Linguistics inquires into the nature of human language. In modern times, research in linguistics has concentrated on the search for universal properties of human languages in an effort to understand that unique characteristic of human beings, the faculty of language. Recognition of the importance of modern linguistic research continues to grow today, with research results now seen to have implications for numerous additional disciplines, including anthropology, computer science, education, ethnology, psychology, sociology, and speech pathology.
Many of the courses taught in the Linguistics Department form a required or recommended portion of the curricula of other academic programs.
Programs
- Adult/University Level Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Graduate Certificate
- Adult/University Level Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Undergraduate Certificate
- Linguistics, BA
- Linguistics, MA
- Linguistics, Minor
- Linguistics, PhD
- Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages and Applied Linguistics, MA
Linguistics Courses
LINGUIS 100 The Diversity of Human Language
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Survey course on the nature and diversity of human language. Topics include language and society, dialects, language and culture, language acquisition, and language typology.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: CD, HU
Last Taught: Spring 2023, UWinteriM 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 102 Uncommonly Taught Language: Intensive First Semester:
5-7 cr. Undergraduate.
Intensive training in an uncommonly taught language, for students with no previous knowledge of the language.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg of language. FLL 102 & Linguis 102 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 103 First Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language:
1-4 cr. Undergraduate.
Elementary training in an uncommonly-taught language (i.e. one not otherwise offered in any UWM program). Number of credits earned by the student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: For students with no previous knowledge of the language. May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 103 & Linguis 103 are jointly offered; with same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 104 Second Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:
3-4 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 103 (Linguis 131). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 103(Linguis 131)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 104 & Linguis 104 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 193 First-Year Seminar:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
General Education Requirements: SS
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 199 Independent Study
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA, consent of instructors, and either Linguis 100 or any Linguis course 200 or above.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 200 Aspects of Language:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Selected topics involving innovative approaches to the study of language, particularly as related to other disciplines.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 202 Uncommonly Taught Language: Intensive Second Semester:
5-7 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 102(Linguis 133).
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 102(Linguis 133)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 202 & Linguis 202 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 203 Third Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:
3-4 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 104(Linguis 132). Number of credits earned by student is determined by credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 104(Linguis 132)(P) in the same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 203 & Linguis 203 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 204 Fourth Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:
3-4 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 203(Linguis 231). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 203(Linguis 231)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 204 & Linguis 204 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 210 Power of Words
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Dynamic role of language in interpersonal relations, social attitudes and behavior. Topics include: patterns of culture and language, language as identification; prejudice, politics, and advertisement.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: CD, HU
Last Taught: Spring 2023, UWinteriM 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 211 Origins of Words
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Vocabulary of English from historical origins to the present; how words and word patterns change over time under influences of both internal and external forces.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2007, Fall 2006.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 212 Language and Gender
3 cr. Undergraduate.
How patterns of speaking reflect, perpetuate, and create our experience of gender; how gender interacts with race, class, socioeconomic status, age, occupational and social roles.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of Linguis 200 with same topic.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 213 Grammar for Students of Foreign Languages
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An introduction to the grammatical concepts useful in studying foreign languages.
Prerequisites: none.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 289 Internship in Linguistics, Lower Division
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: intro course in Linguis; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 297 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM-sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/topic chg.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 299 Ad Hoc:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.
Prerequisites: none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Summer 2005, Spring 2002, Spring 1999, Fall 1998.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 303 Fifth Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:
3-4 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 204(Linguis 232). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 204(Linguis 232)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 303 & Linguis 303 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 304 Sixth Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of FLL/Linguis 303(Linguis 331). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 303(Linguis 331)(P) in same language.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 304 & Linguis 304 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 350 Introduction to Linguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to basic linguistic principles and concepts. Elementary analysis of sentence patterns, sound systems and language change.
