LING 3150W

Generative Syntax (Writing Intensive)
Credit Hours:
3

Techniques and formalisms for analyzing syntactic phenomena of human languages within the framework of generative grammar. Examples will be drawn from English and a wide variety of other languages. (Writing-intensive).

Prerequisites:
LING2100 or LING2100E or LING2100H
Semester Offered:
Fall
Spring
Course Type:
Writing-Intensive
Duplicate credit :
LING 3150
Level:
Undergraduate

Dr. John Hale joins the UGA Department of Linguistics

Photograph of Dr. John Hale

We are very happy to announce the appointment of Dr. John Hale as the Arch Professor of World Languages and Cultures in the Department of Linguistics. Dr. Hale received his Sc.B. degree from Brown University and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. His work centers on fundamental questions of language comprehension, which he investigates through cognitive modeling using computer simulations.

LING 4530/6530

A Finite-state Introduction to Computational Linguistics
Credit Hours:
3.0

Introduces finite-state automata as both a theoretical framework as well as a practical tool for phonetics, (morpho)phonology, and (certain aspects of) syntax. Students will learn to use software toolkits for linguistic analysis and how to work with natural-language corpora.

Prerequisites:
Undergraduate: LING 3060 or LING(ENGL) 3150 or LING 3150W
Graduate: POD
Level:
Graduate
Undergraduate

LING 3350

Language, Mind, and Brain
Credit Hours:
3.0

Introduction to the field of neurolinguistics. Examining the neural basis of human language, the course relates data from techniques like neuroimaging and electrophysiology to computational models across multiple levels of analysis, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

Prerequisites:
LING 2100 or LING 2100E or LING 2100H
Semester Offered:
Fall
Level:
Undergraduate

LCUGA5

The Linguistics Society at UGA is excited to announce the 5th Annual Linguistics Conference at UGA, coming this October 12–13! Join us for an interdisciplinary conference focused on "Language in the Margins," with plenary speakers Dr. Salikoko Mufwene, University of Chicago, and Dr. Donna Jo Napoli, Swarthmore College.

Vanessa Swenson accepted to Future Faculty Fellows Program

Close up portrait of graduate student Vanessa Swenson

Vanessa Swenson has been accepted as a 2018-2019 Fellow in the Future Faculty Fellows Program. Sponsored jointly by the UGA Graduate School and the Center for Teaching and Learning, 3FP is a yearlong professional development program that brings together 15 innovative and dedicated teaching assistants from across campus to talk about, reflect upon, and improve their teaching, while preparing them for the academic job market and the rigors of their first faculty positions.

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