Courses
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Ling B101 / H101 / S001. Introduction to Linguistics
An introductory survey of linguistics as a field. This course examines the core areas of linguistic structure (morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics), pragmatics, and language variation in relation to language change. The course provides rudimentary training in the analysis of language data, and focuses on the variety of human language structures and on the question of universal properties of language. Required textbook: Language Files, 11th edition. This is designated a W course (Writing Course) when taught at Swarthmore. |
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Ling 113. Introduction to Syntax (Haverford) / Ling 050. Syntax (Swarthmore)
This course is a hands-on investigation of sentence structures in human language. This is a participation intensive course. Collectively, the class will develop an increasingly complex syntactic theory starting with basic assumptions and seeing where they lead. In the process, students will develop skills in observing syntactic patterns and analyzing these patterns in order to come to some generalizations on their own. No required textbook.
This course is a hands-on investigation of sentence structures in human language. This is a participation intensive course. Collectively, the class will develop an increasingly complex syntactic theory starting with basic assumptions and seeing where they lead. In the process, students will develop skills in observing syntactic patterns and analyzing these patterns in order to come to some generalizations on their own. No required textbook.
Ling H115. Phonetics and Phonology (Haverford)
This course investigates the sound patterns found in human languages. Phonetics is the study of these patterns from a physical and perceptual perspective while phonology is the study of sound patterns from a cognitive perspective. Activities in the class will expose students to the methodologies used by both perspectives (articulatory description and acoustic analysis for phonetics and formal theoretical models for phonology) and show the necessity and utility of both approaches in understanding the nature of sound patterns in human language.
This course investigates the sound patterns found in human languages. Phonetics is the study of these patterns from a physical and perceptual perspective while phonology is the study of sound patterns from a cognitive perspective. Activities in the class will expose students to the methodologies used by both perspectives (articulatory description and acoustic analysis for phonetics and formal theoretical models for phonology) and show the necessity and utility of both approaches in understanding the nature of sound patterns in human language.
Ling 215. The Structure of Colonial Valley Zapotec (Haverford)
We explore the grammar of Colonial Valley Zapotec through archival documents (mostly wills) written in the mid 1500s to early 1700s. Zapotec is an endangered, indigenous language of Mexico, spoken primarily in the southern state of Oaxaca. We examine all aspect of Zapotec grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, as well as language change and the relation to language and culture. Students gain skills in grammatical analysis, translation, data presentation, linguistic argumentation, and research skills.
We explore the grammar of Colonial Valley Zapotec through archival documents (mostly wills) written in the mid 1500s to early 1700s. Zapotec is an endangered, indigenous language of Mexico, spoken primarily in the southern state of Oaxaca. We examine all aspect of Zapotec grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, as well as language change and the relation to language and culture. Students gain skills in grammatical analysis, translation, data presentation, linguistic argumentation, and research skills.
Ling 250. Seminar in Phonetics & Phonology: Tone and Stress (Haverford)
This course provides theoretical and empirical breadth in the phonetic and phonological understanding of tone and stress phenomenon in the world’s languages. The course will focus on data and typology as well as theories and models, which will be evaluated in terms of typological adequacy.
Beyond the Classroom: learning in the field
- 2019 NSF REU Linguistics Field School (#LingFieldSchool, #ZapotecTD)
- 2018 Summer: DocuLab: Dizhsa Nabani - Lengua Viva - Living Language (@DizhsaNabani)
- 2017 October: Colonial Valley Zapotec Workshop in Tlacolula (with Bryn Mawr and Haverford students)
- 2017 Summer: Fieldwork in Oaxaca (with Bryn Mawr and Haverford students)
- 2017 May: Colonial Valley Zapotec Workshop in Tlacolula (with Bryn Mawr and Haverford students)
- 2016 NSF REU Linguistics Field School (#LingFieldSchool)
- 2015 NSF REU Linguistics Field School (#LingFieldSchool)
- 2015 January: Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas conference (with Haverford students)
- 2014 April: Coloquio sobre Lenguas Otomangues y Vecinas, Oaxaca City (with Haverford & Swarthmore students)
- 2013 Summer: Fieldwork in Oaxaca (blog)
- 2013 January: Migration Study Tour, Mexico (Haverford CPGC)
2012 April: Coloquio sobre Lenguas Otomangues y Vecinas, Oaxaca City (with University of Nevada, Reno students; Nevada Today, February 27, 2013, Nevada Silver & Blue, Spring 2013, p. 97) - 2008 Linguistic fieldwork practicum, Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca (with students from the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia- ENAH, Mexico City)
