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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 lab
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38802R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 110 of 120 | Hajime Hoji | ZHS159 | ||
38804R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | KOH208 | |||
38805R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Friday | 14 of 18 | KOH208 | |||
38806R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 22 | KOH208 | |||
38807R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 18 of 21 | KOH208 | |||
38808R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 23 | KOH208 | |||
38809R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 20 of 22 | KOH208 |
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.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for one lecture and discussion listed immediately following that lecture
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38812R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 127 of 128 | Mary Byram Washburn | THH202 | ||
38813R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 17 of 32 | GFS223 | |||
38814R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 23 of 32 | GFS223 | |||
38815R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 32 of 32 | GFS223 | |||
38816R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 32 of 32 | GFS223 | |||
38924R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 23 of 25 | GFS107 | |||
38837R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 114 of 120 | Sandra Disner | ZHS159 | PDF (65295 KB) | |
38844R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 29 of 30 | GFS223 | |||
38846R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 27 of 30 | GFS223 | |||
38848R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Monday | 28 of 30 | GFS223 | |||
38850R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 30 of 30 | GFS223 | |||
38922D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 0 of 25 | OFFICE |
Empirical study of the sounds and structures of human language;syntax and semantics; language change; linguistic universals.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38818R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 35 of 49 | Stefan Keine | GFS101 | ||
38927R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | GFS220 | |||
38928R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-3:20pm | Friday | 12 of 25 | GFS220 |
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 lab
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38972R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 121 of 122 | Elsi Kaiser, Rachel Walker | SGM101 | ||
38974R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | GFS223 | |||
38976R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | GFS223 | |||
38978R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | GFS111 | |||
38980R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Wednesday | 21 of 21 | GFS107 | |||
38982R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 22 of 22 | GFS107 | |||
38984R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 19 | KAP141 |
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.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38838D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 111 of 120 | Mary Byram Washburn | MRF340 | ||
38894R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | WPHB36 | |||
38896R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | WPHB36 | |||
38898R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 23 of 25 | KOH208 | |||
38900R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Monday | 15 of 15 | KOH208 | |||
38902R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 18 of 20 | KOH208 | |||
38904R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Monday | 17 of 20 | KOH208 |
Analysis of the formal properties of linguistic expressions of number with the goal of understanding the structures that underlie language and numerical reasoning.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38988D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | Canceled | ||||
38989D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | Canceled |
Study of language as a complex natural system that requires elaborate mental computation.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38828R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 39 of 40 | Khalil Iskarous | GFS118 | ||
38841R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | GFS216 | |||
38954R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 21 | GFS216 |
Familiarization with the articulation and transcription of speech sounds. Also vocal tract anatomy, acoustics, speech technology, non-English sounds, perception. Includes laboratory exercises.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38911R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 25 | Louis Goldstein | GFS220 |
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 |
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38876R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 25 | Sandra Disner | GFS220 | PDF (134240 KB) |
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 |
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38882D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 10 | Sandra Disner,Roumyana Pancheva, Karen Jesney,Elsi Kaiser, Mary Byram Washburn | 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 |
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38883D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Toby Mintz | OFFICE |
(LING-505abc) Exploration of the professional world of linguistics for first semestr graduate students.Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38891D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 20 | Khalil Iskarous | OFFICE |
Colloquium for presentation and discussion of student research paper. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: LING 505B
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38893R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:30pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 10 | Rachel Walker | OFFICE |
Traditional views of phonology; generative phonology; current developments in phonological research and theory.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38908D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-3:20pm | Tuesday | 6 of 25 | Karen Jesney | OFFICE |
An introduction to logic in preparation for advanced work in semantics and linguistic theory.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38915D | 001 | Lecture | 11:30-12:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 15 | Lauren Winans | 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 |
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25330D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 2 of 12 | Hajime Hoji | WPH200 | PDF (75172 KB) |
Theories of acquisition; sentence and discourse processing; language and thought.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38951D | 001 | Lecture | 9:40-11:50am | Friday | 7 of 16 | Mary Byram Washburn | OFFICE |
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 |
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38955D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-11:50am | Wednesday | Canceled | Louis Goldstein |
Topics in advanced formal phonology; theoretical issues in the interface of phonology with other areas of linguistics; literature study on themes of current theoretical relevance. Recommended Preparation LING 531ab.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38956D | 001 | Lecture | 11:30-1:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 10 | Karen Jesney | OFFICE |
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 |
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38968D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:20pm | Monday | 4 of 15 | Rachel Walker | 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 |
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38970D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | OFFICE |
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38973D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-2:20pm | Monday | 4 of 20 | Hajime Hoji | OFFICE |
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38991D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-3:20pm | Friday | 3 of 15 | Toby Mintz | OFFICE |
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 |
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38993D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 25 | Karen Jesney | OFFICE | ||
38994D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 23 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38995D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 25 | OFFICE |