Courses for Fall 2021 | Department of Linguistics

	Title	Instructors	Location	Time	Description	Cross listings	Fulfills	Registration notes	Syllabus URL
LING 001-001	Intro To Linguistics	Gareth Roberts	ANNS 110	MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Recitation (see below)	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=LING001001
LING 001-201	Introduction To Linguistics	Ruicong Sun	WILL 315	R 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-202	Introduction To Linguistics	Gwendolyn Dingle Hildebrandt	WILL 319	R 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-203	Introduction To Linguistics	Aini Li	WILL 316	R 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-204	Introduction To Linguistics	Aini Li	WILL 1	R 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-205	Introduction To Linguistics	Gwendolyn Dingle Hildebrandt	WILL 315	F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-206	Introduction To Linguistics	Ruicong Sun	WILL 315	F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-207	Introduction To Linguistics	Ugurcan Vurgun	WILL 316	F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 001-208	Introduction To Linguistics	Ugurcan Vurgun	WILL 316	F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	A general introduction to the nature, history and use of human language, speech and writing. Topics include the biological basis of human language, and analogous systems in other creatures; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; sounds, forms and meanings in the world's languages; the reconstruction of linguistic history and the family tree of languages; dialect variation and language standardization; language and gender; language learning by children and adults; the neurology of language and language disorders; the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate interested in language or its use, this course is also recommended as an introduction for students who plan to major in linguistics.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-401	Introduction To Cognitive Science	John C. Trueswell Charles Yang	STIT B6	TR 01:45 PM-03:15 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140401, PHIL044401, COGS001401, PSYC207401	Formal Reasoning Course	Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Recitation (see below)
LING 105-402	Introduction To Cognitive Science		WILL 316	R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140402, PHIL044402, COGS001402, PSYC207402	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-403	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Ekaterina Yuryevna Goncharova	MEYH B5	R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140403, PHIL044403, COGS001403, PSYC207403	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-404	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Maya S Davidov	WILL 24	R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140404, PHIL044404, COGS001404, PSYC207404	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-405	Introduction To Cognitive Science		WILL 305	R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140405, PHIL044405, COGS001405, PSYC207405	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-406	Introduction To Cognitive Science		WILL 4	R 05:15 PM-06:15 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140406, PHIL044406, COGS001406, PSYC207406	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-407	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Serena Zhang	WILL 316	R 05:15 PM-06:15 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140407, PHIL044407, COGS001407, PSYC207407	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-408	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Simrat Kaur Kohli	WILL 5	F 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140408, PHIL044408, COGS001408, PSYC207408	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-409	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Catherine O Kolski	WILL 315	F 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140409, PHIL044409, COGS001409, PSYC207409	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-410	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Sylvia Y Zhao	GLAB 102	F 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140410, PHIL044410, COGS001410, PSYC207410	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-411	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Victor Gomes	WILL 316	F 05:15 PM-06:15 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	CIS140411, PHIL044411, COGS001411, PSYC207411	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 105-412	Introduction To Cognitive Science	Nicholas L Plante	WILL 4	R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.	PHIL044412, COGS001412, PSYC207412	Formal Reasoning Course	Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 115-001	Writing Systems	Eugene Buckley	STHN AUD	MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	The historical origin of writing in Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica; the transmission of writing across languages and cultures, including the route from Phoenician to Greek to Etruscan to Latin to English; the development of individual writing systems over time; the traditional classification of written symbols (ideographic, logographic, syllabic, alphabetic); methods of decipherment; differences between spoken and written language; how linguistic structure influences writing, and is reflected by it; social and political aspects of writing; literacy and the acquisition of writing.		History & Tradition Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Recitation (see below)
LING 115-201	Writing Systems	George Balabanian	WILL 25	F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	The historical origin of writing in Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica; the transmission of writing across languages and cultures, including the route from Phoenician to Greek to Etruscan to Latin to English; the development of individual writing systems over time; the traditional classification of written symbols (ideographic, logographic, syllabic, alphabetic); methods of decipherment; differences between spoken and written language; how linguistic structure influences writing, and is reflected by it; social and political aspects of writing; literacy and the acquisition of writing.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 115-202	Writing Systems	George Balabanian	WILL 25	F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	The historical origin of writing in Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica; the transmission of writing across languages and cultures, including the route from Phoenician to Greek to Etruscan to Latin to English; the development of individual writing systems over time; the traditional classification of written symbols (ideographic, logographic, syllabic, alphabetic); methods of decipherment; differences between spoken and written language; how linguistic structure influences writing, and is reflected by it; social and political aspects of writing; literacy and the acquisition of writing.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 125-001	The Phonetics of Music	Jianjing Kuang	WILL 25	TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	Singing is an instance of human voice production, and as such can be studied in the way that speech is studied by speech scientists. The scientific study of singing is a small but growing field that uses methods from speech physiology and acoustics to characterize differences among singing voices and performances. This course will introduce students to methods for quantifying aspects of voice production, so that voice samples can be compared across singers, styles, etc. We will also discuss the scientific basis for some of the vocal techniques. Every aspect of voice presented in class will be explored through hands-on lab work with computer programs. We will mostly look at recorded samples of professional singers, but we will sometimes look at students' own vocal productions. However, this is not a course about improving one's singing, and no skill or talent is required to participate.		Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=LING125001
LING 172-401	Data Sci For Lang & Mind	Kathryn Schuler	MOOR 216	MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC215401	College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Laboratory (see below)	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=LING172401
LING 172-402	Data Science For Studying Language and the Mind	Yong June Choe	BENN 222	R 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC215402		Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 172-403	Data Science For Studying Language and the Mind	Yong June Choe	BENN 222	R 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC215403		Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 172-404	Data Science For Studying Language and the Mind	Yong June Choe	DRLB 4E19	F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC215404		Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 172-405	Data Science For Studying Language and the Mind	Colin R Twomey	DRLB 4E19	F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	Data Science for studying Language and the Mind is an entry-level course designed to teach basic principles of data science to students with little or no background in statistics or computer science. Students will learn to identify patterns in data using visualizations and descriptive statistics; make predictions from data using machine learning and optimization; and quantify the certainty of their predictions using statistical models. This course aims to help students build a foundation of critical thinking and computational skills that will allow them to work with data in all fields related to the study of the mind (e.g. linguistics, psychology, philosophy, cognitive science).	PSYC215405		Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
LING 250-001	Introduction To Syntax	Beatrice Santorini	EDUC 120	TR 03:30 PM-05:00 PM	This course is an introduction to current syntactic theory, covering the principles that govern phrase structure (the composition of phrases and sentences), movement (dependencies between syntactic constituents), and binding (the interpretation of different types of noun phrases). Although much of the evidence discussed in the class will come from English, evidence from other languages will also play an important role, in keeping with the comparative and universalist perspective of modern syntactic theory.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
LING 270-001	Language Acquisition	Charles Yang	MCNB 286-7	TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM	An introduction to language acquisition in children and the development of related cognitive and perceptual systems. Topics include the nature of speech perception and the specialization to the native language; the structure and acquisition of words; children's phonology; the development of grammar; bilingualism and second language acquisition; language learning impairments; the biological basis of language acquisition; the role in language learning in language change. Intended for any undergraduate interested in the psychology and development of language.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
LING 300-301	Tutorial in Linguistics	Julie Legate		TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM	This tutorial allows students to deal in a concentrated manner with selected major topics in linguistics by means of extensive readings and research. Two topics are studied during the semester, exposing students to a range of sophisticated linguistic questions. Senior status or permission of the instructor to enroll. Majors only.			Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
