The interdisciplinary minor in linguistics requires:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LIN 150 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| Select 12 additional hours of the following three groups: * | 12 | |
- *
It is recommended that at least one course be from historical linguistics.
Students minoring in linguistics are strongly encouraged to study foreign languages, achieving proficiency in at least one, and social and behavioral sciences. The minor may be usefully combined with a major in a foreign language, English, anthropology (or other social science), philosophy, or communication.
Students intending to minor in linguistics should consult the director, preferably during their sophomore year. Students may choose from the approved list of electives when designing their minor. For course descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this publication. Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The director maintains a complete list of all elective courses that fulfill the minor.
Linguistic Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LIN 150 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LIN 310 | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | 3 |
| LIN 330 | Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition | 3 |
| LIN 337 | TESOL Linguistics | 3 |
| LIN 340 | Special Topics in Linguistics | 3 |
| LIN 352 | Linguistics Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 |
| LIN 380 | Quantitative Text Analysis | 3 |
| LIN 383 | Language Engineering: Localization and Terminology | 3 |
| LIN 398/399 | Individual Study | 1-3 |
| ANT 333 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| ANT 350 | Language, Indigeneity and Globalization | 3 |
| ANT 354 | Field Methods in Linguistic Anthropology | 4 |
| ANT 355 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 309 | Modern English Grammar | 3 |
| ENG 390 | The Structure of English | 3 |
| PHI 375 | Philosophy of Language | 3 |
Historical Linguistics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 304 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| FRH 341 | Rise of French | 3 |
| GES 345 | History of the German Language | 3 |
| RUS 332 | The History of Russian Language | 3 |
| SPA 370 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
Related Topics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 353 | Language in Education | 3 |
| EDU 354 | Content Pedagogy (Methods of Teaching World Languages) | 3 |
| FRH 322 | French Phonetics | 3 |
| FRH 342 | Structure of French | 3 |
| FRH 343 | Modern French | 3 |
| FRH 345 | Language and Society | 3 |
| RUS 330 | Structure of Russian | 3 |
| SPA 320 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPA 322 | Spanish Pronunciation and Dialect Variation | 3 |
| SPA 371 | Contrastive Spanish/English Grammar and Stylistics | 3 |
| SPA 372 | Acquisition of Spanish | 3 |
| SPA 373 | Language and Society | 3 |
| SPA 374 | Spanish in the United States | 3 |
| SPA 379 | Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |