Introduction to the human capacity for language and to how it is acquired. Investigation of language varieties, dialects, and styles. Examination of the social and geographical factors that contribute to language variation and change.

Carolina Core: GSS

Linguistic skills for low-advanced non-native speakers of English related to writing, grammar, reading, listening and speaking for academic purposes. Students enrolled in the International Accelerator Program.

Linguistic skills for low-advanced non-native speakers of English related to writing, grammar, reading, listening and speaking for academic purposes with a focus on research skills. Students enrolled in the International Accelerator Program.

Linguistic skills for advanced non-native speakers English related to writing, grammar, reading, listening and speaking for academic purposes with a focus on productive skills. Students enrolled in the International Accelerator Program.

Topics of a broad nature that require no previous study in linguistics. May be repeated as content varies by title.

A course designed to cultivate awareness of phonological and grammatical differences among dialects of English and ability to switch comfortably between one’s dialect and standard usage. Two-hour lecture and laboratory.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Topics of a more focused nature that require no previous study in linguistics. May be repeated as content varies by title.

Introduction to social scientific concepts and methods for analyzing language and race, drawing primarily on insights from linguistics and anthropology.

Carolina Core: VSR

Examination of linguistic conflict and rights, as well as centrality of language rights to human rights and personal/cultural identity. Basic facts about language related to identity, culture, attitudes, dialects, bilingualism. Case studies (local, national, international) with particular attention to nationalism, language revitalization, language planning.

Carolina Core: VSR

Linguistic anthropological study of forms of language through the lens of popular culture. Explore the ethnography of communication through play and performance, discursive and semiotic practices, and varieties of language invoked in popular cultural forms that provide resources for cultural reproduction and contestation.

Explores language and humor, looking at (i) the linguistic structure and psychology of humor, (ii) changing societal standards for humor, (iii) racial, ethnic, religious, and gender-based humor, and (iv) socio-political questions surrounding the use of these.

Introduction to linguistic and anthropological concepts through the lens of South Korean popular culture.

Introduction to basic concepts of sociolinguistics as they apply to the Spanish language.

This course introduces students to the fields of interactional sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. Students will learn how they approach the study of cross-cultural and intercultural forms of (mis)communication within the context of globally interconnected people, places, and systems of communication.

Carolina Core: GSS

Introduction to the linguistic component of human cognition. Properties of speech, the organization of language in the mind/brain, cross-linguistic universals, child language acquisition, and aspects of adult language processing.

Cross-listed course: ANTH 373, PSYC 470

Introduction to the field of linguistics with an emphasis on English. Covers the English sound system, word structure, and grammar. Explores history of English, American dialects, social registers, and style.

A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of Chinese language in a social context, teaching students not only the linguistic structure of modern standard Chinese but also how language and society mutually influence each other in history and today’s digital age. Hands-on instruction to carry out linguistic research.

Reading and research on selected topics in linguistics that may require previous study in linguistics or a related field. Prerequisites listed for each course offering. May be repeated as content varies by title.

Introduction to syntax and morphology of human language. Exploring basic sentence structure, derived constructions, the structure of the lexicon, and cross-linguistic comparison and generalizations.

Introduction to speech sounds (phonetics) and their organization and structure in language (phonology). Including vocal tract anatomy, the physical properties of speech, and sound patterns.

Introduction to the study of meaning in language, focusing on the core concepts and distinctions between semantics and pragmatics. Includes critical discussion of both theoretical frameworks and real-world examples.

Analysis of and practice in pronunciation, listening comprehension, and dialect recognition based on study of the speech sounds, combinations, patterns, and processes of Spanish phonetics and phonology. Department permission required for transfer students.

Analysis of and practice in pronunciation and listening comprehension.

Language in its social setting. The relationship between linguistic categories and culture categories. Language and cognition.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Linguistic examination of the structure, history, and use of language varieties in the U.S., with a particular focus on regional and sociocultural variation and relevant sociolinguistic issues.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

An intensive, hands-on introduction to principles and techniques of teaching English language learners, exposing students to norms of the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), working with non-native English speakers, and discovering TESOL opportunities worldwide.

Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and program director is required for undergraduate students.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research

Intensive study of selected topics; may emphasize interdisciplinary themes.

Major structures of English morphology and syntax; role of language history and social and regional variation in understanding contemporary English.

