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| American Studies | |
| AMST 2460 | Language in the U.S. (3) |
| Through diverse academic/theoretical readings and spoken, written, and visual material, students will learn to analyze, evaluate, and construct arguments as related to critical linguistic and cultural analysis of primary and secondary source material. This course examines complex relationships among American language and cultural practices, American history, race, gender, and class ideologies, and social identities. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| AMST 3463 | Language and New Media (3) |
| This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of how language both shapes and is shaped by American society with a focus on New Media. Draws on critical and analytical tools and socio-cultural theories to examine this dynamic relationship in Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, texting, Instagram, YouTube, and more. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| Anthropology | |
| ANTH 2400 | Language and Culture (3) |
| Introduces the interrelationships of linguistic, cultural, and social phenomena with emphasis on the importance of these interrelationships in interpreting human behavior. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 2405 | Your Heritage Language (3) |
| This course explores the languages spoken with varying degrees of fluency within students' own families and home communities, either at present or in recent generations. The course prepares students to draw upon linguistic diversity as a positive resource in developing their own identities and interacting with others in our multicultural society. | |
| ANTH 2410 | Sociolinguistics (3) |
| Reviews key findings in the study of language variation. Explores the use of language to express identity and social difference. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 2415 | Language in Human Evolution (3) |
| Examines the evolution of our capacity for language along with the development of human ways of cooperating in engaged social interaction. Course integrates cognitive, cultural, social, and biological aspects of language in comparative perspective. How is the familiar shape of language today the result of evolutionary and developmental processes involving the form, function, meaning and use of signs and symbols in social ecologies? | |
| ANTH 2420 | Language and Gender (3) |
| Studies how differences in pronunciation, vocabulary choice, non-verbal communication, and/or communicative style serve as social markers of gender identity and differentiation in Western and non-Western cultures. Includes critical analysis of theory and methodology of social science research on gender and language. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 2440 | Language and Cinema (3) |
| Looks historically at speech and language in Hollywood movies, including the technological challenges and artistic theories and controversies attending the transition from silent to sound films. Focuses on the ways that gender, racial, ethnic, and national identities are constructed through the representation of speech, dialect, and accent. Introduces semiotics but requires no knowledge of linguistics, or film studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| ANTH 2450 | Language & Environment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students rethink assumptions about what "language" and "environment" are. Both depend on living systems to be rendered meaningful, and together we will wrestle with how these two ideas can be brought into relation and the implications associated with different frames of understanding. There are many perspectives on the issues raised in this course, and you will receive a broad introduction to that diversity. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| ANTH 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with MEST 2470. |
| ANTH 2541 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015 |
| ANTH 3450 | Native American Languages (3) |
| Introduces the native languages of North America and the methods that linguists and anthropologists use to record and analyze them. Examines the use of grammars, texts and dictionaries of individual languages and affords insight into the diversity among the languages. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3455 | African Languages (3) |
| An introduction to the linguistic diversity of the African continent, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Topics include linguistic structures (sound systems, word-formation, and syntax); the classification of African languages; the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory; language and social identity; verbal art; language policy debates; the rise of "mixed" languages among urban youth. | |
| ANTH 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with MEST 3470. Prerequisite: Previous course in anthropology, linguistics, Middle East Studies or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3480 | Language and Prehistory (3) |
| This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics and discusses the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. | |
| ANTH 3490 | Language and Thought (3) |
| Language and Thought Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3541 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 4420 | Theories of Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. |
| ANTH 5425 | Language Contact (3) |
| Considers how languages change as part of social systems and affected by historical processes. We will contrast language change through internal processes of drift and regular sound change with contact-induced language change involving multilingualism and code switching, language shift and lexical borrowing, the emergence of pidgin, creole, and intertwined languages, language endangerment, and computational tools for historical linguistics. | |
| ANTH 5465 | Language and the Culture of Preservation (3) |
| Why save endangered languages? What makes this work compelling to the diverse stakeholders involved? What kinds of obstacles do language preservation projects repeatedly encounter and why? This seminar explores language preservation as a cultural phenomenon in which issues of temporality, ownership, identity, and authenticity come to the fore. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ANTH 5470 | Language and Identity (3) |
