Overview of theories, methods and procedures for teaching listening and speaking skills to second language learners. Overview of the acoustic characteristics of speech, song, and voice, including an introduction to instrumental techniques for examining the acoustics of speech, song, and voice. Practice in the reading and interpretation of sound spectograms. Methodology and practice of linguistic analysis and language description as practiced in field. May be repeated for credit.
Topic varies with the student.
May be repeated for credit. Must be taken prior to Linguistics 597. Contemporary theories of grammar, such as transformational-generative, with emphasis on theoretical problems in the analysis of language structure. The history of language, including principles and techniques for the historical study and classification of individual languages and language families, writing systems, lexicostatistical methods, and linguistic geography. Topic will be circulated in advance of registration.