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Program Requirements
Honours students must maintain a GPA of 3.30 (B+ average) in their program courses and a minimum grade of B+ must be obtained in three out of four of the following courses: LING 330, LING 331, LING 360, LING 371, as well as in the Honours Thesis, LING 480D1/D2. According to Faculty of Arts regulations, honours students must also maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general.
The requirement for First Class Honours is a CGPA of 3.50 and a minimum grade of A- in the Honours Thesis. Inquiries may be addressed to the departmental office or to the adviser for undergraduate studies.
Required Courses (24 credits)
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LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Primarily for students intending to take further courses in linguistics. Topics include: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students will be introduced to techniques of linguistic analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Slavin, Tanya (Fall) Noonan, Maire; Özçelik, Öner (Winter)
- No prerequisite.
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LING 330 Phonetics (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Intensive training in the identification and production of speech sounds. Phonemic analysis. The investigation of how sounds function within a system.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: LlNG 201
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LING 331 Phonology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Introduction to phonological theory and analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Skinner, Tobin (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: LING 330.
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LING 360 Introduction to Semantics (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Introduction to the rudiments of semantics, focusing on those aspects of meaning that are invariant across contexts and the ways in which the meaning of a complex expression is determined by the meanings of its constituents.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gillon, Brendan S (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite(s): LING 201 and PHIL 210
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken LING 370.
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LING 371 Syntax 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Introduction to the study of generative syntax of natural languages, emphasizing basic concepts and formalism: phrase structure rules, transformations, and conditions on rules.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Noonan, Maire (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: LING 201.
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LING 480D1 Honours Thesis (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Honours thesis.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Students must register for both LING 480D1 and LING 480D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both LING 480D1 and LING 480D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- LING 480D1 and LING 480D2 together are equivalent to LING 480.
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LING 480D2 Honours Thesis (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : See LING 480D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: LING 480D1.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both LING 480D1 and LING 480D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- LING 480D1 and LING 480D2 together are equivalent to LING 480.
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PHIL 210 Introduction to Deductive Logic 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Hallett, Michael Frank (Fall)
- Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken MATH 318
Complementary Courses (36 credits)
36 credits with 24 credits in Linguistics and 12 credits in related fields.
24 linguistics (LING) credits are selected as follows:
15 linguistics credits must be at the 400 or 500 level,
3 of which are selected from the following list, and
9 other credits in linguistics, usually at the 200 or 300 level.
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LING 425 Historical Linguistics (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : An examination of how languages change over time and the methods that allow us to study linguistic history. Topics include: types of language change (sound change, anology, etc.) linguistic reconstruction, the origins of modern languages.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Boberg, Charles Soren (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: LING 330 and LING 320 or permission of instructor.
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LING 451 Acquisition of Phonology (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Exploration of the development of prosodic and segmental structure in children, with an emphasis on current theoretically-informed work in this area.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Goad, Heather (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: LING 331; a course in language acquisition highly recommended.
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LING 455 Second Language Syntax (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : The nature of the linguistic knowledge acquired by second language learners, focusing on description and explanation of second language syntax and morphology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: LING 301 or LING 371.
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LING 520 Sociolinguistics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : A seminar on variationist "micro-sociolinguistics", including a survey of the most important primary literature on sociolinguistic variation and introduction to sociolinguistic fieldwork.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Boberg, Charles Soren (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: LING 320 or permission of instructor.
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LING 521 Dialectology (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : An introduction to the theory and methods of dialectology (the study of regional variation in language) with an emphasis on connections with linguistic theory. Students will also acquire a practical knowledge of major differences among dialects of English, and will gain hands-on experience in the planning, implementation and analysis of a dialect survey.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisites: LING 330 and LING 320.
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LING 555 Language Acquisition 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : A detailed overview of recent experimental work on first language acquisition of syntax within the principles and parameters framework, concentrating on both theoretical and methodological issues.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Nossalik, Larissa (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: LING 355 and LING 371 and permission of instructor
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LING 590 Language Acquisition and Breakdown (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Theoretical and experimental perspectives on an imperfect language faculty, in the context of current linguistic theory and state-of-the-art experimental methods and techniques. Comparison of linguistic abilities of normally developing children, children with language disorders (e.g., SLI), and adults with disrupted linguistic abilities (e.g., aphasic patients).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Prerequisites: LING 371 and either LING 355 or LING 390.
Other Fields
12 credits in related fields selected from the following list.
Computer Science
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COMP 202 Introduction to Computing 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Computer Science (Sci) : Overview of components of microcomputers, the internet design and implementation of programs using a modern high-level language, an introduction to modular software design and debugging. Programming concepts are illustrated using a variety of application areas.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Petitpas, Mathieu; Frydrychowicz, Maja (Fall) Frydrychowicz, Maja; Pomerantz, Daniel (Winter) Pomerantz, Daniel (Summer)
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: a CEGEP level mathematics course
- Restrictions: COMP 202 and COMP 208 cannot both be taken for credit. COMP 202 is intended as a general introductory course, while COMP 208 is intended for students interested in scientific computation. COMP 202 cannot be taken for credit with or after COMP 250
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COMP 203 Introduction to Computing 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Computer Science (Sci) : Basic data structures. Representation of arrays, stacks, and queues. Linked lists and their applications to binary trees. Internal sorting. Graph representation. Elementary graph algorithms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
- Prerequisites: MATH 133 and COMP 202
- Restrictions: COMP 203 and COMP 250 are considered to be equivalent from a prerequisite point of view, and cannot both be taken for credit. Students who are registered in the following programs: Major or Honours in Computer Science, Major in Software Engineering, any of the joint major programs offered through the Faculty of Science and the Major Concentration in Foundations of Computing, in the Faculty of Arts, may not take this course.