| In anthropology, where identity has become a central concern, language is seen as an important site for the construction of, and negotiation over social identities. In linguistics, reference to categories of social identity helps to explain language structure and change. This seminar explores the overlap between these converging trends by focusing on the notion of discourse as a nexus of cultural and linguistic processes. | |
| ANTH 5475 | Multimodal Interaction (3) |
| Students build knowledge and practice of analysis of peoples' joint-engagement in embodied interactions. How does action weave together multiple sensory modalities into semiotic webs linking interactions with more durative institutions of social life? Course includes workshops on video recording, and the transcription and coding of verbal and non-verbal actions. Prior coursework in Linguistics, Anthropology or instructor permission recommended. | |
| ANTH 5480 | Literacy and Orality (3) |
| This course surveys ethnographic and linguistic literature on literacy, focusing on the social meanings of speaking vs. writing (and hearing vs. reading) as opposed communicative practices, looking especially at traditionally oral societies. | |
| ANTH 5485 | Discourse Analysis (3) |
| Discourse analysis looks at the patterns in language and language-use above the level of sentence grammar and seeks to apply the micro-level analysis of communicative interactions to understanding the macro-level processes of social and cultural reproduction. Topics include: symbolic interactionism, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, discourse prosody, and digital analysis techniques. | |
| ANTH 5490 | Speech Play and Verbal Art (3) |
| This graduate-level seminar seeks to understand variation in language (and its significance for social relations and social hierarchies) by focusing on forms of language that are aesthetically valued (whether as powerful or as poetic) in particular communities. The course assumes some familiarity both with technical analysis of language and anthropological perspectives on social formations. | |
| ANTH 5541 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| ANTH 7400 | Linguistic Anthropology (3) |
| An advanced introduction to the study of language from an anthropological point of view. No prior coursework in linguistics is expected, but the course is aimed at graduate students who will use what they learn in their own anthropologically-oriented research. Topics include an introduction to such basic concepts in linguistic anthropology as language in world-view, the nature of symbolic meaning, language and nationalism, universals and particulars in language, language in history and prehistory, the ethnography of speaking, the nature of everyday conversation, and the study of poetic language. The course is required for all Anthropology graduate students. It also counts toward the Theory requirement for the M.A. in Linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 7420 | Theories of Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. |
| ANTH 7450 | Native American Languages (3) |
| Surveys the classification and typological characteristics of Native American languages and the history of their study, with intensive work on one language by each student. Some linguistics background is helpful. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7455 | African Languages (3) |
| An introduction to the linguistic diversity of the African continent, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Topics include linguistic structures (sound systems, word-formation, and syntax); the classification of African languages; the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory; language and social identity; verbal art; language policy debates; the rise of "mixed" languages among urban youth. Taught concurrently with ANTH 3455. | |
| ANTH 7470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Language and Culture in the Middle East Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7480 | Language and Prehistory (3) |
| This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics (the study of how languages change over time) and the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. Considered is the use of linguistic evidence in tracing prehistoric population movements in demonstrating contact among prehistoric groups and in the reconstruction of daily life. To the extent that the literature permits, examples and case studies will be drawn from the Mayan language area of Central America, and will include discussion of the pre-Columbian Mayan writing system and its ongoing decipherment. Fulfills the comparative-historical requirement for Linguistics graduate students. | |
| ANTH 7541 | Topics in Sociolinguistics (3) |
| Analyzes particular aspects of the social use of language. Topics vary from year to year. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| American Sign Language | |
| ASL 3450 | Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English (3) |
| Describes spoken English and ASL (American Sign Language) on five levels: phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse and compares/contrasts them using real-world examples. Describes major linguistic components and processes of English and ASL. Introduces basic theories regarding ASL structure. Emphasizes ASL's status as a natural language by comparing/contrasting similarities and unique differences between the two languages. | |
| ASL 4750 | Contemporary Deaf Studies (3) |
| Examines such topics as American deaf history; ASL linguistics; deaf education; cultural versus pathological views of deaf people; controversies over efforts to eliminate sign language and cure deafness; ASL poetry and storytelling; deafness in mainstream literature, film, and drama; deafness and other minority identities; and the international deaf community. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| Classics | |
| CLAS 3300 | Introduction to Indo-european Linguistics (3) |
| Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| CLAS 3350 | Language and Literature of the Early Celts (3) |
| This introduction to the Celtic inhabitants of Gaul and Britain unites two approaches, one literary, one linguistic. First, we will compare descriptions of the Celts found in Greek and Latin authors with readings of Celtic literature in translation, notably Ireland's great prose epic, the Táin Bó Cúailnge. Second, we will explore how the Celtic languages work, focusing on the basics of Old Irish as well as touching on Middle Welsh and Gaulish. | |
| CLAS 5300 | Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics (3) |
| Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| Education-Human Services | |
| EDHS 4030 | Speech and Hearing Science (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual and acoustic aspects of voice, speech and hearing. The course leads the student into the fascinating world of new applications in daily life, in business, and especially in education and clinical work. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| EDHS 4300 | Psycholinguistics & Communication (3) |
| This course focuses on the psychological processes that underlie the acquisition and the use of language. There is an emphasis on the interaction between linguistic skills and other cognitive skills. Topics include learnability, microgenesis of speech, bilingualism and variation, and a psycholinguistic approach to breakdowns (i.e., language pathology). | |
| EDHS 4310 | Exploring Linguistic Diversity (3) |
| This course uses the students' personal experience and perceptions as a starting point to interpret and understand theories. The course introduces central concepts such as language contact, language dominance, language policies, creolization, bilingualism, language diversification, language dispersal, dialect, idiolect, and sociolect. The course also includes a focus on policies that can influence linguistic variation. | |
| EDHS 5020 | Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science (3) |
| Examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual, and acoustic aspects of voice, speech, and hearing. Prerequisite: EDHS 5010 and 5050. | |
| Education-Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Ed | |
| EDIS 7840 | Discourse Analysis in Education (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to discourse analysis theory and methodology as they relate to classrooms and other educational settings. Readings will provide an overview of discourse analysis approaches used in educational research, with a particular focus on micro-ethnographic and conversation-analytic approaches. Fieldwork and hands-on analysis of discourse will form a significant portion of the course. | |
| EDIS 7842 | Teaching ELLs: Theory, Policy & Practice (3) |
| This course is designed to provide you with an overview to key issues related to the education of linguistic minorities (labeled "English Language Learners," or "ELLs") in K-12 settings in the United States. We will explore second language acquisition theory, language policy, pedagogical approaches, and the practices of ELLs and their teachers. Prerequisite: Curry Graduate | |
| English-Literature | |
| ENGL 3010 | History of the English Language (3) |
| Studies the development of English word forms and vocabulary from Old English to present-day English. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ENGL 3025 | African American English (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the communicative practices of African American Vernacular English (AAEV) to explore how a marginalized language dynamic has made major transitions into American mainstream discourse. AAEV is no longer solely the informal speech of many African Americans; it is the way Americans speak. |
| ENGL 5100 | Introduction to Old English (3) |
| Studies the Old English language and the literature of early Medieval England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://english.as.virginia.edu/. | |
| French | |
| FREN 3030 | Phonetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reviews pronunciation, phonetics, and phonology for undergraduates. Prerequisite: FREN 2020 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3509 | Topics in French Linguistics (3) |
| This course will include topics such as French outside France; regional French varieties; Romance dialectology; French socio-linguistics. Prerequisite: FREN 3031 and 3030. | |
| FREN 4020 | History of the French Language (3) |
| Surveys the main currents of the French language in its development from the earliest to present times. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 3030 or the equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| FREN 4509 | Seminar in French Linguistics (3) |
| Topics of specific interest to faculty and advanced undergraduate students. Prerequisite: FREN 3030, 3031, and one 4000-level course in French. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| Linguistics | |
| LING 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| LING 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| LING 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| LING 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| LING 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| LING 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| LING 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| LING 1559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 2430 | Languages of the World (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the study of language relationships and linguistic structures. Topics covered the basic elements of grammatical description; genetic, areal, and typological relationships among languages; a survey of the world's major language groupings and the notable structures and grammatical categories they exhibit; and the issue of language endangerment. Prerequisite: One year study of a world language or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| LING 2500 | English as a Global Language (3) |
| This course examines the rise of English, its progress towards filling the need for a global language and the reasons why English has been adopted in this role. We shall pay particular attention to the role English plays in the countries we visit on this voyage as well as its competition with prestigious national and local languages. | |
| LING 2559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 3090 | TESOL Theory and Method (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory, problems, and methods in teaching English as a second language, with attention to relevant areas of general linguistics and the structure of English. |
| LING 3101 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Language (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on teaching oral English as another language, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| LING 3102 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Culture (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on culture in ESL, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| LING 3103 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Writing (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of writing in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| LING 3400 | Structure of English (3) |
