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LIN Linguistics Courses HUM199Y1 Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas,
questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged
in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a
Humanities course; see page 44. LIN100Y1 Lectures on fundamental principles with illustrations from
English and from a broad spectrum of other languages. Practice in elementary analytic
techniques. LIN200H1 A general-interest course on language. The structure of
language; how language changes over time, with special reference to the history of
English, the social and psychological aspects of language. Also origin of language,
writing systems, and language acquisition. (This course cannot be used as an entrance to
programs in linguistics, and cannot be used be used as a prerequisite to any linguistics
courses unless otherwise indicated.) LIN201H1 A study of the structures of several dialects of English
spoken in Canada, and of their history and affiliations. (Not offered every year) LIN203H1 (formerly LIN202Y) 26L LIN204H1 (formerly LIN202Y) 26L LIN228H1 Investigation of the sounds most commonly used in languages
from an articulatory and acoustic point of view, with practice in their recognition and
production. LIN229H1 The nature and organization of phonological systems, with
practical work in analysis. LIN231H1 The nature and organization of morphological systems, with
practical work in analysis. LIN232H1 The nature and organization of syntactic systems; their
relation to semantic systems and the linguistic organization of discourse; practical work
in analysis. JAL253H1 The study of the relationship between language and society
with the goal of understanding social structure through language; major themes are
multilingual societies, including pidgins and creoles, and social interaction through
speech. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) JAL254H1 The study of language structure through its social functions;
major themes are social correlates of linguistic variation, including language and gender,
and the social origins of sound change. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and
Linguistics) LIN299Y1
JLC304H1 Vietnam: language, history, external influences, literature,
and the people. LIN305H1 Basic principles of research design and data collection in
linguistics, using statistical, graphic, textual and other analytic techniques. (Not
offered every year) LIN306H1 This course examines cross-linguistic typological features
found in the languages of the world. Special attention is given to describing
morphological and syntactic patterns found cross-linguistically. The goal of the course is
to draw on the range of variation in order to uncover language universals. (Not offered
every year) JLP315H1 Infants' abilities at birth, prelinguistic development, the
first words, phonological, syntactic and semantic development. Social variables
influencing development of language, bilingualism, models of development, language play.
(Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology) LIN322H1 Basic issues in current phonological theory. Selected
problems from a variety of languages. LIN323H1 Introduction to acoustics, with particular reference to the
vocal tract; acoustic properties of speech; instrumental techniques for speech analysis. JAL328H1 (formerly JAL328Y) 26L LIN331H1 An introduction to the foundations and formal framework of
current generative grammar, concentrating on Chomsky's Government-Binding and Minimalist
theories. LIN341H1 The study of meaning within linguistics. Areas of interest
include word meaning, the interpretation of syntactic units such as the sentence, the
logic of semantic properties, and the interaction of meaning and the use of language. (Not
offered every year) JAL355H1 Ways in which women and men differ in their use of language
and in their behaviour in conversational interaction; ways in which language reflects
cultural beliefs about women and men. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and
Linguistics) JAL356H1 Linguistic variation and its social significance, especially
markers of social class, sex and age; applications of statistics and other quantitative
methods for correlating linguistic and social variables. (Given by the Departments of
Anthropology and Linguistics) LIN362H1 A survey of methods of dealing with language change: the
comparative method, internal reconstruction, linguistic geography, the origin and decline
of languages. (Not offered every year) LIN372H1 Articulation of speech sounds, morphology, syntax, structure
of the lexicon, comprehension of speech in noise, slips of the tongue, choice of
vocabulary and sentence form when speaking. JLP374H1 Human and other animal communication, structure of human
language, word meaning and semantic memory, psychological studies of syntax, bilingualism,
language and thought, language errors and disorders. (Given by the Departments of
Linguistics and Psychology) LIN398H0/399Y0
JAL401H1 Practice in language analysis based on elicited data from a
native speaker of a foreign language, emphasizing procedures and techniques. (Given by the
Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) LIN417H1 Topics include: issues in second language acquisition;
teaching strategies for various language skills; various approaches to the teaching of
foreign languages; computer-assisted teaching; etc. The term begins with a few lessons in
a language unknown to the class. (Not offered every year) LIN423H1 Theoretical discussion of the acoustic correlates of various
types of sounds found in language. Practical experience in the acoustic analysis of
speech. (Not offered every year) LIN432H1 Current research involving morphology, including the role of
morphology in the grammar, the nature of inflectional paradigms, affixes affecting
grammatical relations. Each year one topic will be a special focus and will be dealt with
at length. (Not offered every year) LIN451H1 Regional varieties in language, including critical studies of
the history, methods and results of dialect geography and its extensions. LIN452H1 Social varieties of language, including the methods and
results of urban sociolinguistics. JLP471H1 Seminar in advanced topics in psycholinguistics. Content will
vary from year to year. (Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology) (Not
offered every year) JLS474H1 An introduction to normal and deviant development of speech
and language; the disintegration of human communication skills; remediation of disorders
of speech, voice, language and hearing; the effects of human communication handicaps on
the individual, family, and community; theoretical and philosophical aspects of disordered
communication. (Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Pathology) JFL478H1 An advanced seminar on issues of current theoretical
relevance in linguistics, with a special reference to French. This course taught LIN480H1 A survey of linguistic thought from Panini to the present,
focussing primarily on the 20th century. Three approaches are used: linguistic schools,
major personalities and their works, and concepts. (Not offered every year) LIN481H1 The nature of phonological and syntactic argumentation,
practice in constructing and evaluating hypotheses, and critical evaluation of
representative articles. Emphasis on the structure of arguments rather than on the
analysis of a particular language. LIN495Y1/497Y1 TBA LIN496H1/498H1/499H Individual Project A research or reading project undertaken by the student under
the supervision of a staff member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and
available to supervise. |
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