/ling/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in GFS301; Phone: (213) 740-2986.
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38802D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 118 of 121 (2 on waitlist) | Elena Guerzoni | GFS106 |   | |
| 38804R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 19 of 20 | Saurov Syed | SAL126 | | |
| 38805R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | Saurov Syed | SAL126 | | |
| 38806R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | Ulrike Steindl | KOH208 | | |
| 38807R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 19 of 20 | Ulrike Steindl | SAL109 | | |
| 38808R | 001 | Lab | 8:00-9:20am | Tuesday | 20 of 20 | Saurov Syed | SAL126 | | |
| 38809D | 001 | Lab | 8:00-9:20am | Tuesday | 20 of 21 | Ulrike Steindl | WPHB36 | | |
| 38803R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 81 of 120 | Hajime Hoji | GFS106 | | |
| 38801R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 15 of 20 | Priyanka Biswas | SAL109 | | |
| 38810R | 001 | Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Tuesday | 17 of 20 | Priyanka Biswas | SAL126 | | |
| 38811R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Friday | 8 of 20 | Huilin Fang | KOH208 | | |
| 38817R | 001 | Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Tuesday | 18 of 20 | Huilin Fang | WPHB36 | | |
| 38819R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Friday | 6 of 20 | Priyanka Biswas | SAL109 | | |
| 38839R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 17 of 20 | Huilin Fang | SAL126 | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38812D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 44 of 50 | Sandra Disner | GFS101 | PDF (67932 KB) | |
| 38813R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 25 | Mythili Menon | GFS220 | | |
| 38814R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 24 of 25 | Mythili Menon | GFS222 | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64135D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 11 of 17 | Elizabeth Durst | GFS221 | | |
| 64645D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Elizabeth Durst | SOSB52 | | |
| 66997D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 808 of 1000 | BOV AUD | |
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 | 5 of 19 | Santosh Tandon | GFS217 |  |
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 | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 24 of 27 | Sandra Disner | GFS220 | Word (131599 KB) | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38820R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 116 of 120 | Rachel Walker,Elsi Kaiser | GFS106 | | |
| 38821R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Samantha Gordon | GFS220 | | |
| 38822R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 20 | Chuo-Ying Ou-Yang | GFS114 | | |
| 38823R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Samantha Gordon | GFS221 | | |
| 38824R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 20 | Chuo-Ying Ou-Yang | GFS229 | | |
| 38825R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Samantha Gordon | GFS111 | | |
| 38826R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Chuo-Ying Ou-Yang | GFS112 | |
Experimental and theoretical aspects of how spoken and written language is produced and understood, learned during childhood, and affected by brain damage.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38861R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | |
The emergence of new languages, known as Creoles, in socio-historical situations where linguistic input is degraded and insufficient to support the ordinary language acquisition process.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38874R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 11 of 25 | Maria Zubizarreta | GFS220 | |
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 | 35 of 49 | Frank Manis | VKC100 | |
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 | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 25 | Sandra Disner | GFS220 | Word (46592 KB) | |
The nature of communication, meaning, reference, truth, necessity, speech acts, convention, and language.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the PHIL department but may qualify for major credit in LING. To register, enroll in PHIL 465.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49484R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:45am | Mon, Wed | 24 of 35 | Robin Jeshion | VKC258 | |
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 | James Higginbotham, Khalil Iskarous | OFFICE | |
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 | James Higginbotham | OFFICE | |
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 | 12:00-2:20pm | Friday | 5 of 15 | Karen Jesney | OFFICE | |
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 | 5 of 15 | Andrew Simpson | OFFICE | |
Descriptive and theoretical analyses of the grammers of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; emphasis on comparative studies of these languages and English.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the EALC department but may qualify for major credit in LING. To register, enroll in EALC 561.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25373D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 12 | Namkil Kim | SOSB43 | |
Familiarization with articulation, transcription, production, and acoustic analysis of the speech sounds found in the world's languages. Also speech technology, perception, and disorders. Includes laboratory exercises.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38955D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 20 | Louis Goldstein | GFS217 | |
Current issues in psycholinguistic theory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38961D | 001 | Lecture | 4:30-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 15 | Elsi Kaiser | OFFICE | |
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 | 0 of 20 | James Higginbotham | OFFICE | | |
| 38964D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | James Higginbotham | OFFICE | |
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 | 8 of 20 | James Higginbotham, Roumyana Pancheva, Maria Zubizarreta, Barry Schein, Elsi Kaiser, Andrew Simpson | OFFICE | | |
| 38966D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | James Higginbotham | OFFICE | |
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38973D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-2:30pm | Monday | 6 of 20 | Elena Guerzoni | OFFICE | |
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38979D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:20pm | Tuesday | 3 of 15 | Rachel Walker,Karen Jesney | GFS217 | |
Readings in phonetic theory and current research as the framework for a discussion-oriented class.
- Prerequisite: LING 580
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38981D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:20pm | Thursday | 6 of 15 | Louis Goldstein,Khalil Iskarous | GFS217 | |
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 | James Higginbotham, Louis Goldstein | OFFICE | | |
| 38994D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | James Higginbotham | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38995D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | James Higginbotham | OFFICE | |