LING 304-401	Neurolinguistics	Kathryn Schuler	WLNT 300C	W 03:30 PM-06:30 PM	This course is an upper level undergraduate/graduate seminar in neurolinguistics. We will explore language in the brain through readings and discussions.	LING504401		Undergraduates Need Permission
LING 411-301	Old English	Donald A Ringe		MWF 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	The main purpose of this course is to teach students to read Old English ("Anglo-Saxon"), chiefly but not exclusively for research in linguistics. Grammar will be heavily emphasized; there will also be lectures on the immediate prehistory of the language, since the morphology of Old English was made unusually complex by interacting sound changes. In the first eight weeks we will work through Moore and Knott's "Elements of Grammar" and learn the grammar; the remainder of the term will be devoted to reading texts.			Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
LING 455-301	Exps Study of Meaning: Experiments in the Study of Meaning	Anna Papafragou	WLNT 300C	MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM	This course provides an introduction to the experimental study of meaning in natural language. We begin by introducing some basic notions of formal semantics and pragmatics and review relevant technical background. Next we discuss recent developments in studying meaning-related phenomena experimentally, which, in addition to theoretical questions, involve issues in the acquisition and processing of semantic information. In the course of this, we will also introduce the basics of experimental design and relevant psycholinguistic methodology. In addition to readings and homework assignments, students will embark on a small research project (individually or jointly), which will be presented in class at the end of the semester and written up as a term paper.			Natural Science & Math Sector
LING 504-401	Neurolinguistics	Kathryn Schuler	WLNT 300C	W 03:30 PM-06:30 PM	This course is a graduate seminar in neurolinguistics. We will explore language in the brain through readings and discussion.	LING304401		Undergraduates Need Permission Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
LING 510-001	Intro Hist-Comp Ling	Donald A Ringe		MWF 01:45 PM-02:45 PM	Synchronic and diachronic systems. Analogic processes. Semantic change. Effects of contact. Internal reconstruction. Comparative method and reconstruction.			Undergraduates Need Permission Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info
LING 517-001	Evolutionary Linguistics	Gareth Roberts		MW 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	Evolutionary linguistics Scholars have been interested in the origins and evolution of language for hundreds of years, and work was published on the topic throughout the twentieth century. The end of the century, however, saw a considerable upsurge in serious scientific interest, leading to increasing interdisciplinary communication on the topic and the development of new empirical tools. This course offers an introduction to the literature in this field, bringing together research from a diverse range of disciplines, and laying out what questions remain and how they might possibly be answered.			Undergraduates Need Permission	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=LING517001
LING 530-001	Phonology I	Rolf Noyer	WLNT 300C	TR 01:45 PM-03:15 PM	First half of a year-long introduction to the formal study of phonology. Basic concepts in articulatory phonetics; the distribution of sounds (phonemes and allophones); underlying and surface forms, and how to relate them using both ordered-rule and surface-constraint approaches. The survey of theoretical topics in this term includes distinctive features (context, organization, underspecification); the autosegmental representation of tone; and the theory of phonological domains and their interaction with morphological and syntactic constituency. Emphasizes hands-on analysis of a wide range of data.			Undergraduates Need Permission
LING 550-001	Syntax I	Julie Legate	WLNT 300C	TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	A general introduction at the graduate level to the analysis of sentence structure. The approach taken is that of contemporary generative-transformational grammar.			Undergraduates Need Permission
LING 562-301	Quan Analy Ling Variat: Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Variation	Meredith J Tamminga	WLNT 300C	TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM	This course provides students with the opportunity to hone their statistical, computational, and organizational skillsets while conducting original linguistic research on data gathered in continuing fieldwork in the speech community. Topics include forced alignment and vowel extraction, auditory and automated variable coding, the application of linear and logistic regression, and techniques for effective data visualization.			Undergraduates Need Permission	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=LING562301
LING 603-301	Topics in Phonology	Rolf Noyer	WLNT 300C	M 03:30 PM-05:30 PM	Topics are chosen from such areas as featural representations; syllable theory; metrical structure; tonal phonology; prosodic morphology; interaction of phonology with syntax and morphology.
LING 620-301	Topics in Phonetics	Jianjing Kuang	WLNT 300C	W 08:30 AM-10:30 AM	Topics in Phonetics
LING 630-301	Seminar in Morphology	David Scott Embick		W 12:00 PM-02:00 PM	Readings in modern morphological theory and evaluation of hypotheses in the light of synchronic and diachronic evidence from various languages.			Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info