| Introduces students to the descriptive grammar of English and applied methods for reasoning about linguistic structure through community-engaged group research introducing linguistics to Virginia High School students. Covers units of sound and phonemic transcriptions, word building and inflection, lexical categories, basic sentence types, common phrase and clause patterns, and syntactic transformations structural analysis and use of evidence. | |
| LING 3559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics | |
| LING 4559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| LING 4650 | Linguistic Typology (3) |
| Linguistic typologists study the patterns of grammatical forms and relations as they vary and converge across the diversity of the world's languages. Students in this course examine and critically evaluate definitions, methods and results of typological research, and gain practice analyzing linguistic data through typological lenses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022 | |
| LING 4993 | Independent Study in Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Conducted by students under the supervision of an instructor of their choice. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 4994 | Linguistics Internship (1 - 3) |
| In this course students will work closely with a professor on an ongoing research project. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| LING 4995 | Supervised Research in Linguistics (1 - 6) |
| Conducted by students under the direction of an instructor of their choice. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LING 4998 | Distinguished Major Thesis (0) |
| A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LING 4999 | Distinguished Major Thesis (6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 5090 | Teaching English as a Second Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory, problems, and methods in teaching English as a second language, with attention to relevant areas of general linguistics and the structure of English. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| LING 5101 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Language (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of language in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.
Prerequisite: 3250 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| LING 5102 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Culture (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of culture in ESL, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.
Prerequisite: 3250 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| LING 5103 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Writing (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of writing in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| LING 5401 | Linguistic Field Methods (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates the grammatical structure of non-European language on the basis of data collected in class from a native speaker. A different language is the focus of study each year. |
| LING 5409 | Acoustic Phonetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course on phonetics, students will explore the acoustic properties of different segment types, formants, pitch, intensity, spectra, and voice pulsing, among other phenomena. The emphasis is on parameters that influence speech intelligibility, the correlates of language variation (comparison between languages, effects of dialects), as well as some aspects of phonetic pathology.
Prerequisites: LNGS 3250 or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2013 |
| LING 5410 | Phonology (3) |
| An introduction to the theory and analysis of linguistic sound systems. Covers the essential units of speech sound that lexical and grammatical elements are composed of, how those units are organized at multiple levels of representation, and the principles governing the relation between levels. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| LING 5440 | Morphology (3) |
| An overview of morphological theory within the generative paradigm. Covers notions of the morpheme, theories of the phonology-syntax interface (e.g., lexical phonology, prosodic morphology, optimality theory), and approaches to issues arising at the morphology-syntax interface (e.g., inflection, agreement, incorporation, compounding). | |
| LING 5993 | Independent Study in Linguistics (3) |
| Independent study conducted by the student under the supervision of, and with agreement of, instructor. | |
| LING 6010 | Between Two Cultures, Between Two Languages (2) |
| Virginia teachers examine the relationship of language to culture and the motivational differences between native and non-native speakers learning standard English. | |
| LING 6559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 6600 | Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (3) |
| Course explores cognitive faculties that enable people to interpret and use language. We look closely and critically at theories that ask what categories, words and constructions denote (semantic theories) and theories that ask how linguistic form relates to discourse-conversation (pragmatic theories). Students should have taken a prior Linguistics class to succeed in this course. | |
| LING 6650 | Linguistic Typology (3) |
| Linguistic typologists study the patterns of grammatical forms and relations as they vary and converge across the diversity of the world's languages. Students in this course examine and critically evaluate definitions, methods and results of typological research, and gain practice analyzing linguistic data through typological lenses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022 | |
| LING 7300 | Psycholinguistics (3) |
| This course focuses on the psychological processes that underlie the use of language and speech. Is language competence different from other human skills? Is language a biological, a psychological, a cultural phenomenon, or all of these? Why do people speak with an accent? Why do we forget words (and why do we remember them)? | |
| LING 7400 | Structure of English (3) |
| This course provides students with a foundation in the grammar of the English language. Topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, with a focus on structural analysis. Students will gain confidence in discussing the form, function, & usage of linguistic structures. These topics will also be related to the teaching & tutoring of English as a second language including error correction & feedback which will be reflected in advanced final papers. | |
