Concentration Advisor

Kenji Oda,

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Office: 340 H.B. Crouse Hall
Email: koda100@syr.edu

Consult the Course Catalog for specific requirements.

Sample Requirements

Equivalent or alternative courses may be substituted for any of the courses listed below by approval of the Program. Be aware that certain courses may have prerequisites.

Linguistics Core Courses (12 Credits)

• LIN 601 - Introductory Linguistic Analysis 3 credit(s)
• LIN 631 - Phonological Analysis 3 credit(s)
• LIN 641 - Syntactic Analysis 3 credit(s)
• LIN 674 Topics in Sociolinguistics 3 credit(s)

Concentration Area Required Courses (9 Credits)

Select 3 courses from the list below in consultation with your advisor.

• LIN 611 - Semantics of Human Languages 3 credit(s)
• LIN 612 - Pragmatics: Meaning and Context 3 credit(s)
• LIN 651 - Morphological Analysis 3 credit(s)
• LIN 661 - Introduction to Historical Linguistics 3 credit(s)
• LIN 731 – Advanced Phonology 3 credit(s) *
• LIN 741 - Advanced Syntax 3 credit(s) *

Note: * LIN 731 and LIN 741 are required when offered, and given that they offered in the Fall, LIN 631 – Phonological Analysis and LIN 641 - Syntactic Analysis must be taken in the Spring semester.

Concentration Area Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Select 2 courses from the list below in consultation with your concentration advisor. Elective courses may also include any of the courses from the Concentration Area Required Courses that were not counted for the Core.

• LIN 672 - Language, Culture, and Society 3 credit(s)
• CIS 668 - Natural Language Processing 3 credit(s), or
• IST 664 - Natural Language Processing 3 credit(s)
• CSD 622 - Development of Speech and Language 3 credit(s)
• LIN 605 – Linguistic Structure of English 3 credit(s)
• LIN 606 – Field Methods of Linguistics 3 credit(s)
• LIN 621 - Introduction to Methodology of Teaching Languages: English/Foreign Language Teaching 3 credit(s)
• LIN 622 - Advanced Methods of Teaching Languages: English/Foreign Language Teaching 3 credit(s)
• LIN 626 - Structure of Standard Arabic 3 credit(s)
• LIN 671 - Dimensions of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism 3 credit(s)
• LIN 673 - Language Variation and Change 3 credit(s)
• LIN 692 - Second Language Acquisition 3 credit(s)
• PHI 551 - Mathematical Logic 3 credit(s)
• PHI 552 - Modal Logic 3 credit(s)
• PHI 565 - Philosophy of Language 3 credit(s)
• PHI 651 - Logic and Language 3 credit(s)
• PHI 665 - Problems in Philosophy of Language 3 credit(s)
• SPA 636 - The Structure of Spanish 3 credit(s)

Foreign Language Requirements (3 Credits) or LIN 606 Field Methods in Linguistics (3 Credits)

Students will fulfill the Foreign Language Requirement for the Linguistic Theory concentration in one of two ways, with prior consultation with the Concentration Advisor:

1. An Independent Study (LIN 690), comprising a full semester of attendance at a language course (other than the student’s native language, English, or another language that the student has significant familiarity with), and completion of two papers (of approximately 15 single-spaced pages each), one on the phonology and one on the syntax of the particular language.
2. LIN 606 Field Methods in Linguistics, when offered, during which two papers (of approximately 15 single-spaced pages each) should also be written: one on the phonology and one on the syntax of the language under investigation.

Thesis Option

In substitution for six of the elective credits, the student may prepare a thesis under the supervision of the concentration advisor and other faculty participating in the Program and on a topic approved by the Program.