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• LIN 350: Semantics and Pragmatics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides an introduction to the theoretical frameworks of Semantics (meaning in language) and Pragmatics (meaning in context). In the first part of the semester, we will focus on semantics, exploring how the meaning of a sentence or a phrase is derived from its parts. In the second part of the semester, we will focus on pragmatics and investigate how meaning is related to conversational context. We will investigate linguistic meaning and its role in communication, culture, society, politics, advertising, and literature. The course will explore the following topics: word and sentence meaning; logical semantics; thematic roles and lexical conceptual structure; presupposition, text organization, and implicature; reference, sense, and mental images; speech acts and implicature; deixis; relevance theory. Prerequisite:    LIN 350 requires a prerequisite of ENG 230 or LIN 230.
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• LIN 355: Computational Linguistics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Computational linguistics is a broad interdisciplinary field that incorporates tools, research, and techniques for processing language with computers at different levels of linguistic structure. This course will introduce you to some of the topics and tasks in computational linguistics that focus on linguistic structure. This class is designed with the expectation that students have a background in either linguistics or computer science, though not necessarily both, and will provide them with the necessary foundations in both of these disciplines in order to conduct their own research in computational linguistics. Prerequisite:    LIN 355 requires a prerequisite of CSC 115, CSC 141, ENG 230, or LIN 230.
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• LIN 373: Language Change

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduction to the theory and methods in the study of language change and historical linguistics. Topics covered will include: reasons for language change; types of change (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic); the comparative method and linguistic reconstruction; generative approaches to language change; usage-based approaches to language change; the relationship between language variation and change; historical sociolinguistics; dialect and language contact; pidgins, creoles, and the emergence of new languages; language attrition and language shift. Prerequisite:    LIN 373 requires prerequisites of LIN 230, ENG 330, and ENG 331, or permission to register.
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• LIN 380: Language & Culture

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a comprehensive overview of anthropological approaches to the study of language, culture, and society. Topics of study include anthropological theories of language, linguistic relativity, language diversity and inequality, language shift, and the creative use of language in performance. Students also will gain experience conducting original research on the social and interactional role of language in our everyday social life. Prerequisite:    LIN 380 requires a prerequisite of ANT 102 or ENG 230.
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• LIN 411: Seminar Linguistics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Specialized studies in linguistics. Topics announced annually. Prerequisite:    LIN 411 requires prerequisite of LIN 230 or LAN 327
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• LIN 412: Capstone Seminar in Linguistics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a variable-topic research seminar entailing specialized studies in linguistics. The topic for each section will be announced before registration. Prerequisite:    LIN 412 requires prerequisites of LIN 230, ENG 331, LIN 332, and LIN 350; or department consent.
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• LIT 100: Popular Culture: Reading Culture as Text

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An introduction to analyzing and interpreting everyday cultural expressions within diverse social, historical, economic, and political contexts.
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• LIT 101: Contemporary Issues Through Literature

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This lecture-style course links the study of various genres of literature from a range of time periods (texts included on the syllabus can range from medieval to contemporary) to contemporary events and issues.
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• LIT 165: Topics in Literature

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A course designed to develop awareness of literature as being central to all the arts, to increase levels of literacy and critical faculties, and to broaden understanding of the human condition.
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• LIT 200: American Literature I

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Survey of representative American writers from Colonial times to 1860, including Bradstreet, Taylor, Franklin, Poe, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Melville.
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