Fall 2026

Topics in Linguistics

LINGUIS 373 is a topics course covering a specific subject within linguistics.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Kelly Wright3.5/5Yafei Li3.0/5Jacqueline Brixey

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Historical reviews of Joseph Salmons: Reviewers rated the difficulty as moderate, with a score of 3 out of 5.

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Prerequisites

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LINGUIS 101 or 301

LINGUIS 373

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Fall 2026
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About this rating

Raw average: 2.75/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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About this rating

Raw average: 2.52/5 from 27 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Joseph Salmons describe him as an awesome teacher who is willing to help students do well and pursue goals outside of class. Reviewers note that he answers questions quickly and thoroughly, resulting in a highly recommended experience.

JOSEPH SALMONS is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KELLY WRIGHT is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YAFEI LI is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction18 / 240
LEC 002Classroom Instruction13 / 300
LEC 003Classroom Instruction2 / 250

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Joseph Salmons describe him as an awesome teacher who is highly willing to help students succeed both inside and outside the classroom.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Joseph Salmons: Reviewers rated the difficulty as moderate, with a score of 3 out of 5.

Historical reviews of Joseph Salmons: Students reported that Salmons answers questions quickly and thoroughly, leading to a highly recommended experience.

Grades

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Selected offering source records
LINGUIS 373 · Fall 2026

Topics in Linguistics

Recorded 2026-09-07
LINGUIS 373 · Fall 2026

Computational Linguistics

Recorded 2026-09-07
LINGUIS 373 · Fall 2026

Sociolinguistics

Recorded 2026-09-07
LINGUIS 373 · Fall 2026

X-Ling Parametric Variation

Recorded 2026-09-07
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