| LING 7559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| LING 7750 | Contemporary Deaf Studies (3) |
| Examines such topics as American deaf history; ASL linguistics; deaf education; cultural versus pathological views of deaf people; controversies over efforts to eliminate sign language and cure deafness; ASL poetry and storytelling; deafness in mainstream literature, film, and drama; deafness and other minority identities; and the international deaf community. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| LING 8559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 8998 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Preparation for Master's Research, no thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 8999 | MA Thesis Research (3) |
| For Master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LING 9010 | Directed Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Special Areas Students should choose electives in one or more of the following areas: anthropology, Asian and Middle Eastern languages and Cultures, comparative Latin and Greek, English language study, Germanic linguistics, Indic linguistics, philosophy, psychology, Romance linguistics, Slavic linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 9559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| General Linguistics | |
| LNGS 2220 | Black English (3) |
| Introduces the history and structure of what has been termed Black English Vernacular or Black Street English. Focuses on the sociolinguistic factors that led to its emergence, its present role in the Black community, and its relevance in education and racial stereotypes. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| LNGS 2240 | Southern American English (3) |
| An examination of the structure, history, and sociolinguistics of the English spoken in the southeastern United States. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| LNGS 3250 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3) |
| Introduces sign systems, language as a sign system, and approaches to linguistics description. Emphasizes the application of descriptive techniques to data. | |
| LNGS 3251 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Methodology Discussion (1) |
| Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Methodology Discussion. Prerequisite: Enrollment in LNGS 3250. | |
| LNGS 3260 | Introduction to Comparative-Historical Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the nature and causation of variation in linguistic systems over time, with attention to the comparative and internal reconstruction of systems no longer attested but assumed to have existed. LNGS 3250 or Instructor Permission |
| LNGS 5000 | Linguistic Principles in Language Pedagogy (3) |
| Provides prospective language teachers with background in descriptive and theoretical linguistics, thus helping them to make informed pedagogical decisions, set realistic pedagogical goals, and read scholarship in pedagogy of the type that appears in relevant scholarly journals (e.g. The Modern Language Journal). Considers trends in Second Language Acquisition and the relevance thereto of Applied Linguistics in recent years. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| LNGS 5060 | Syntax and Semantics (3) |
| Syntax and Semantics Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| LNGS 7010 | Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3) |
| This course introduces students to language as a system and the theoretical underpinnings of the analytic procedures used by linguists. It proceeds from the assumption that the goal of language is to communicate (i.e., to convey meaning via messages), and investigates assumptions relating to the manner in which it accomplishes this goal.¿This course is required for all Linguistics graduate students. | |
| LNGS 7020 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the nature, causation, and theory of variation in linguistic systems over time, with attention to the theoretical underpinnings and implementation of the methods of internal and comparative reconstruction. Prerequisite: LNGS 7010 or instructor permission. |
| LNGS 7240 | Southern American English (3) |
| A discuss of the structure and history of the English spoken in the Southeastern United States. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. | |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 2450 | Languages of Nationhood: Sociolinguistics in Israel (3) |
| This course looks at the social life of languages in Israel. Beginning historically with the philosophical debates about language, identity, and nationhood swirling around the 19th century European Jewish communities, we examine how the revival of Hebrew contributed to the establishment of the Israeli state in the 20th century, and how processes of language change have influenced political and aesthetic life in Israel today. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| MEST 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 2470. |
| MEST 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 3470. Prerequisite: Prior coursework in anthropology, middle east studies, or linguistics, or permission of the instructor. | |
| Psychology | |
| PSYC 4110 | Psycholinguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics include psychological and linguistic theory; experimental and empirical studies of linguistic usage; development of language in infants and children; cross-cultural studies of linguistic usage; and the biology of language. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 4111 | Language Development and Disorders (3) |
| Course will focus on language and cognitive development in persons with disabilities. Among the populations examined will be children with autistic disorder, children with Williams syndrome, deaf children, developmentally dysphasic children, adults with aphasia, and children with severe mental retardation. In addition to spoken language development, the course will examine the acquisition of sign communication skills. Prerequisite: 4th year psychology or cognitive science major status. Must have completed PSYC 3005 and PSYC 3006. | |
| PSYC 4120 | Psychology of Reading (3) |
| Analyzes the critical psychological experiments which have influenced the way that psychologists consider topics in reading, such as text comprehension, parsing, and sentence processing.