History of English from the earliest Old English texts through Middle English to Contemporary English. No previous knowledge of Old or Middle English is required.

Patterns in language use as a reflection of social group memberships or the negotiation of interpersonal relationships; special attention to social dialects and stylistic difference in American English.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Linguistic examination of the structure, history, and use of African-American English, as well as literary presentations, language attitudes, and issues relating to education and the acquisition of Standard English.

Cross-listed course: AFAM 442, ANTH 442, ENGL 457

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Acquaints students with principles and practices concerning the use of technology in foreign language teaching. Explores connections between second language acquisition and the implementation of Internet and multimedia technologies.

Bilingual language development, social and cultural aspects of bilingualism, the bilingual brain, bilingualism throughout the lifespan.

Cross-listed course: ANTH 374, PSYC 474

The structure, morphology, and syntax of modern French.

Structural and descriptive linguistics applied to the German language.

Phonology, morphology, and syntax of modern Spanish.

Topics selected by the instructor for specialized study. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes title. May be repeated with different title.

The sound system and its functioning in the morphological system of French from the point of view of current phonological theory.

Introduction to the study of phonetics and phonology and their application to the sounds and sound systems of English and Spanish. Includes transcription practice and discussion of relevance to teaching.

Practical survey of the syntactic structures of English; usage, social and regional variation emphasis on data.

Introduction to mathematical mechanisms that play a prominent role in the formalization of syntactic and semantic theories, showing how they are applied to an understanding of the working parts of human language. The topics covered include: set theory, logic, English as a formal language, and languages & grammars.

Major ways in which phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, and semantics change through language history; social factors which promote innovation.

Introduction to historical Germanic linguistics including a survey of the Old Germanic languages (Old English, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse, Gothic); comparative phonology, morphology, and syntax, typology of modern Germanic languages and dialects; and common Germanic in its Indo-European context.

Introduction to sociolinguistic issues, focusing on a single language. Course content varies and will be announced by title. May be repeated twice as topics vary.

Approaches to gender and language emphasizing the social grounding of both; how language reflects sociocultural values and is a tool for constructing different types of social organization.

Cross-listed course: ANTH 555, WGST 555

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Research into the parameters governing linguistic conflicts and language rights issues, involving a close examination of the nexes of language and: individual and ethnic identity, culture, dialects, bilingualism. Examination of regional, national, and international case studies, with particular attention to nationalism, language revitalization, and language planning.

Anthropological approach to issues of discourse, gender, and emotion. Issues under consideration include the social control, force, and forms of emotional discourse and the relationship between emotion and culture from gender-oriented perspectives.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

The ways people from various cultures reflect on, reinforce, and construct their social realities through narrating, which will be considered as both artistic expression and social action.

Japanese language and communication in its socio-cultural context; emphasis on comparison with American English. Taught in English.

Introduction to the study of variation in Modern German. Traditional German dialectology and dialect geography, language and society, multilingualism in the German-speaking countries, German in contact with other languages.

Description of the grammatical structures of Modern Spanish. Intensive study of the theory and practice of word formation and sentence structure of Spanish.

Anthropological approach to issues of language and globalization. Linguistic consequences of globalization under consideration include communicative patterns, linguistic change, and language and political economy.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

An examination of concepts and problems such as meaning, reference, analyticity, definition, and the relation between logic and philosophy.

Theories of speech perception, linguistic theories of syntax and semantics, the brain mechanisms underlying language, the development of language in children, and the role of language in thought.

The language acquisition process in normal children, including the development of semantics, morphology, syntax, phonology, and pragmatics; American dialects and bilingualism.

Survey of core areas of linguistics and extensions to closely related disciplines. Introduction to the linguistic component of human cognition. Formal description and analysis of the general properties of speech and language, the organization of language in the mind/brain, and cross-linguistic typology and universals.

Cross-listed course: ANTH 600, ENGL 680

Introduction to the study of linguistic meaning, including the following topics: meaning, reference, and truth; the connections among language, thought, and reality; word meaning and sentence meaning; possible worlds and modality; thematic roles; meaning and context; presupposition and implicature; speech acts; formal semantics; and cognitive semantics.

Foundations of generative morphology, focusing on morphological data collection and analysis; the structure of the lexicon; and the interfaces between morphology and phonology, semantics, and syntax.