For a full list of undergraduate courses in linguistics offered in recent years, see: 

Undergraduate Course Schedule, Spring 2022
Course No.
Course Title
Instructor
Day/Time
Room

CAS LX 250

Properties that languages share and how languages differ with respect to structure (sound system, word formation, syntax), expression of meaning, acquisition, variation, and change; cultural and artistic uses of language; comparison of oral, written, and signed languages. (Students must also register for a discussion section.)

TR 9:30-10:45

Discussion Section S1

F 9:05-9:55

Discussion Section S2

F 10:10-11

Discussion Section S3

F 11:15-12:05

Discussion Section S4

F 12:20-1:10

Discussion Section S5

F 12:20-1:10

Discussion Section S6

F 1:25-2:15

Discussion Section S7

F 1:25-2:15

CAS LX 311

Morphology, the study of the internal structure and the shapes of words across languages, straddles the boundary between syntax and phonology. This course covers the major empirical and theoretical issues in the study of morphology, emphasizing links to other components of grammar.

Prerequisite: CAS LX 250, or consent of instructor.

TR 9:30-10:45

CAS LX 331

Systematic examination of how meaning is encoded in words and sentences, and how it can emerge from the complexity of the grammar. Also touches on various aspects of pragmatics–the study of how meaning is shaped by context. (Students must also register for CAS LX 332.)

Prerequisite: CAS LX 250, or consent of instructor. BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking.

TR 3:30-4:45

Discussion Section LX332A1

M 11:15-12:05

Discussion Section LX332A2

M 2:30-3:20

Discussion Section LX332A3

M 3:35-4:25

CAS LX 349

The psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics of life with two languages. Topics include bilingual language use, processing, acquisition, organization; effects of bilingualism on cognition and development; the bilingual brain; the bilingual speech community; bilingual education; bilingualism in the media and public eye.

Prerequisite: CAS LX 250, or consent of instructor. BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, The Individual in Community, Critical Thinking.

TR 12:30-1:45 

CAS LX 383

Introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology. Covers articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics, focusing on techniques for visualizing speech sounds. Examines the phonemic inventory and phonological organization of Spanish from several perspectives, including generative and articulatory phonology as well as sociolinguistics. Conducted in Spanish.

Prerequisites: CAS LX 250 and one LS 300-level language course, or consent of instructor.

MWF 10:10-11 

CAS LX 391

A team-based in-depth investigation of the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and lexicon of an African or other non-Indo-European language. Bi-weekly sessions with language consultant. Weekly trainings on methodology, ethics, analysis, and presentation of results.

Prerequisite: CAS LX 250, or consent of instructor. BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.

MWF 1:25-2:15 

CAS LX 403

Survey of phonological theory and analysis, with focus on cross-linguistic typology of phonological systems. Phonological reasoning and argumentation skills are developed. Empirical coverage includes contrast, distinctive features, rules and constraints, opacity, tone, syllabification, stress, and interactions with morphology and syntax.

Prerequisite: CAS LX 301, or consent of instructor. 

MWF 11:15-12:05

CAS LX 422

Using linguistic data drawn from a wide variety of languages, students develop a precise model of syntactic knowledge through evaluation of hypotheses and arguments. Exploration of major discoveries and phenomena from the linguistic literature.

Prerequisite: CAS LX 321, or consent of instructor. 

TR 2-3:15