Prerequisites: jr st or a linguis course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 390 Fundamentals of Linguistic Analysis
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to the systematic analysis of language. Principles and methods of describing phonological and syntactic processes.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P) or 400(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 1999.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 390G Fundamentals of Linguistic Analysis
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to the systematic analysis of language. Principles and methods of describing phonological and syntactic processes.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P) or 400(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 1999.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 398 Topics in Linguistics:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Summer 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 398G Topics in Linguistics:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Summer 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 400 Introduction to English Linguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Linguis/English 400 required of all English majors and minors in School of Education.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered with & counts as repeat of English 400.
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 400G Introduction to English Linguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Linguis/English 400 required of all English majors and minors in School of Education.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered with & counts as repeat of English 400.
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 406 Advanced English Grammar
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).
Course Rules: English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 406G Advanced English Grammar
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).
Course Rules: English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 415 First Language Acquisition
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 415G First Language Acquisition
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 420 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.
Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 420G Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.
Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 430 Language and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 430G Language and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 432 Urban Dialects
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.
Prerequisites: jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 432G Urban Dialects
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.
Prerequisites: jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 440 Psycholinguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.
Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 440G Psycholinguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.
Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 441 Introduction to TESOL Methods
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Overview of the various approaches to teaching English as a second language (TESOL) to adult/university-level learners.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 565.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 450 Introduction to Phonetics
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to phonetics, the basics of speech production and speech acoustics.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 455 Semantics
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The study of meaning in language; its role in grammatical description. Basic concepts used in semantic analysis and discussion of their place in grammatical theory.
Prerequisites: jr st & LINGUIS 350(P) or PHILOS 211(P), cons instr.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 466.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 461 Introduction to Phonology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.
Prerequisites: jr st & LINGUIS 350(P); or cons instr.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 460.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 464 Introduction to Syntax
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 464G Introduction to Syntax
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 468 Language in its Various Forms:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 468G Language in its Various Forms:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 470 Historical/Comparative Linguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 470G Historical/Comparative Linguistics
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 474 Language Typology and Language Universals
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 474G Language Typology and Language Universals
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 476 Linguistic Theory
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of twentieth century American linguistic theories from traditionalism through American structuralism to generative grammar, including discussion of some current issues.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 476G Linguistic Theory
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of twentieth century American linguistic theories from traditionalism through American structuralism to generative grammar, including discussion of some current issues.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 489 Internship in Linguistics, Upper Division
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of advanced principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: jr st; 300-level or above course in linguis; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2010, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Spring 1998.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 490 Field Methods
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 1995.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 490G Field Methods
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 1995.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 497 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 497G Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 499 Ad Hoc:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l semester.
Prerequisites: jr st, add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Fall 1997, Spring 1992, Fall 1991.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 510 Methodologies in English Language Teaching
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Students develop comprehensive understanding of sound methodological approaches that can be used in teaching of reading, writing, grammar, and listening/speaking to ESL/EFL learners.
Prerequisites: junior standing or above and LINGUIS 441(P) (previously LINGUIS 565).
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 410.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 520 Advanced Second Language Acquisition:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.
Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 520G Advanced Second Language Acquisition:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.
Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 550 Advanced Phonetics
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Auditory phonetics; issues in speech production and speech acoustics; quantitative study of speech sounds in linguistic contexts; independent experimental research on topic selected by student.
Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 450(P) or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 555 Advanced Semantics
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Readings, discussion, and analysis of current issues in formal semantics for natural language.
Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 466(P) or equivalent.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 566.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 561 Advanced Phonology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Fundamental issues in generative phonology; emphasis on comparing alternative models of phonological description.
Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 460(P).
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 560.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 564 Advanced Syntax
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 464(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 564G Advanced Syntax
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 464(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 567 Materials and Curriculum for TESOL
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing courses to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.
Prerequisites: junior standing or above and LINGUIS 441(P) (previously LINGUIS 565).
Course Rules: ENGLISH 567 and LINGUIS 567 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 569 Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A structured, supervised practicum in language teaching to students in the adult/university TESOL certificate program.
