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Linguistics (LING)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/ling/
- For D clearance class assignments for undergraduates please contact Linguistics Undergraduate Advisor Jessica B. Kanoski jkanoski@usc.edu, please include the class name, section number and your student ID
Words as tools for discovering properties of the human mind. How words are formed of and form various units. Experiments exploring judgments about word interpretation.
- 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 | 46 of 50 | Hajime Hoji | DMC100 | PDF (310409 KB) | |
38808R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | GFS207 | |||
38809R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 23 of 25 | KAP138 |
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 | 120 of 121 | Andrew Simpson | GFS106 | ||
38813R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 21 of 21 | KAP138 | |||
38814R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | KAP165 | |||
38815R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 21 of 21 | KAP138 | |||
38816R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Monday | 18 of 20 | GFS114 | |||
38817R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | KAP134 | |||
38819R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | DMC255 | |||
38837R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 120 of 120 | Andrew Simpson | GFS106 | ||
38844R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | DMC255 | |||
38846R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 21 of 21 | Andrew Simpson | KAP134 | ||
38848R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | KAP137 | |||
38850R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | DMC202 | |||
38922R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 19 of 20 | DMC202 | |||
38924R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | DMC202 | |||
38972R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 119 of 120 | Mary Byram Washburn | ZHS159 | ||
38925R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 20 of 20 | THH115 | |||
38930R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | THH115 | |||
38931R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 18 of 20 | KAP134 | |||
38932R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | KAP134 | |||
38937R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 18 of 18 | DMC204 | |||
38939R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 23 of 23 | KAP138 |
Familiarization with ASL and fingerspelling. Covers visual and gestural communication, comprehension through receptive language skills, basic conversational proficiency, general insights into American Deaf culture.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38960R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 10 of 25 | Karen Ruiz | KAP166 |
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 | 24 of 48 | Sandra Disner | DMC100 | Word (35750 KB) | |
38830R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 14 of 24 | THH106 | |||
38831R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 10 of 24 | GFS222 | |||
38990R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 50 | Canaan Breiss | DMC152 | PDF (259689 KB) | |
38927R | 001 | Discussion | 9:30-10:50am | Friday | 12 of 25 | VHE206 | |||
38928R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-12:20pm | Friday | 18 of 25 | DMC101 |
Study of human linguistic competence and technologies that simulate it. Phonetics, vibration and signal processing, speech recognition, neural networks.
- 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 | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 111 of 120 | Khalil Iskarous | THH102 | ||
38894R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Monday | 19 of 20 | KAP113 | |||
38896R | 001 | Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Friday | 13 of 20 | KAP138 | |||
38898R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | LVL3C | |||
38900R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 19 of 20 | VHE214 | |||
38902R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 22 of 24 | KOH208 | |||
38904R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 18 of 20 | KAP166 |
Introduces the breadth of possible communication disorders with a particular focus on the duties of the professionals who assist people with these disorders. Explores both the diagnostic criteria and common interventions for disorders such as Language Impairment, stuttering, swallowing and dementia.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38906R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 25 | Mary Byram Washburn | VHE210 |
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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38828D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 50 | Khalil Iskarous | DMC100 | ||
38841R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 6 of 25 | KAP159 | |||
38926R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 12 of 25 | GFS223 |
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 |
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38861R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 25 | Elsi Kaiser | OFFICE |
Linguistic principles which bear on the interpretation of government statutes and the litigation of legal disputes. Speech act theory; ambiguity; courtroom discourse; contracts and advertisements; jury instructions; the Plain Language Movement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38871R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 21 of 25 | Sandra Disner | DMC211 |
Principles of cognitive development, learning, and motivation applied to the development of literacy; includes tutoring a child 2 hours per week. Prerequisite: PSYC 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 |
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52626R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 23 of 25 | Sandy LaTourrette | KAP165 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38881D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | 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 | 2 of 10 | Khalil Iskarous | 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 | 1:00-2:00pm | Tuesday | 4 of 20 | Khalil Iskarous | OFFICE |
Professional development in phonetics and phonology. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38944D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:00pm | Monday | 7 of 25 | Louis Goldstein | OFFICE |
Professional development in syntax and semantics. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38945D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:00pm | Wednesday | 7 of 25 | Deniz Rudin | OFFICE |
Professional development in psycholinguistics. Skills workshops, discussion of emerging research in the literature, and internal and external presentations of work in progress.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38946D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:30am | Tuesday | 9 of 25 | Zuzanna Fuchs | OFFICE |
Original literature, focusing whenever possible on issues in comparative syntax and their implications for universal grammar. Course complements LING 530.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38943D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 15 | Andrew Simpson | KAP137 |
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 | 2:00-4:20pm | Tuesday | 7 of 25 | Louis Goldstein | GFS330 |
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 | 3:30-5:00pm | Wednesday | 6 of 15 | Stephanie Shih | 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 | 6 of 25 | Canaan Breiss, Elsi Kaiser | OFFICE |
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38973D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:50pm | Thursday | 4 of 15 | Louis Goldstein | OFFICE |
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38979D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-2:20pm | Wednesday | 3 of 15 | Stephanie Shih | OFFICE |
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38983D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-11:50am | Wednesday | 5 of 15 | Travis Major | 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 | 0 of 15 | OFFICE |