Linguistics Minor
Phone: 843.953.8066
Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson, Director/Coordinator
Linguistics is an interdisciplinary minor designed to examine the importance of language in all aspects of life and to contribute to the students' expansion of the understanding of the global community. Linguistics is the study of language in its many different disciplines and environments. It is no longer simply a study of the theoretical issues of pronunciation and grammar, but it is also a study of how we acquire language, the learning process, societal effects, the evolution of language, the behavioral patterns involved, the importance of language in the computer age, and the biological aspects of language. The idea of this minor is to bring together all of these disciplines with one common theme, language. Through this field of study it is the intent that students will realize the importance of language in all fields of study and will be able to apply their knowledge in their careers and everyday life to communicate and understand the world as a whole.
Requirements
Credit Hours: 18
Students will take the following sequence of courses for a total of eighteen (18) credits:
Introduction to Language and Linguistics (3 credits)
Two courses from "Languages and Society" (6 credits):
Language and Culture |
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Studies in Communication (when appropriate to the area of language and linguistics) |
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English Language :Grammar and History |
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Pre-Colonial Africa |
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INTR 510 |
Language and Culture (Spanish specific, permission of the instructor required for undergraduates) |
Special Topics |
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Non-Verbal Communication |
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Psychology of Language |
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Spanish Dialectology |
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Spanish Sociolinguistics |
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SPAN 590 |
Spanish Linguistics – Special Topics (with special permission) |
NOTE: Any new courses, additional courses, or special topics in the area of socio- or psycholinguistics will be considered on an individual basis.
One course from "Structured Linguistics" (3 credits):
Declarative Programming Languages |
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Automata and Formal Languages |
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Modern English Grammar |
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English Language: Grammar and History |
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Advanced Grammar |
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Phonetics and Advanced Language Study |
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Advanced Grammar and Syntax |
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LALE 601 |
Applied Linguistics (with special permission) |
Special Topics |
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Spanish Grammar and Lexicon |
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Introduction to Spanish Linguistics |
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Spanish Morphology |
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Spanish Phonetics and Phonology |
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SPAN 590 |
Spanish Linguistics – Special Topics (with special permission) |
Symbolic Logic |
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Philosophy of Language |
NOTE: Any new courses, additional courses, or special topics in the area of descriptive language will be considered on an individual basis.
One course from "Historical Linguistics" (3 credits):
Introduction to Old English |
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English Language: Grammar and History |
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History of the English Language |
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Pre-Colonial Africa |
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Special Topics |
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History of the Spanish Language |
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Spanish Dialectology |
NOTE: Any new courses or special topic courses related to the history or evolution of language will be considered on an individual basis.
One elective from any of the above areas or an independent study based on the approval of the director of the minor program, the department chair, and the faculty member involved (3 credits).
*** LING 290 is a Special Topics course, which can be used to introduce a linguistic course of interest.
***FREN 630 Seminars in French Language Studies (with special permission); Director must approve topic for the minor.
This program will benefit the following programs:
- All language students
- SNAP program, by providing additional alternative courses for language.
- The School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, in the area of ESL and Special Education.
NOTE: Courses transferred to the College that count for requirements in different departments, must contain one-third linguistic content (similar to those courses taught here), to satisfy the minor requirement.