Prerequisites: junior standing or above, LINGUIS 441(P) (previously 565) and LINGUIS 510(P) (previously 410).
Course Rules: ENGLISH 569 and LINGUIS 569 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 570 Issues in Bilingualism
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 570G Issues in Bilingualism
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 590 Morphology
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.
Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 590G Morphology
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.
Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.
Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 699 Independent Reading
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Advanced independent work under the supervision of a Linguis faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students must submit a study proposal. For more information, consult dept chair.
Prerequisites: jr st; 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academci Services.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 12 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 708 Proseminar in Linguistics
3 cr. Graduate.
Presents a range of linguistic constructs, demonstrating through readings, problems, and exercises how these concepts can be used in the analysis of language.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Linguis 708(701) & MALLT 708 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 715 First Language Acquisition
3 cr. Graduate.
Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 415.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 720 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
3 cr. Graduate.
Introduction to theories of second language acquisition.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 766.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 741 Introduction to TESOL Methods
3 cr. Graduate.
Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Graduate level introduction to the field of adult TESOL.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 767.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 748 Oral Language, Cognition, and Literacy
3 cr. Graduate.
Psychological and linguistic bases of speaking, reading, and writing in children and adults from diverse populations. The importance of language and cognition for literacy development.
Prerequisites: grad st; college-level course in language acquisition or reading or child development or linguistics or cons instr.
Course Rules: Ed Psych 748 & Linguis 748 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 750 Introduction to Phonetics
3 cr. Graduate.
Introduction to phonetics, the basics of speech production and speech acoustics.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Not open for cr to students w/ graduate credit in LINGUIS 450.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 755 Semantics
3 cr. Graduate.
The study of meaning in language; its role in grammatical description. Basic concepts used in semantic analysis and discussion of their place in grammatical theory.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 455.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 760 Research Methods in Linguistics and ESL
3 cr. Graduate.
Introduction to basic research methodology in linguistics and ESL.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: English 760 & Linguis 760 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 761 Introduction to Phonology
3 cr. Graduate.
Introduction to the basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.
Prerequisites: grad st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of LINGUIS 460.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 763 Morphology
3 cr. Graduate.
A graduate-level introduction to morphological theory.
Prerequisites: grad st; Linguis 460(P) & 464(P) or equiv.
Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 764 Introduction to Syntax
3 cr. Graduate.
Investigation of the syntax or sentence structure properties of human language.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Not open for cr to students w/grad cr in LINGUIS 464.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 765 Pragmatics
3 cr. Graduate.
Investigation of selected topics in the relationship between linguistic expressions and those who use them.
Prerequisites: grad st; Linguis 466(P) or cons instr.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 768 Language in its Various Forms:
3 cr. Graduate.
Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 769 Topics in Linguistics:
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced-level study of a topic relevant to linguistics; may be contemporary or historical.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 769 & Linguis 769 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another w/same topic.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 770 Historical and Comparative Linguistics
3 cr. Graduate.
The study of phonological and morphological change by studying the process of internal reconstruction, the comparative method, and the historical processes of analogical, grammatical, and semantic change in languages.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 774 Language Typology and Universals
3 cr. Graduate.
Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 798 Internship in Linguistics
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Application of advanced principles of linguistics in an internship experience in a business, organizational, educational, political, governmental or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on minimum 40 hrs in internship. Paper or project req'd.
Last Taught: Summer 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 799 Independent Reading and Research for Master's Students
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Independent reading and/or research under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member on a linguistics topic relating to the student's area of interest.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 801 Seminar in Syntax and Semantics:
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced topics in the theory of syntax, including but not limited to, syntactic description, variation, and typology.
Prerequisites: grad st
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 802 Seminar in Phonology and Phonetics:
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced topics in phonological theory, including, but not limited to, phonological description, variation, and typology.
Prerequisites: grad st
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 803 Seminar in Language Acquisition:
3 cr. Graduate.
