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Linguistics
For Linguistics taught in French, see FR 3412 , FR 3432 , FR 3434 , FR 3442 , FR 3464
under the French section.
LING1102 English Syntax (O) 3 ch (3C)
An introduction to traditional concepts in English syntax. Covers two areas: grammatical
categories (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.) and sentence structure (subjects,
predicates, complements; main vs subordinate clauses). The course is a theoretical
presentation of grammatical concepts.
LING2101 Linguistics I 3 ch
Basic concepts of phonetics, phonology, morphology, language change and language
variation.
Prerequisite: Two term-courses at the 1000 level.
LING3111 Language Acquisition
3 ch (3C)
Theories of first and/or second language acquisition with focus on the stages of language
acquisition and parametric setting.
LING3113 Phonetics and Phonology 3 ch (3C)
Articulatory phonetics and phonology with comparative application to English, French,
and other languages. This course is the equivalent to LING 3411 (Phonetics &
Phonemics) at UNB Fredericton.
LING3114 Syntax 3 ch (3C)
The generative grammar approach to sentence structure. Comparative applications to
English, French, and other languages.
LING3202 Linguistics II 3 ch
Basic concepts of syntax, semantics, language acquisition and computer applications of
language.
Prerequisite: LING 2101 .
LING3212 The History of the English Language
3 ch (3C)
The methodology of historical linguistics and an overview of Indo-European languages
form the background for the discussion of changes in English: changes in consonant and
vowel systems, transition to a non-case system, setting of parameters in syntax.
LING3223 Semantics
3 ch (3C)
Meaning through language: word and sentence meaning, context, inference, speech acts.
Comparative applications to English and French.
LING3224
Cognition and Language
3 ch (3C)
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Language as a cognitive system; focus on the work of Steven Pinker.