Carol Neidle Professor, Linguistics and French Head of the Linguistics Program
Email: carol@bu.edu Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/neidle Web: http://www.bu.edu/asllrp/carol.html Office phone: 617-353-6218 Fax: 617-358-4641 Office number: 101 Office address: 621 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Office hours: Spring 2015: Walk-in hours: M 3:30-4:15; R 9:30-11:45; OR Lab: http://www.bu.edu/asllrp/

BA, Yale College
MA, Middlebury College
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor Neidle teaches courses in general linguistics and French linguistics. Her research interests include syntactic theory and the syntactic structure of American Sign Language (ASL).

Professor Neidle is the Director of the American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project (ASLLRP). Funding from the NSF supports linguistic research on the syntactic structure of ASL, development of computational tools (including SignStream, a MacOS application) to facilitate analysis of signed language and gesture, and collaborative research with computer scientists interested in the problem of sign language recognition. Through our National Center for Sign Language and Gesture Resources, several different types of experimental resources and analyzed data are made publicly available.

Her publications include The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure (MIT Press) and The Role of Case in Russian Syntax (Dordrecht: Kluwer).

Professor Neidle coordinates the undergraduate Linguistics Program.

Courses
Spring 2015
Course number	Course title	Section		Instructor	Days	Time	Room
CAS LF 503	The Structure of French: Phonology	web	A1	Neidle	MWF	11-12	KCB 104
	(Conducted in French) The sound system of standard French, with comparison to Québecois. Questions about the mental representation of linguistic information, processes of word formation, and language variation and change are discussed. Frequent problem sets allow students to discover linguistic regularities. Learn how different sounds are produced, and how they fit into the overall phonological system of the French language. Discover ways in which your own pronunciation of French may deviate from that of native speakers, to improve your pronunication. Explore the kinds of phonological changes have occurred in the evolution of French, as well as the kinds of phonological differences that account for dialectal variations. Reflect upon questions concerning the mental representation of linguistic information, and formulate and evaluate arguments in favor of specific hypotheses. [Prereq: CAS LF 303 and CAS LX 250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.]
Fall 2015
Course number	Course title	Section		Instructor	Days	Time	Room
CAS LX 250	Introduction to Linguistics		A1	Neidle	TR	2-3:30	TBA
			S1	Neidle	F	9-10	TBA
			S2	Neidle	F	10-11	TBA
			S3	Neidle	F	11-12	TBA
			S4	Neidle	F	12-1	TBA
			S5	Neidle	F	1-2	TBA
			S6	Neidle	F	2-3	TBA
			S7	Neidle	F	11-12	TBA
	Study of the fundamental properties that all languages share, and of how languages differ, with respect to structure (sound system, word formation, syntax), expression of meaning, acquisition, variation, and change; cultural and artistic uses of languages; comparison of oral, written, and signed languages.
Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Students signing up for CAS LX 250 A1 should also sign up for one of the Friday discussion sections.
Spring 2016
Course number	Course title	Section		Instructor	Days	Time	Room
CAS LF 500	French Phonetics		A1	Neidle	MWF	10-11	TBA
	(Conducted in French) Students work to improve their own pronunciation through study of the distribution and articulation of French sounds, liaison, "mute e" and intonation. Written exercises and phonetic transcription reinforce theoretical points. An individualized program of language lab exercises is designed for each student on the basis of a diagnostic test. Regular pronunciation exercises include memorization of short dialogs and poetry readings. Required texts : (1) Carduner et Hagiwara, D'Accord - La Prononciation du français internationale: Acquisition et perfectionnement, ISBN-10: 0471097292; ISBN-13: 978-0471097297 (can be purchased over the Internet); and, ordered through Schoenhof's: (2) Baudelaire, Les fleurs du mal. (3) Ionesco, La cantatrice chauve et La leçon. For more detailed description of course coverage and aims, see course home page. [Prereq: CAS LF 303 and CAS LX 250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.]