French Language and Literature
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FREN 231 Linguistique française (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Bref historique de la linguistique française de F. de Saussure à nos jours. Description linguistique du français moderne (éléments de phonologie, de phonétique normative, de lexicologie, de sémantique évolutive et synchronique, de syntaxe et de morphologie).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Casas, Ghislain (Fall)
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FREN 336 La langue française (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Histoire de la langue française, du bas-latin à la langue moderne. Étude de l'évolution phonétique, syntaxique, sémantique. Étude de textes des différentes époques.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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FREN 434 Sociolinguistique du français (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Éléments de sociolinguistique et leur application aux pays francophones. Rapports entre les aspects phonologiques, grammaticaux et lexicologiques du parler et le milieu social. Langues en contact, planification linguistique.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bouchard, Chantal (Fall)
Language
Any course in language (other than the student's native language) - literature courses are not acceptable.
Mathematics
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MATH 240 Discrete Structures 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Mathematical foundations of logical thinking and reasoning. Mathematical language and proof techniques. Quantifiers. Induction. Elementary number theory. Modular arithmetic. Recurrence relations and asymptotics. Combinatorial enumeration. Functions and relations. Partially ordered sets and lattices. Introduction to graphs, digraphs and rooted trees.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Shepherd, Frederick (Fall)
- Fall
- Corequisite: MATH 133.
- Restriction: For students in any Computer Science program. Others only with the instructor's permission. Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 235.
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MATH 328 Computability and Mathematical Linguistics (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Calculability on an infinite abacus is compared with recursive functions and Turing machines. Categorial, context-free, generative and transformational grammars are studied for formal and natural languages, with some emphasis on English and French morphology. Machines for generating and recognizing sentences are discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
Philosophy
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PHIL 304 Chomsky (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : Philosophical aspects of Chomsky's contribution to psychology, linguistic theory, theories of human nature, and to politics.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: McGilvray, James A (Winter)
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PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : A survey of major positions of the mind-body problem, focusing on such questions as: Do we have minds and bodies? Can minds affect bodies? Is mind identical to body? If so, in what sense "identical"? Can physical bodies be conscious.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Davies, David (Fall)
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PHIL 415 Philosophy of Language (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of central notions in the philosophy of language (reference, meaning, and truth, e.g.), the puzzles these notions give rise to, and the relevance of these notions to such questions as: What is language? How is communication possible? What is understanding? Is language rule-governed.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hallett, Michael Frank (Winter)
- Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or equivalent and one intermediate course in philosophy
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PHIL 515 Seminar: Philosophy of Language (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a topic in the philosophy of language.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: McGilvray, James A (Winter)
- Prerequisite: PHIL 415 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
Psychology
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PSYC 311 Human Cognition and the Brain (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : The course is an introduction to the field studying how human cognitive processes, such as perception, attention, language, learning and memory, planning and organization, are related to brain processes. The material covered is primarily based on studies of the effects of different brain lesions on cognition and studies of brain activity in relation to cognitive processes with modern functional neuroimaging methods.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Petrides, Michalakis (Fall) Petrides, Michalakis (Summer)
- Fall
- 2 lectures; 1 conference
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PSYC 316 Psychology of Deafness (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Basic introduction to the field of deafness from a psychological perspective. Topics include effect of deafness on sensory, perceptual, cognitive, intellectual and linguistic processes. Impact of deafness on children and families.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- 2 lectures; 1 conference
- Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or equivalent or permission of instructor
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PSYC 340 Psychology of Language (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : A survey of issues in psycholinguistics, focusing on the nature and processing of language (e.g., how we understand speech sounds, words, sentences, and discourse). Also surveyed: language and thought, the biological foundations of language, and first language acquisition.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Titone, Debra Ann (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: PSYC 212 or PSYC 213.
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PSYC 341 The Psychology of Bilingualism (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : This course will examine issues in bilingualism, including second language acquisition in children and adults, critical period hypothesis, cognitive consequences and correlates of bilingualism, social psychological aspects of bilingualism, and bilingual education.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Genesee, Fred H (Winter)
- Winter
- 2 lectures
- Prerequisites: Introductory Psychology, and PSYC 340 or introduction to linguistics; or permission of instructor
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PSYC 343 Language Learning in Children (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : This course will examine the human capacities that make the profound feat of language acquisition possible. Topics will include analyses of empirical, methodological, and theoretical issues in language acquisition and will draw upon evidence from the cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistic, linguistic and philosophical literatures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 2 lectures plus conference
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PSYC 530 Applied Topics in Deafness (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Covers fundamental topics in deafness (sensory, perceptual, cognitive, social, linguistic, education and health issues) from an applied psychological perspective. Lectures and seminar presentations plus field work involving ASL/LSQ.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: PSYC 340 or PSYC 316 or equivalent. Permission of instructor
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PSYC 532 Cognitive Science (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : The multi-disciplinary study of intelligent systems. Problems in vision, memory, categorization, choice, problem solving, cognitive development, syntax, language acquisition, and rationality. Rule-based and connectionist approaches.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Shultz, Thomas R (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: Admission to the Cognitive Science Minor or permission of instructor. Students should ideally have some cognitive science background in at least two disciplines
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PSYC 561 Methods: Developmental Psycholinguistics (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Approaches and methods used in investigations of the development of language and communication. A case study approach, observational-correlational approach versus experimental-manipulative approach, cross sectional design versus longitudinal design.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Oshima-Takane, Yuriko (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hour lectures
- Prerequisites: PSYC 340 and LING 355 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Statistics
Any course in statistics (from any department).
Faculty of Arts—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)