Survey course on the nature and diversity of human language. Topics include language and society, dialects, language and culture, language acquisition, and language typology.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: CD, HU
Last Taught: Summer 2020, Spring 2020, UWinteriM 2020, Fall 2019.
Intensive training in an uncommonly taught language, for students with no previous knowledge of the language.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg of language. FLL 102 & Linguis 102 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2010.
Elementary training in an uncommonly-taught language (i.e. one not otherwise offered in any UWM program). Number of credits earned by the student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: For students with no previous knowledge of the language. May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 103 & Linguis 103 are jointly offered; with same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 103 (Linguis 131). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 103(Linguis 131)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 104 & Linguis 104 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Beginning Hmong for students with no previous knowledge of the language.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Hmong 107 or Hmong 108. Hmong 105 & Linguis 105 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Continuation of Linguis 105.
Prerequisites: Hmong 105/Linguis 105 (P).
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Hmong 107 or Hmong 108. Hmong 106 & Linguis 106 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA, consent of instructors, and either Linguis 100 or any Linguis course 200 or above.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005.
Selected topics involving innovative approaches to the study of language, particularly as related to other disciplines.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: HU
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 102(Linguis 133).
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 102(Linguis 133)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 202 & Linguis 202 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 104(Linguis 132). Number of credits earned by student is determined by credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 104(Linguis 132)(P) in the same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 203 & Linguis 203 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2010.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 203(Linguis 231). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 203(Linguis 231)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 204 & Linguis 204 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2011.
Dynamic role of language in interpersonal relations, social attitudes and behavior. Topics include: patterns of culture and language, language as identification; prejudice, politics, and advertisement.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: CD, HU
Last Taught: Summer 2020, Spring 2020, UWinteriM 2020, Fall 2019.
Vocabulary of English from historical origins to the present; how words and word patterns change over time under influences of both internal and external forces.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2007, Fall 2006.
How patterns of speaking reflect, perpetuate, and create our experience of gender; how gender interacts with race, class, socioeconomic status, age, occupational and social roles.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of Linguis 200 with same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.
An introduction to the grammatical concepts useful in studying foreign languages.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Jointly offered with, & may be used to repeat, Classic 213, English 213, French 213, German 213, Italian 213, Polish 213, Russian 213, & Spanish 213.
Application of basic principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: intro course in Linguis; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
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: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/topic chg.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.
Prerequisites: none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Summer 2005, Spring 2002, Spring 1999, Fall 1998.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 204(Linguis 232). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 204(Linguis 232)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 303 & Linguis 303 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 303(Linguis 331). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 303(Linguis 331)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 304 & Linguis 304 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Introduction to basic linguistic principles and concepts. Elementary analysis of sentence patterns, sound systems and language change.
Prerequisites: jr st or a linguis course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.
Introduction to the systematic analysis of language. Principles and methods of describing phonological and syntactic processes.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P) or 400(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 1999.
Introduction to the systematic analysis of language. Principles and methods of describing phonological and syntactic processes.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P) or 400(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 1999.
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.
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.
Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Linguis/English 400 required of all English majors and minors in School of Education.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered with & counts as repeat of English 400.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2016.
Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Linguis/English 400 required of all English majors and minors in School of Education.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered with & counts as repeat of English 400.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2016.
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.
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.
Grammatical and other linguistic concepts relevant to ESL education; implications for teaching language, reading and composition. Topics include language acquisition and grammatical problems in language/dialect variation.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2020.
Grammatical and other linguistic concepts relevant to ESL education; implications for teaching language, reading and composition. Topics include language acquisition and grammatical problems in language/dialect variation.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2020.
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 2018, Fall 2016.
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 2018, Fall 2016.
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 2019, Spring 2019.
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 2019, Spring 2019.
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 2020.
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 2020.
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.
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.
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 2020.
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 2020.
Study of linguistic phonetics, including articulatory physiology, acoustics, and speech perception. Practice in production and transcription of a wide variety of speech sounds. 3 hrs lec with practicum.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
Study of linguistic phonetics, including articulatory physiology, acoustics, and speech perception. Practice in production and transcription of a wide variety of speech sounds. 3 hrs lec with practicum.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
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: jr st & LINGUIS 350(P) or PHILOS 211(P), cons instr.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 466.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.
Prerequisites: jr st & LINGUIS 350(P); or cons instr.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 460.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
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 2019, Fall 2018.
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 2019, Fall 2018.
Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2020.
Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2020.
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 2019, Fall 2016.
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 2019, Fall 2016.
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 2020, Spring 2019.
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 2020, Spring 2019.
Survey of twentieth century American linguistic theories from traditionalism through American structuralism to generative grammar, including discussion of some current issues.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Survey of twentieth century American linguistic theories from traditionalism through American structuralism to generative grammar, including discussion of some current issues.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Application of advanced principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: jr st; 300-level or above course in linguis; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2010, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Spring 1998.
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.
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.
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: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2015, Fall 2014.
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: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2015, Fall 2014.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l semester.
Prerequisites: jr st, add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Fall 1997, Spring 1992, Fall 1991.
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: Spring 2020, Spring 2018.
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: Spring 2020, Spring 2018.
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: jr st; Linguis 450(370)(P) or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
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: jr st; Linguis 450(370)(P) or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
Readings, discussion, and analysis of current issues in formal semantics for natural language.
Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 466(P) or equivalent.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 566.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017.
Fundamental issues in generative phonology; emphasis on comparing alternative models of phonological description.
Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 460(P).
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 560.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016.
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 2020.
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 2020.
Overview of the various approaches to teaching English as a second language (ESL) to adult/university-level learners.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered w/& counts as repeat of English 565. Does not satisfy requirements in School of Educ.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
Overview of the various approaches to teaching English as a second language (ESL) to adult/university-level learners.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered w/& counts as repeat of English 565. Does not satisfy requirements in School of Educ.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing courses to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; cons instr.
Course Rules: English 567 & Linguis 567 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing courses to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; cons instr.
Course Rules: English 567 & Linguis 567 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
A structured, supervised practicum in language teaching to students in the adult/university TESOL certificate program.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; cons instr.
Course Rules: English 569 & Linguis 569 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
A structured, supervised practicum in language teaching to students in the adult/university TESOL certificate program.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; cons instr.
Course Rules: English 569 & Linguis 569 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
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: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.
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: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.
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 2019, Spring 2018.
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 2019, Spring 2018.
Advanced independent work under the supervision of a Linguis faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students must submit a study proposal. For more information, consult dept chair.
Prerequisites: jr st; 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academci Services.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 12 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.