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- LINGUIS 398 Topics in Linguistics:
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2016, Summer 2005.
- LINGUIS 398G Topics in Linguistics:
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2016, Summer 2005.
- LINGUIS 400 Introduction to English Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.
- Course Rules: ENGLISH 400 and LINGUIS 400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018.
- LINGUIS 400G Introduction to English Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.
- Course Rules: ENGLISH 400 and LINGUIS 400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018.
- LINGUIS 406 Advanced English Grammar
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.
- Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).
- Course Rules: English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- LINGUIS 406G Advanced English Grammar
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.
- Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).
- Course Rules: English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- LINGUIS 415 First Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 415G First Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 420 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 420G Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 430 Language and Society
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 430G Language and Society
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 432 Urban Dialects
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.
- LINGUIS 432G Urban Dialects
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.
- LINGUIS 440 Psycholinguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 440G Psycholinguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 464 Introduction to Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 464G Introduction to Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 468 Language in its Various Forms:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 468G Language in its Various Forms:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 470 Historical/Comparative Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 470G Historical/Comparative Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 474 Language Typology and Language Universals
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 474G Language Typology and Language Universals
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 490 Field Methods
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 1995.
- LINGUIS 490G Field Methods
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 1995.
- LINGUIS 497 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 497G Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 520 Advanced Second Language Acquisition:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 520G Advanced Second Language Acquisition:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 564 Advanced Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 464(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 564G Advanced Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 464(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 570 Issues in Bilingualism
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 570G Issues in Bilingualism
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 590 Morphology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.
- Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- LINGUIS 590G Morphology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.
- Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- LINGUIS 708 Proseminar in Linguistics
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Presents a range of linguistic constructs, demonstrating through readings, problems, and exercises how these concepts can be used in the analysis of language.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- LINGUIS 715 First Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 415.
- Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 720 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Introduction to theories of second language acquisition.
- Prerequisites: grad st.
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 766.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
- LINGUIS 741 Introduction to TESOL Methods
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Graduate level introduction to the field of adult TESOL.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 767.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 750 Introduction to Phonetics
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Introduction to phonetics, the basics of speech production and speech acoustics.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: Not open for cr to students w/ graduate credit in LINGUIS 450.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 755 Semantics
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- The study of meaning in language; its role in grammatical description. Basic concepts used in semantic analysis and discussion of their place in grammatical theory.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 455.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 761 Introduction to Phonology
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Introduction to the basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.
- Prerequisites: grad st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of LINGUIS 460.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 763 Morphology
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- A graduate-level introduction to morphological theory.
- Prerequisites: grad st; Linguis 460(P) & 464(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2005.
- LINGUIS 764 Introduction to Syntax
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Investigation of the syntax or sentence structure properties of human language.
- Prerequisites: grad st.
- Course Rules: Not open for cr to students w/grad cr in LINGUIS 464.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 768 Language in its Various Forms:
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max; counts as repeat of LINGUIS 468G if the topic is identical.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 770 Historical and Comparative Linguistics
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- The study of phonological and morphological change by studying the process of internal reconstruction, the comparative method, and the historical processes of analogical, grammatical, and semantic change in languages.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 774 Language Typology and Universals
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 798 Internship in Linguistics
- 1-3 cr. Graduate.
- Application of advanced principles of linguistics in an internship experience in a business, organizational, educational, political, governmental or other appropriate setting.
- Prerequisites: grad st.
- Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on minimum 40 hrs in internship. Paper or project req'd.
- Last Taught: Summer 2015.
- LINGUIS 799 Independent Reading and Research for Master's Students
- 1-3 cr. Graduate.
- Independent reading and/or research under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member on a linguistics topic relating to the student's area of interest.
- Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023.
- LINGUIS 801 Seminar in Syntax and Semantics:
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Advanced topics in the theory of syntax, including but not limited to, syntactic description, variation, and typology.
- Prerequisites: grad st
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 802 Seminar in Phonology and Phonetics:
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Advanced topics in phonological theory, including, but not limited to, phonological description, variation, and typology.
- Prerequisites: grad st
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.
- LINGUIS 803 Seminar in Language Acquisition:
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Theory of adult language acquisition, including, but not limited to, interpretation of learner errors, description of acquisition strategies, and analysis of learning sequences.
- Prerequisites: grad st
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2015.
- LINGUIS 804 Seminar in Language Variation:
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Advanced topics in social dialects, including, but not limited to, language variation, social markers, and the concept of a standard language.
- Prerequisites: grad st
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2013.
- LINGUIS 806 Seminar in Linguistics:
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Advanced-level seminar in which students do in-depth research on a particular area of linguistics through readings, class discussion, and writing a research paper.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021.
- LINGUIS 810 Methodologies in English Language Teaching
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Methodological approaches that can be used in the teaching of reading, writing, grammar, and listening/speaking to ESL/EFL learners.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing and completion of LINGUIS 741 (previously 767).
- Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of LINGUIS 410G.
- LINGUIS 850 Advanced Phonetics
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Auditory phonetics; issues in speech production and speech acoustics; quantitative study of speech sounds in linguistic contexts; independent experimental research on topic selected by student.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
- LINGUIS 855 Advanced Semantics
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Readings, discussion, and analysis of current issues in formal semantics for natural language.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 555.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 861 Advanced Phonology
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Fundamental issues in generative phonology; emphasis on comparing alternative models of phonological description.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 561.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 864 Advanced Syntax
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar/syntax.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 867 Materials and Curriculum for TESOL
- 3 cr. Graduate.
- Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing materials and curriculum to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing and LINGUIS 741(P) (previously 767).
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of LINGUIS 567G or ENGLISH 567G.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 869 Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners
- 1-6 cr. Graduate.
- Field experience in teaching English as a second language to adult learners.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing, completion of LINGUIS 741 (previously 767) and LINGUIS 810 (formerly 410G), and program director consent.
- Course Rules: Repeatable to 6 cr max. Previously LINGUIS 789 and ENGLISH 789. LINGUIS 869 and ENGLISH 869 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
- LINGUIS 888 Candidate for Degree
- 0 cr. Graduate.
- Available for students who must meet minimum credit requirement.
- Prerequisites: graduate standing.
- Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable to 10 cr max. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
- Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013.
- LINGUIS 990 Research in Linguistics
- 1-3 cr. Graduate.
- Research and writing of the doctoral dissertation under the supervision of the major professor.
- Prerequisites: grad st
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 999 Independent Reading for Doctoral Students
- 1-3 cr. Graduate.
- Individual work directed by a member of the graduate faculty; for doctoral students unable to secure needed content in regular courses.
- Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.