Theory of adult language acquisition, including, but not limited to, interpretation of learner errors, description of acquisition strategies, and analysis of learning sequences.
Prerequisites: grad st
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 804 Seminar in Language Variation:
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced topics in social dialects, including, but not limited to, language variation, social markers, and the concept of a standard language.
Prerequisites: grad st
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 805 Seminar in English Language:
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced-level seminar addressing specific topics in English language, both contemporary and historical.
Prerequisites: grad st; English/Linguis 400(P).
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 805 & Linguis 805 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 806 Seminar in Linguistics:
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced-level seminar in which students do in-depth research on a particular area of linguistics through readings, class discussion, and writing a research paper.
Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 810 Methodologies in English Language Teaching
3 cr. Graduate.
Methodological approaches that can be used in the teaching of reading, writing, grammar, and listening/speaking to ESL/EFL learners.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and completion of LINGUIS 741 (previously 767).
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of LINGUIS 410G.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 850 Advanced Phonetics
3 cr. Graduate.
Auditory phonetics; issues in speech production and speech acoustics; quantitative study of speech sounds in linguistic contexts; independent experimental research on topic selected by student.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 855 Advanced Semantics
3 cr. Graduate.
Readings, discussion, and analysis of current issues in formal semantics for natural language.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 555.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 861 Advanced Phonology
3 cr. Graduate.
Fundamental issues in generative phonology; emphasis on comparing alternative models of phonological description.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: No credit for students with graduate credit in LINGUIS 561.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 864 Advanced Syntax
3 cr. Graduate.
Emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar/syntax.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 867 Materials and Curriculum for TESOL
3 cr. Graduate.
Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing materials and curriculum to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and LINGUIS 741(P) (previously 767).
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of LINGUIS 567G or ENGLISH 567G.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 869 Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners
1-6 cr. Graduate.
Field experience in teaching English as a second language to adult learners.
Prerequisites: graduate standing, completion of LINGUIS 741 (previously 767) and LINGUIS 810 (formerly 410G), and program director consent.
Course Rules: Repeatable to 6 cr max. Previously LINGUIS 789 and ENGLISH 789. LINGUIS 869 and ENGLISH 869 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 888 Candidate for Degree
0 cr. Graduate.
Available for students who must meet minimum credit requirement.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable to 10 cr max. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 990 Research in Linguistics
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Research and writing of the doctoral dissertation under the supervision of the major professor.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
LINGUIS 999 Independent Reading for Doctoral Students
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Individual work directed by a member of the graduate faculty; for doctoral students unable to secure needed content in regular courses.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
Name | Rank | Degree | School | Graduate Faculty | Emeritus Faculty |
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Roberta Corrigan | Professor | PhD | No | Yes | |
Garry W. Davis | Professor | PhD | University of Michigan | Yes | No |
Fred Eckman | Distinguished Professor Emeritus | PhD | Indiana University | No | Yes |
Nicholas Fleisher | Associate Professor | PhD | University of California, Berkeley | Yes | No |
Gregory Iverson | Professor | PhD | No | Yes | |
Lawrence Kuiper | Associate Professor | PhD | Michigan State University | Yes | No |
Edith Moravcsik | Professor | PhD | No | Yes | |
Hamid Ouali | Professor | PhD | University of Michigan | Yes | No |
Hanyong Park | Associate Professor | PhD | Indiana University | Yes | No |
Sandra Pucci | Associate Professor | PhD | University of Southern California | Yes | No |
Anne Pycha | Associate Professor | PhD | University of California, Berkeley | Yes | No |
Gabriel Rei-Doval | Associate Professor | PhD | University of Santiago Compostela | Yes | No |
Glenn Starr | Visiting Assistant Professor | PhD | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Yes | No |
Kathleen Wheatley | Associate Professor | PhD | University of Michigan | Yes | No |
Jessica Wirth | Associate Professor | PhD | No | Yes |