Prerequisite: PSYC 3005 Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 5310 | Developmental Psycholinguistics (3) |
| Examines current research and theoretical models of children's language acquisition. Topics include typically developing children's acquisition of spoken language skills, and the development of communication skills in deaf, autistic, and other groups of children with language disabilities. | |
| PSYC 5355 | Neurobiology of Speech and Language (3) |
| An overview of the neural systems underlying production and perception of vocal signals, with a focus on animal models and their application to human communication. Course activities will emphasize discussion and critical review of the primary literature. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| Russian | |
| RUSS 3040 | Applied Russian Phonetics (3) |
| Examines the sound system of the Russian language with special attention to palatalization, vowel reduction, sounds in combination, and the relationship of sound to spelling. Prerequisite: RUSS 1020. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RUSS 5030 | Advanced Russian I (3) |
| A thorough review of Russian grammar. Prerequisite: RUSS 2010, 2020, and instructor permission. | |
| RUSS 5032 | Advanced Russian Grammar: Syntax (3) |
| This course is a formal and systematic analysis of the basic syntactic structures of the contemporary Russian literary language with frequent comparison to English (and other, when possible) structures. The emphasis will be on data, not theoretical principles although the conventional theoretical machinery and language of syntax (phrase structure, complement, anaphora) will be used at all times in class and on assignments. | |
| Slavic | |
| SLAV 5100 | Old Church Slavonic (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to Grammar and Textual attestation of the oldest attested Slavic Language and the relationship between this language, Old Russian Church Slavonic and Contemporary Standard Russian. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2019 |
| Spanish | |
| SPAN 3000 | Phonetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the sound system of both Peninsular & Latin Am Spanish. Class discussions focus on how the sounds of Spanish are produced from an articulatory point of view, and how these sounds are organized & represented in the linguistic competence of their speakers. When appropriate, comparisons will be made between Spanish & English or Spanish & other (Romance & non-Romance) languages. Course seeks to improve the student's pronunciation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3200 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to core areas of linguistic analysis using Spanish. Areas covered include sounds of Spanish (phonetics & phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), meaning of words, phrases, sentences, & larger chunks of discourse, also in social context (semantics & pragmatics), history of the Spanish language, regional & social variation (dialectology & sociolinguistics), & language acquisition. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 4200 | History of the Language (3) |
| The main objectives of the course are: (1) to offer the student an introduction to the development of Spanish, focusing on the major changes from Latin to Spanish through the study of historical grammar; (2) to explain the irregularities of Modern Spanish grammar; (3) to facilitate the reading Old Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 4202 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3) |
| This course examines the Spanish language within its social context by exploring--among others--the following topics: 1) language versus dialect; 2) the standard language; 3) linguistic variation and its main variables: geography, style, gender, age, etc.; 4) language acquisition as a social process; 5) language variation and language change. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 4203 | Structure of Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an advanced introduction to the study of fundamental aspects of the sound and grammatical systems of the Spanish language. The course will start by analyzing present-day (syllable, word and phrase) structures of the language and it will progress toward a more detailed examination of some of the linguistic processes and changes involved in the development of those structures. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3015 Phonetics and SPAN 3200 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 4210 | History of the Spanish Language II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course examines the development of the Spanish language through texts produced from the Middle Ages to the present day. The main goal will be the interpretation of individual texts as a source of linguistic data and the analysis of language in its cultural, social and historical context. Including texts from Latin American and Spain, the commentary will cover the analysis of phonological, grammatical and lexical aspects.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3000 or SPAN 3200 Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| SPAN 4530 | Special Topics Seminar: Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement; instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 7220 | History of the Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The development of the Spanish language from its origins. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |